The objectives are to raise awareness on environmental and community health issues within the regions,to provide information on personal hygiene to the students attending schools in the regions;to provide a forum for students, parents and teachers to work together to protect and preserve the health of the environment and their local communities;and to encourage students, teachers and parents to take responsibility for the physical state of their general surroundings.
Mr. Adrainaus Vlugman from PAHO/WHO, the Ministry of Education, Bounty Farm and Western Union provided critical interventions in that venture. It is clear that different regions would have specific health, community and environmental needs.
As a result, in Region # 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni), Echo focused on environmental health. The organisation established 30 echo-clubs in the schools there.
A number of activities were identified in the schools to facilitate greater interaction between students and the natural environment, including an environmental audit of school yards; developing logs to identify plants, birds, and insects; activities that would highlight the effects of climate change and global warming and energy conservation.
At that session, a number of recommendations were made, including: setting up an echo office in the region;the provision of refuse receptacles for residents in those local communities; hold face-to-face community meetings; promote environmental awareness and education;and establish community development groups in the region.
ECHO clubs established in Region 7
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