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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.
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.
Number of participating schools | 190 schools ※Participating elementary schools refer to the poster for the results report. |
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Number of participants | 17,502 people |
Number of Sponsored Companies | 56 companies and 4 organizations ※Please refer to the poster for the results report. |
Sponsorship | 1.22 million yen |
Practical rate of challenge
Results report poster (distributed to participating schools) (PDF: 1,459KB)
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
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
July 20, 2020 Children "Eco Activity." Great strategy! Started 2020
November 11, 2020 Children "Eco Activity." Great strategy! 2020 Results Report
Results of past efforts
Please refer to the page for each fiscal year.
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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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