The CREES Foundation believes that education is one of the founding blocks of building a sustainable community. It involves a two way learning process from students to teachers and visa versa that can focus on understanding the local context and the educational priorities. Working with government, other non-profit organisations and the local populations, the Foundation aims to bridge gaps in infrastructure, materials and training to enhance education as a tool for knowledge and empowerment.

The Foundation currently has 3 different programmes that support and stimulate education within the region:

Scholarship Programmes –

The Amazon Scholarship Programme (ASP) is a new intiative for the Foundation aimed at young researchers, university/post graduate students, researchers and experts within their fields that can contribute to the CREES vision. Click here for more information.

Developing Materials & Curriculum for Environmental Education –

The Crees Foundation works to both create locally relevant education materials for the Peruvian Government and US Government as well as expanding its role working alongside teachers to build their capacity and provide dynamic lesson plans that match the realities of their classrooms. To learn more about our partnerships and materials please click here.

 
Local Outreach Programmes to Inspire Young people –

Working directly with young local students, the Foundation provides the support and tools to help young people teach and learn from each other and experts about their local environment. Facilitating weekly meetings at the Manu Learning Centre as well as working directly in the communities, the outreach programme brings visual media, journalism and a voice to young people motivated to get involved in the future of their region. To learn more about what these young people are doing please click here.