2023-10-14 07:01:00
The ‘Impulso’ Awards, organized by the Economics major of the National University of Chimborazo (Unach), were presented on October 12, with the participation of representatives of the academy, officials, authorities and the general public. Thus, three categories were awarded: academia, international cooperation and circular economy. ‘Impulse’ Awards
These awards were created with the purpose of recognizing the outstanding effort and performance of different organizations in terms of contribution to economic, social and environmental development. Likewise, one of the objectives of these awards is to promote strategic collaboration between academia and the public and private sectors.
‘Impulso’ Awards/Photo: Archive
Sepal. Mauricio Zurita, professor of the Economics program at Unach, said that, with this event, a first was marked in the city, and that it is an opportunity to recognize the work of certain actors at the national, regional and local level, from the which highlights the support that the institutions have had with society and in the area in which they develop.
Felipe Burbano, director of the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Flacso-Ecuador), who won the award in the academy category, stated: “the impulse that Flacso has given to social education (…), is very motivating; Promoting the work of the academy in the field of social sciences generates knowledge about the social realities of Ecuador and Latin America.”
Likewise, the circular economy category promotes sustainability and maximizes resource reuse. For this reason, those who have led this approach are the Quinueros Agricultural Production Association ‘San Francisco’, the Agroecological Producers Association ‘San José de Gaushi’ and the Agricultural Producers Association ‘Nitiluisa’. Marianita Lema, representing the associations that won in family economics, noted that the association is made up of around 60 people, and they manufacture organic fertilizer that is friendly to the environment and people’s health.
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