The AGRECOL Trees project delivers significant social benefits to the communities that have joined Econtrovertia APS on this journey. In addition to working with schools and centres for older people and young people, the project has also involved two rehabilitation centres in the Department of Cochabamba.

The entire platform is managed by Mr Mark Miller, who is also responsible for meeting with the various institutions that benefit from the project.
He established the first contact with Neidi Quispe, who is responsible for both centres. Together, they coordinated a visit to assess whether sufficient land was available and whether the centres were willing to receive support.

Both centres focus on the rehabilitation of young people: Cometa works with young people serving criminal sentences, while Playa Ancha supports young people recovering from drug addiction. Both institutions are directly managed by the Social Policy Department Service (SEDEPOS), a public institution of the Department of Cochabamba.

Figure 1: Tree planting by the girls from the Playa Ancha center. Source: photo by Mark L. Miller.