More than 4,000 students from 32 educational institutions in Saraguro, Loja province, have received sports kits provided by the Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture. The investment for this initiative exceeded USD 6,200.
Favio Villamizar Sánchez, Zonal Coordinator 7 of the Ministry, stated: “These kits contain soccer and basketball balls, cones, hurdles, pennants and other equipment that, in your hands as students, become opportunities for comprehensive development, healthy coexistence and strengthening of values”.
Robert Ramón, principal of Unidad Educativa Virgilio Abarca in Urdaneta parish, said: “This support will allow our children and young people to develop physically and recreationally—essential aspects for the comprehensive formation of a human being”.
Ely Arteaga, president of the host institution’s Student Council, thanked the Ministry for its support and noted that these supplies “will serve to promote sports among our classmates”.
Villamizar Sánchez also reiterated: “Our conviction is that investing in children and youth is ensuring the present and future of our country. We will continue providing the necessary tools so that your talent and discipline transform our society. We are convinced that you are the driving force behind the heart of the new Ecuador”.
