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GENERATING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
GREATER PROSPERITY
At EARTH, reinforcing positive values—respect, honesty, commitment to community—is considered as
important as instilling solid technical and scientific skills. We prepare leaders who will measure their
success not based on their material wealth, but rather on their contribution to the betterment of
society and the planet.
are training farmers
are improving working conditions
have increased income for rural families
have generated employment
have increased equality (gender, ethnic, age)
57%
48%
45%
44%
40%
More than 4 out of every 5 alumni
report having a direct and positive
influence on social issues.
In 2013, more
than 200 EARTH
students
contributed to
development
goals in some
17 communities
surrounding
EARTH’s two
campuses.
More than 113
rural families
received student
support.
Hundreds of
school children
were trained by
EARTH students
in environmental
literacy.