Granja con los ODS – Universidad Popular Santiago Castelo

About the project

Granja con los ODS is the blog of Universidad Popular “Santiago Castelo,” a community adult-education program run by the town of Granja de Torrehermosa. It documents local activities connected to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The project was part of “ACCIÓN ODS desde la transversalidad,” an initiative of AUPEX and the network of public adult-education centers, with funding from AEXCID, Extremadura's agency for international development cooperation.

Activities documented

The blog records activities organized by the adult-education program and other local groups. Examples in its archive include:

• A summer workshop on awareness and values, scheduled for June 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., organized by the Office for Equality and Gender-Based Violence and the PROPREFAME program.
• The “La Cigüeña Negra” urban day camp, with registration from June 3–18, 2021.
• A book-folding art workshop in collaboration with the Manuel Santiago Ramírez Municipal Public Library.
• An SDG-themed art reinterpretation contest.
• A solidarity market in the municipal park benefiting an animal-protection group.
• A virtual exhibition about public adult-education centers and the SDGs.
• Canal Senior, a program for adults over 55 in collaboration with the senior center.
• A 2021 Carnival contest for hats and headpieces made from recycled materials, focused on SDG 12.

Community partners

Partners include Asociación Cultural Granja Despierta, the municipal public library, the senior center and the town government, among others.

Contact

Address: Calle Carmen 10, 06910 Granja de Torrehermosa, Spain. Phones: +34 924 895 011 and +34 607 042 997. Email: upgranjadetorrehermosa@gmail.com. Facebook: Ayuntamiento de Granja de Torrehermosa.

The examples above come from archived posts and are not a current activities calendar.