Africa-Press – Lesotho. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has contributed to the fight against climate change by inviting high school students to compete in the production of old plastic products to take care of the environment.
Winners of the competition were awarded prizes on Friday, with Standard Lesotho Bank (SLB) contributing. Out of the six schools, each student was awarded a trophy and a certificate, while two tertiary students who entered the science section were presented with gifts by the SLB.
UNESCO Secretary-General Ms Lintle Lesupi indicated that the aim of the competition was to achieve one of the United Nations (UN) goals, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG13) – to take action to combat climate change.
These projects are aimed at boosting the economy and strengthening public health. “The whole world is facing the dire consequences of climate change, young people are working hard to create plans and policies that will help reduce those effects, and that is a sign that the country is transparent.
Under the UNESCO Youth Desk we empower young people and work in partnership with the GEM Institute for Women Empowerment and it has ensured the success of this initiative, ”Lesupi explained.
He added that the dire situation caused by climate change was one of the key issues within UNESCO, adding that they were looking to contribute to building a culture of poverty alleviation, building sustainable development, to build dialogue within the community through culture, education, science and to bring about three circles namely science, design and agriculture.
He said the weather had had a huge impact on people in need in the villages, which was why they would include them in the strategy to look for plans that would bring about a lasting solution to the disaster.
“We believe that when we start with young people who are still in school they will help each other by understanding what the next generation will see and help them to do things right. We want to create jobs by introducing a green social entrepreneurship initiative in response to the high demand for jobs in the country.
GEM Institute Coordinator Ms ‘Matauli Mokete explained that the world is standing firm in the fight against climate change, saying that this is also where the youth of Lesotho say they do not want to be an exception in this regard.
He said they were supported by UNESCO, GEM Institute and affiliated youth. “It is a challenge for young people to do what they do to contribute to the development of their country.
We realize that every young person has a talent that when someone looks at it as a hobby, it is a matter of design, fashion and science and art, so how do we incorporate it into policies that we have seen that we participate in climate change.
“In fashion, how can you use a torn jersey to use it instead of burning it, and fashionistas have already shown that they can use it to unravel the thread again to do something and make it.
many others to avoid the effects of burning it which is polluting the environment and the environment. The film and science department decided to send a message of how climate change affects everything, possibly a message that comes up once a person goes online, “Mokete said.
he explained. According to ‘Mabathoana High School Teacher Mr Kholobeng Ratia, the world can be saved only if it is transformed into science. “Instead of riding in smoke-free vehicles, we can stay at home and use mobile phones for studies, and this will reduce the amount of paper waste,” Kholobeng said.
A graduate student in the field of science from St James Mokhotlong School Mothusi Mokoaleli has described his great talent as he makes street cars and sells them, he has made airplanes with bottle bottles, covers and streets.
“We were visited by the GEM Institute to invite them to do these things, it only took me three days to make the plane,” Mokoaleli said. She has been awarded a prize and a certificate to participate in this competition.
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