Dos Corrientes has partnered with the Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí (ULEAM), and students at the Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (ESPOL) helped to provide research and education on the farm and community.  The research goal was the investigation of teaching skill-based vocational courses to men and women from nearby rural communities. Certificate programs will specialize in agriculture, tourism and skills that support community economic growth. Villagers will be empowered with highly valued and employable skills and training that will provide financial stability and improve the livelihoods of their families and communities. All courses will be built on a platform of entrepreneurism.

 

Vocational training and education is a major step to tackle generational and systemic poverty especially as only,

 

3% of the national budget is spent on education and 4% on healthcare.

And merely 35% of girls and 58% of boys finish high school.

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Applied education along with entrepreneurial training will be a significant part of the model to relieve poverty, increase individual income and promote economic stability in rural communities.