11.1 access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services
11.3 inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning
11.6 attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
11.7 universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces
In 2023, Centro Santa Angela worked for a second and final year in the neglected and underserved pueblo joven of San Miguel to consolidate strides made in reducing pollution and promoting a culture of environmental stewardship. In 2024, using the same model developed in San Miguel, V Sector Urrunaga, and Víctor Raúl, the Centre began to “green” the neighbourhoods Beatriz El Palmo and Culpón, also located in José Leonardo Ortiz.
Activities in these urban neighbourhoods included waste reduction and recycling, environmental sport and recreation, production of awareness-raising murals, development of an environmentally friendly market, organic gardening, and recovery and greening of public spaces. They each formed three environmental organizations—for children, youth and adults—which continue to promote environmentally sound practices and take action to improve their communities’ environment.
This project also launched an “environment observatory,” an online platform to monitor the state of the environment throughout José Leonardo Ortiz, improve knowledge and awareness about the environment and promote actions to improve its health.