Children "Eco Activity." Great strategy! 2019

This is a project in which elementary school students engage in environmental activities during summer vacation. Companies support these efforts, and the sponsorship money is donated to overseas environmental conservation activities.

Aim: Think about environmental issues from familiar actions in everyday life
Target: Elementary school students in the city (4th and 5th graders)
Contents: Use the "Eco-Life Check Sheet" to challenge various environmental actions, such as "Eating seasonal items, vegetables and fruits from Yokohama," and "Using a water bottle."
Initiatives Period: During the summer vacation at elementary school

Members of the Yokohama City Environmental Conservation Council and the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce support and support the efforts of elementary school students.

The funds will be used for tree-planting activities in Mindanao, Philippines, conducted by the United Nations WFP, a food support organization.

20,723 elementary school students in the city worked on various environmental activities during the summer vacation using the "Eco-Life Check Sheet"!
This initiative was supported by 73 companies and 4 organizations in the city, and 1.63 million yen was donated to environmental conservation activities in the Philippines.

A letter of appreciation was presented by the United Nations WFP Association and Yokohama City at the Kamikawai Elementary School in Asahi Ward.
Date of implementation: Monday, November 18, 2019
Location: Yokohama City Kami-Kawai Elementary School Gymnasium
Presenter: Kunio Suzuki, Secretary-General of the United Nations WFP Association, Seiichi Taguchi, Director of Policy Coordination Department, Green Environment Bureau, Yokohama City

A panel of the results of the efforts was exhibited and the results were reported to visitors. .
Date and time: From 11:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 8, 2019
Venue: Yokohama International Passenger Terminal Osanbashi Hall
Host: Yokohama City Resource Recycling Business Cooperative
Co-sponsored by: Yokohama-shi
(Environmental picture diary is an effort to freely express what elementary school students think about environmental issues, etc. by combining pictures and sentences as a free issue during summer vacation.)

The donations from members of the Yokohama City Environmental Conservation Council and the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which support elementary school students' efforts, were donated to tree-planting activities in Mindanao, Philippines through the United Nations WFP, a food support organization.
In Mindanao, located in southern Philippines, various natural disasters occur frequently, many of which are exacerbated by human problems such as illegal logging and poor drainage.
We support tree-planting activities to preserve the environment in Mindanao.

July 19, 2019 Children "Eco Activity." Great strategy! Started 2019
November 11, 2019 Children "Eco Activity." Great strategy! 2019 Results Report

Please refer to the page for each fiscal year.