Life Foundation organises waste contest for pupils (Jan 1, 2010 pg ..)
Life Bridge 68 Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, has organised a contest on waste management for pupils from selected schools in Accra.
The competition, dubbed 2009 Kids Against Waste Art Contest, was on the theme, "Kids Against Waste — Say: Wash your hands".
The national competition, which was the second to be organised in two years, sought to highlight the implications of unsanitary conditions on health.
Twenty participants, all pupils in Accra, received various awards for conveying their messages through artwork.
The prizes included Cowbell packages, schoolbags, pens, pencils, paintings and textbooks.
A seven-year-old pupil of the Lirgo Preparatory School at Adabraka in Accra, Joel Lomo Tetteh, received the grand prize, which included a schoolbag, textbooks, exercise books and a soap dispenser.
The first and second runners-up were Adjei Kojo William of Kokomelemele 2 JHS and Bernice Amoah of Osu Saint Peter’s, respectively.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Chief Executive Director of the foundation, Mrs Julian Arhin, noted that the art competition was to guide the way children and the youth thought about and related to the environment.
She said one way to achieve the dream of good health was to teach children to build confidence in themselves and have pride in their communities by building a sense of responsibility through excellent hygienic practices such as hand-washing.
She indicated that human excreta remained the source of most diarrhoea pathogens that killed two million children every year, adding that current evidence suggested that hand-washing with soap could drastically reduce the condition, "We can save at least one million lives yearly," she stressed.
Mrs Arhin observed that art did not only provide an excellent platform for learning for children and young people but also combined fun and entertainment as a means for developing self-esteem, confidence and self-discipline, leading to the enhancement of the social and personal development of children.
The competition, dubbed 2009 Kids Against Waste Art Contest, was on the theme, "Kids Against Waste — Say: Wash your hands".
The national competition, which was the second to be organised in two years, sought to highlight the implications of unsanitary conditions on health.
Twenty participants, all pupils in Accra, received various awards for conveying their messages through artwork.
The prizes included Cowbell packages, schoolbags, pens, pencils, paintings and textbooks.
A seven-year-old pupil of the Lirgo Preparatory School at Adabraka in Accra, Joel Lomo Tetteh, received the grand prize, which included a schoolbag, textbooks, exercise books and a soap dispenser.
The first and second runners-up were Adjei Kojo William of Kokomelemele 2 JHS and Bernice Amoah of Osu Saint Peter’s, respectively.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Chief Executive Director of the foundation, Mrs Julian Arhin, noted that the art competition was to guide the way children and the youth thought about and related to the environment.
She said one way to achieve the dream of good health was to teach children to build confidence in themselves and have pride in their communities by building a sense of responsibility through excellent hygienic practices such as hand-washing.
She indicated that human excreta remained the source of most diarrhoea pathogens that killed two million children every year, adding that current evidence suggested that hand-washing with soap could drastically reduce the condition, "We can save at least one million lives yearly," she stressed.
Mrs Arhin observed that art did not only provide an excellent platform for learning for children and young people but also combined fun and entertainment as a means for developing self-esteem, confidence and self-discipline, leading to the enhancement of the social and personal development of children.
this is an excellent project that needs to be supported. kudos to the organisers
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