“1 Eurocent for the future”
With the Nature & More “1 Eurocent for the future” campaign Eosta promotes long-term educational and welfare projects on the farms. One Eurocent for each kilogram of the “campaign fruit” sold goes to the selected projects.In 1985 the Isaac Garrido school was established to help children break out of the poverty cycle through a solid basic education. Today the school has around 260 students in seven different levels with classes running both in the morning and afternoon.
One cent for the future(Issac Garrido School Project)
PAI / Fruempac Farms is an association of four family-owned farms located near General Roca in the Rio Negro Valley of Argentina. Together they farm almost 100 ha of organic apples and pears under irrigation. The oldest orchard was planted in 1957 and the most recent one in 2002.
Close to the town of General Roca, you will find the small village of General Enrique Godoy. Most of the inhabitants are dependant on the apple and pear plantations in the region. However, since fruit farming is a very seasonal business many of the locals do not have a year round income and as a consequence have a very low standard of living. General poverty, lack of drinking water, power cuts and poor housing are just a few of the troubles the village faces on a daily basis.
In 1985 the Isaac Garrido school was established to help children break out of the poverty cycle through a solid basic education. Today the school has around 260 students in seven different levels with classes running both in the morning and afternoon.
Since the school is in desperate need of renovation and expansion the one cent for the future campaign will focus on a new library and IT classroom, a gymnasium and the planting of grass, plants and trees around the school and consequent irrigation.
In 2009, the school received a check for more than € 5000 which was spent on making the play area around the school more child friendly. The focus is now on developing a proper library and IT classroom.
