• The Regional Minister for Infrastructure and Mobility, together with the regional delegate of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, presented the €3,000 prize to the winning project in the province of Lugo, produced by the school's first year primary school pupils.
• Vázquez Mourelle points out that the winning video, "Gota a gota tamén se esgota" (Drop by drop also dries up), gives advice in one minute on how to save water and stresses that caring for this resource is everyone's job.
• It highlights the value of these 1st Innovaugas 4.0 School Awards organised by Augas de Galicia in collaboration with the Regional Ministry of Culture, Education, Vocational Training and Universities to promote the responsible use of water among the youngest children.
• The children in the 1st and 2nd years of Primary School had to produce an audiovisual piece on respect for water, resulting in 4 winners, one per province, as well as finalists.

The Regional Minister of Infrastructure and Mobility, Ethel Vázquez, today highlighted the awareness-raising work on water saving by the schoolchildren of CEIP Pedro Caselles Rollán de Xove in the winning video of the provincial Innovaugas 4.0 award.

Vázquez Mourelle presented today, together with the regional delegate of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, Javier Arias, the award, worth €3,000, to the winning project in the province of Lugo, made by the students of this school's first year of primary school.

He pointed out that the winning video, "Gota a gota tamén se esgota" (Drop by drop, it also drips), gives advice in one minute on how to save water and stresses that caring for this resource is everyone's task and responsibility. The schoolchildren's recommendations for saving water include turning off the tap when brushing their teeth or washing their hands; installing water-saving devices; using rainwater to water plants; and reducing the use of microplastics because they pollute rivers and the sea.

She thanked the students and teachers for the work they did to transmit the message of caring for water, as well as the values and advice for preserving it and not wasting it.

Ethel Vázquez highlighted the value of these 1st Innovaugas 4.0 School Prizes organised by Augas de Galicia in collaboration with the Regional Ministry of Culture, Education, Vocational Training and Universities to promote and encourage the responsible use of water among the youngest children.

The initiative was aimed at children in the first and second year of primary school throughout Galicia, who had to produce an audiovisual piece on respect for water. Once the works were submitted, 4 winners were chosen, one per province, as well as finalists.

Innovaugas 4.0

These awards are part of the Innovaugas 4.0 project, promoted by the Xunta de Galicia to achieve new solutions for advanced integrated water management, optimise water resources and provide a long-term response to the demands of different uses, in balance with the natural environment.  

The Innovaugas 4.0 project has a budget of 7 million euros and is 80% co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Spanish Multi-regional Operational Programme (POPE) 2014-2020.

The Innovaugas 4.0 project was selected by the Ministry of Science and Innovation in 2020 and has a grant of €4.2 million from European funds, and is also co-financed by the Galician Innovation Agency, with €700,000, and by Augas de Galicia, with €2.1 million.