Conservation Opportunity (CO) celebrates its second year of functionality by highlighting its 2022 accomplishments, fulfilling its mission and vision of promoting paid internships and volunteer activities, connecting people with opportunities for growth and inspiring the Puerto Rican and international community towards sustainability.
It is worth noting that during the year, CO was able to carry out about six videos and professional growth, as well as published 20 pieces related to the environment and professional growth. journalistic on issues pertinent to Puerto Rican ecology and efforts to preserve it.
The nonprofit participated in numerous efforts and organized multiple initiatives, including:
January: CO organized the Program Expo Preview, a virtual event in which a series of workshops were created related to professional improvement, including the creation of abstracts and cover letters. In addition, a collaboration was established with Finca Semila, located in Barceloneta, and they were oriented on the cultivation and production of local chocolate in agroforestry systems.
February: The Interview Techniques workshop was held with the participation of Hispanic Access Foundation (HAF) and Puerto Rico Wants to Work.
March: CO had the opportunity to host a Create Your LinkedIn Page workshop with guest speaker Yaneisha Pérez Padilla, a Puerto Rican who works for the globally recognized digital platform. They also participated in the Conservation Careers Symposium and continued to collaborate with Finca Semila by organizing volunteer events.
April: The organization managed to exceed 3,000 followers on its Instagram account, one of the social networks with which it was able to create a space for direct interaction with its audience. In addition, CO contributed to the meeting of the U.S. Department of the Interior next to the Southern Region Advisory Council from United States Forest Service (USFS) and HAF in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In '23, he participated in the Crown Earth Day with Corona Extra in Isabela, where he offered a workshop on job opportunities in environmental conservation.
May: The organization teamed up with the Boy Scouts of America Unit 334 to assist with a service project in Hatillo. Dr. Nilda Jimenez trained the staff CO in San Juan on how to respond to the disease. Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. In addition, CO participated in the Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples' La Movida del Verano activity at Plaza las Américas, where they had an educational table to orient the public about their efforts.
June: The 2nd Photography Competition was organized, which lasted until the end of the month. In addition, the team traveled to Atlanta, GA to meet with the USFS advisory board shortly before his participation in the annual Coral Reef Week event, at which he concluded the event with a Contraction Presentation of the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
July: CO and Finca Semila organized an event for the hearing impaired community which included sign language interpreters. In addition, it was integrated into the Beach Cleanup in Las Cabezas de San Juan in Fajardo together with Para La Naturaleza (PLN), as part of the call to care for the coasts by the reguetonero, Bad Bunny.
August: CO implemented its first sign The company also conducted an information campaign at Puente Roto in the El Yunque National Forest as part of its “Enjoy with a Conscience” campaign. During the event, the water quality of the adjacent river was sampled.
September: In the first week of September, in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, the organization assisted local farmers with brigades support in Adjuntas, Quebradillas and other municipalities.
October: Throughout the month, aid continued to be provided to farms in the areas of San Sebastián, Patillas, Las Marías, San Germán, Jayuya, Arecibo and Barceloneta that were affected by the natural disaster. CO's founder, Fabiola Torres, even had the opportunity to make a called ... to the Puerto Rican population through TeleOnce, organized an information table at the Business Bazaar at Plaza las Américas sponsored by the Sila M. Calderón Foundation's Center for Puerto Rico, and led an activity at Finca Higuaca in Cabo Rojo to celebrate the event. Calderón Foundation's Center for Puerto Rico, and led an activity at Finca Higuaca in Cabo Rojo to celebrate the World Migratory Bird Day. In addition, another cleanup was carried out at Los Cabros beach in Hatillo together with Fundación Génesis and Scuba Dogs Society.
November: The organization participated in Giving Tuesday PR, with the “Vamos X Más!” fundraising campaign, where they were able to raise $2,177, which they will use to obtain local tax exemption, as well as federal tax exemption.
December: Lastly, CO was part of the committee for the Strategic Plan to Reduce Aquatic Waste in PR (2023-2027) led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, CO was able to participate in the discussion for the draft protocol and define the actions for 2023. The workshops were attended by 50 participants from local private and public organizations on the island. The following was also published the video Project 360 coral restoration project in YouTube.
Over the past 12 months, CO has made an effort to learn about the various success stories of people who have used the organization's resources to develop professionally. In this link, In this section, we present the different articles where the different experiences are discussed in detail.
CO expects to accomplish many things in the new year, among them to accommodate the seven signs The remaining funds will be used to promote the care of the environment on the island, and to carry out more activities between entities, such as beach clean-ups and educational workshops.
