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Children "Eco Activity." Great strategy! 2020

Environmental behavior of elementary school students leads to environmental conservation overseas.

Last Updated October 11, 2024

Children "Eco Activity." Great strategy! What is

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

"Eco Activity" for elementary school students

Aim: Think about environmental issues from familiar actions in everyday life
Target: Elementary school students in the city (4th and 5th graders)
Contents: Have them take on various environmental actions such as "bringing my bag" and "confirming the expiration date".
Initiatives Period: From July to August

Support for Companies

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

Global Environment conservation

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

Figure of the structure

Results of Initiatives

17,502 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 56 companies and 4 organizations in the city, and 1.22 million yen was donated to environmental conservation activities in the Philippines.

Participation and Sponsorship Results
Number of participating schools190 schools ※Participating elementary schools refer to the poster for the results report.
Number of participants17,502 people
Number of Sponsored Companies56 companies and 4 organizations ※Please refer to the poster for the results report.
Sponsorship1.22 million yen

Practical rate of challenge

Graphs showing the percentages of each challenge "well done", "well done", and "not possible".

A presentation ceremony for a letter of appreciation was held at the representative school!

A letter of appreciation was presented by the United Nations WFP Association and Yokohama City at the morning meeting at Ryokuen Higashi Elementary School in Izumi Ward.
Date of implementation: Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Location: Yokohama Municipal Ryokuen Higashi Elementary School
Presenter: Kunio Suzuki, Executive Director, UN WFP Association, and Yoko Iketani, Director, Environmental Promotion Division, Environmental Activities Division, Green Environment Bureau, Yokohama City

Group photo of the representative elementary school student at the presentation ceremony of the letter of appreciation

Contents of support

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.

Press release

Results of past efforts

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Inquiries to this page

Green Environment Bureau Park Green Space Department Environmental Activity Business Division

Telephone: 045-671-2484

Telephone: 045-671-2484

Fax: 045-550-4554

Email address: mk-kyoiku@city.yokohama.lg.jp

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