Believing in the importance of Environmental awareness and continuing the projects of the Inner wheel Alexandria East Club for this year to raise the awareness of Egyptian Japanese Schools’ children about the climate change topics and the ecological footprint. The Inner wheel Alexandria East Club headed by Dr Mona Gamal held a workshop titled: “Be a Hero Combating Climate Change” to aware the children, in a simple way, how to calculate the carbon footprint which is the person’s contribution in CO2 emissions that affects the environment.
The workshop was held on Monday 29-5-2023 and included various activities for children about the ways to reduce the carbon footprint through controlling the consumption of energy, water, and food.
More than 32 children participated in the workshop. They were divided into 3 working groups. The participating children calculated an individual’s carbon footprint through their daily activities. They also offered recommendations and activities that they will work on, as well as transferring these experiences to their families and friends and disseminating them in the surrounding community.