The programs broadcast over community loudspeakers are live presentations by two announcers who transmit for eight hours per week. The programs focus on self-sufficiency and productivity training for women. A new program is produced each month. Earth Festivals are held at the end of the school year, in May and June. They serve as a way to summarize and coordinate the lessons learned during the school year, and to revive and maintain the traditional culture.
Schools participate with poetry, traditional dances etc.
Job Skills Training Improving living standards through development of new employment opportunities in sustainable industries is a key to the health of both human inhabitants of the Sierra Gorda and their environment. The Sierra Gorda Ecology Group provides skill training and establishes and equips production-oriented workshops. A large portion of the adult populace in the Sierra Gorda consists of primarily unskilled women who depend on U.S. dollars received from male relatives. Some 35,000 migrant workers from the Sierra Gorda cross the border each year, many abandoning their families altogether. Workshops help provide the skills, tools and equipment needed for economic activities such as book binding and eco-tourism, as well as production of lumber, wool, ceramics, dried fruits, marmalades, whole wheat bread, organic fruits and vegetables, candles, and wood carvings and other carpentry products.