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October 2023
WPGH staff partakes in month long workshop series on El Niño in the Americas: protecting health and promoting resilience.
Each quarter WPGH is involved in at least two climate and health related training to ensure on going education and most up to date information
September 2023
Summer was filled with lots of movement! WPGH signed an MOU with local government Canton Sucre to work on climate and health capacity building for communities and government workers.
August 2023
Field Trip Fun!
Our kids had a blast on several summer field trips!
They visited the tropical dry forest where they worked with conservationists to reforest endemic trees, a permaculture farm where they learned about sustainable agriculture and got to make artisanal cheese from scratch, and to the children’s library where they received fantastic puppet shows!
Community Programming
Walking Palms with help from our summer Fellows, visiting research, and clinical psychologists worked to run community workshops on El Niño preparedness.
These workshops were part of a four part series that were dynamic and hands on!
Participants learned about El Niño climate dynamics, impact on health like extreme heat, mental health, food security, chronic disease and vector borne disease.
July 2023
Working with the Mayor!
Our Mentes Brillantes science and arts education group visits the mayors office!
Documentary in the making!
The kids are working with government, climate scientists, health care professionals, and local community members like fishers, permaculture specialists, restaurant owners, and more to create a documentary on how to prepare for El Niño.
Tune in this December for our first showing!
June 2023
We had three Climate and Health Research fellows from SUNY Upstate Medical University join us in several of our programs and research projects.
Fellows worked on children’s climate change education initiatives, research on climate impact on forced migration, and community workshops for El Nino preparation.
They spent one month learning together with local staff and discovering the beauty of coastal Ecuador!
To learn how you can become a Climate and Health Fellow in 2024 contact info@walkingpalms.org.