Lewis University, Illinois, United States
Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá, Colombia
University of Delaware, Delaware, United States
SoPEF 4 Life: Soil, People, the Environment, and Food for Life
This project will develop solutions for addressing climate change and soil degradation in rural areas of Colombia. Undergraduates from Lewis University (LU) and graduate students from the University of Delaware (UD) will travel to the Universidad de La Salle (UdLS) in Colombia where they will learn about the detrimental effects of climate change and soil degradation in rural areas and see firsthand the consequences on family farmers. The program will move beyond educational experiences by impacting real-life Colombian farmers through the partnership with a local nonprofit.