About Us
Aires Nuevos
Aires Nuevos
Aires Nuevos is Latin America's largest Citizen Air Quality Network for Early Childhood. It uses a low-cost sensor-based air quality measurement system to develop local action plans to mitigate early childhood air pollution exposure.
Fundación Horizonte Ciudadano and The Centro de Acción Climática PUCV of Chile collaborated to create Aires Nuevos, with funding from Children 's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and Fundación Bernard van Leer.
This initiative is spearheaded by Champions for early childhood “Convergence for Action” a network of more than 90 influential leaders in 18 countries in the region that actively engage in public policy.
90
Leaders
8
Countries
115
Monitors
Our Mission
Our Vision
Promote the development of regulatory frameworks and public policies that address air quality, placing child well-being and development as a benchmark in Latin America.
Our principles
Children’s well-being as a benchmark for community living.
Collaborative work as the basis for air quality governance
Community engagement to validate environmental information
The use of scientific data in decision-making
Local actions based on environmental data to make children’s spaces safer.
Horizonte Ciudadano Foundation
It is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization, created in 2018 by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and former president of Chile.
Champions for early childhood “Convergence for Action”
The Network of Leaders for Early Childhood “Convergence for Action” is a network of leaders that seeks that the countries and governments of Latin America and the Caribbean give priority to early childhood, in the context of the climate and migration crises.
Climate Action Center PUCV
The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaso’s Climate Action Center (CAC) is a national and regional center for the development of applied research in climate adaptation that coordinates and directs the research work of Aires Nuevos universities and ensures the accuracy of air quality data.
Team
Director
Sociologist from the Catholic University of Chile and Master in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Iowa. She has specialized in the area of development of educational programs on socio-environmental and natural issues, sustainable construction and energy efficiency.
Diploma in Design of Energy Efficient Buildings and in Environmental Education. A native of Punta Arenas, passionate about environmental justice, childhood and orchards.
Coordinator
BA in Business Administration and Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Graduate Certificate in Special Studies in Administration and Management from Harvard Extension School. She has worked in environmental education, the development of teenage leadership programs in sustainability, and the creation of social projects directed at young people in non-governmental organizations in the United States and Chile.
Coordinator
Coordinator
Lawyer and graduate in Biological Sciences who has developed a career in environmental issues. He has worked in leadership positions in the NGO world and Academic Centers, as well as an advisor for decision makers, political communication and advocacy on environmental issues, water, energy and mining, and teaching. In addition, he has directly contributed to the construction of public policies and laws in strategic areas for Chile, and works on the design of climate-tech projects.
data analyst
Industrial Civil Engineering student at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and activist from the Marga Marga Valley. He has worked in the promotion of children’s rights and rights of participation, information and environmental justice, as pillars of the Escazú Agreement. He has experiences in NGOs and territorial environmental organizations; practices environmental education from biodiversity and ecosystem roles.
