Thanks to
the support from the Association for Children and their Environment (ANIA) and
financing from Peruvian Supermarkets, the Tierra de Niños initiative (TINI) is
being implemented at the Ann Sullivan Center of Peru (CASP), where students
with different abilities (autism, mental retardation, Down syndrome, cerebral
palsy) learn to take care of the environment.
The purpose
of the "TINI" initiative, known as “Land of Hope” and carried out at
the Centro Ann Sullivan of Peru (CASP), is to develop their students’ capacity
to establish green spaces and care for them, so that they can do the same work
in their homes, future workplaces and the community. Emphasis is placed on growing edible and
medicinal plants and host plants for butterflies and hummingbirds.
It should
be noted that the “TINI” program from the Association for Children and their
Environment (ANIA) was recognized by UNESCO in 2012 as an initiative to promote
sustainable development in accordance with the objectives and priorities set by
the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
For ANIA
the work with children has a fundamental role, because it is during childhood
that our values and attitudes toward life and the environment are formed, and a
way of promoting these values is participating in the improvement of their
surroundings.