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Children "Eco Activity." Great strategy! 2022
Environmental behavior of elementary school students leads to environmental conservation overseas. In addition, companies will support the efforts of elementary school students.
Last Updated October 29, 2024
Children "Eco Activity." Great strategy! What is
In summer, elementary school students (4th and 5th graders) in Yokohama will use the Eco-Life Check Sheet to engage in environmental activities such as conservation and 3Rs on energy conservation and biodiversity. Companies support these efforts, and donate funds from companies to environmental conservation activities overseas through the United Nations WFP Association. Children and companies work toward the same goal of "protecting the earth's environment."
"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 "frequent opening and closing of water taps" 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
21,296 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 93 offices in the city, and 1.89 million yen was donated to environmental conservation activities in the Philippines.
| Number of participating schools | 218 schools ※Participating elementary schools refer to the poster for the results report. |
|---|---|
| Number of participants | 21,296 |
| Number of Sponsored Companies | 93 business sites ※Please refer to the poster for the results report. |
| Sponsorship | 1.89 million yen |
Practical rate of challenge
Results report poster (distributed to participating schools) (PDF: 1,600KB)
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 of Shinyoshida Daini Elementary School in Kohoku Ward.
Date of implementation: Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Location: Shinyoshida Daini Elementary School, Yokohama City
Presenter: Mr. Kunio Suzuki, Executive Director of the United Nations WFP Association, and Mr. Naruaki Ando, Manager, Environmental Promotion Division, Environmental Activities Division, Green Environment Bureau, Yokohama City
Contents of support
Photo courtesy of WFP
The funds provided by 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 a tree-planting activity in Mindanao, Philippines by 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, 2022 This summer too! Elementary school students work on environmental behavior-"Children's" Eco-Activities. " Great strategy! 2022 Start~
November 24, 2022 21,296 elementary school students challenge environmental actions! A 1.89 million yen sponsorship from city companies will be donated to overseas environmental conservation activities.
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
Page ID: 860-111-240
