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Educating the community groups about the importance of conserving the environment and the impact that deforestation has on the land, the ecology, water sources and air quality is an integral part of AIR's projects. These educational programs have already had a significant impact on individuals attitudes and behavior in terms of deforesting and conserving their lands.

Environmental Education
AIR educates 120 rural teachers annually in an in depth program on reforestation which they incorporate into their curricula. Over 4,230 students learn the complete process of reforestation, from the basics of ecology to the actual production and planting of trees. AIR has also printed new textbooks for this curriculum.

Scholarships
In rural Guatemala and Nicaragua, only a small minority of teenagers are able to finish high school, because a tuition is required after the age of 12 that poor families cannot afford. Therefore, in an exciting new program, AIR is providing 16 high school scholarships—14 in Guatemala and 2 in Nicaragua. These boys and girls agree to study hard, and to work to protect the environment in their schools and villages. The students are sponsored by individuals who receive letters and photos of the teens.