On Friday the Environmental Awareness Competition between primary schools was held in Kayunga district. It was a huge success, and a great relief after the sports tournament I helped to plan previously. The children were great and everyone was really getting into it!
Five primary schools and one high school (all dressed in different brightly coloured uniforms) competed in 4 categories all focusing on the environment: Song, Creative Dance, Original Composition, and Drama. Although most of the performances were in Luganda it was apparent to me that the children were taking the environmental messages seriously. My friends from the Agency for Environment and Wetlands came along and gave an information session, and we ended the day by planting a grafted mango tree in the school yard and sending the kids off with seedlings to be planted on their school compounds.
Thanks again to everyone back home that contributed to the fund that make this event possible! I can't even express to you how far that money ended up going! I'll be writing an article for the UCA quarterly publication "The Cooperator" in hopes of encouraging other schools in Uganda to hold similar events.
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