The municipality of Juan R. Escudero, located in the state of Guerrero, is considered one of the hottest places in the country. Just in the spring and summer seasons, temperatures reach 40 degrees Celsius. Additionally, the limited educational offerings at the undergraduate level are low. According to data from the Government of Mexico, only 11 percent of its population has a university degree, and 2.40 percent have a technical career. It is in response to these issues that the World Organization for Peace (WOFP) donated air conditioning equipment to the Highschool named, Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico Forestal N°5 (CBTF), an educational institution that depends on the Ministry of Public Education and offers eight technical careers focused on agricultural/rural matters.
At the event, the first to speak was the school principal, Daniel Sandoval Sandoval, who stated that education is a path to guarantee the full development of human beings. He also said that during his tenure as principal, he had seen hundreds of graduates who, driven by becoming future engineers or researchers, now worked as teachers or were developing scientific research. Meanwhile, the academic deputy director, Cynthia Yael Illescas Garcis, explained that due to the strong heat waves that hit the area, students often choose to stay home rather than expose themselves to those temperatures in the classrooms.
The President of the WOFP, Juan Samuel Delgado Cedillo, handed over the air conditioning equipment and stated in front of the students, families and teachers that although the state of Guerrero has many challenges to face, such as poverty and educational lag, the State must promote a constant increase in the latter sector. He pointed out that it is important that all young people have all the means to complete their university studies and make that space a meeting place for permanent debate and reflection. The event had the invaluable presence of Román Salazar Hernández, delegate of the state of Guerrero of the WOFP, as well as the administrative deputy director of the school, Ulises Alberto Dircio Hernández.
In conclusion, the traditional dance of the Tlacololeras of Tierra Colorada was performed in the style of Chichihualco, an original dance from that area that seeks to represent the efforts of farmers to keep their crops safe.
We thank all the people who were present at this event and all those who made its realization possible