The focus of the Competition among 12 schools in Durrës, organized with the support of the "Europe House", at the 9th Grade School "14 Nëntori", reconstructed after the earthquake of November 26, 2019, with the support of the European Union through the "EU for Schools" program.
"We have not only beautiful buildings, but also humane people within them, who take action for the times we live in, such as protecting the environment from plastic", said, among others, the representative of the European Union Delegation to Albania, Mr. Jean Baptiste Le Bras, who encouraged the actions taken by the children and youth of Durrës.
The 12 schools included in the plastic collection competition received participation certificates from the EU office in Albania for their actions in protecting the environment, where the artistic installations of the schools "Vinçenc Prendushi", "Bajram Curri", "Jusuf Puka", "Kushtrimi i Lirisë", etc. were also viewed with interest, where representatives from EU member states were also present at the activity.
The prizes distributed were based on the amount of plastic collected and recycled by the 12 schools involved in the competition.
The first prize went to the “Marie Kaçuli” school, 500 euros;
The second prize went to the “Bilal Golemi” school, Xhafzotaj, 300 euros;
The third prize went to the "Jusuf Puka" school, 200 euros.
●250 students from 12 9-year schools participated.
●A total of 2080 kg of plastic were collected and 1655 kg of them, or 80%, were recycled, to be converted into sports and recreational equipment for educational facilities!
Thank you to the House of Europe for the impressive activities it organizes for us from time to time!
Our journalist from Durrës, a historical and tourist city, known for activism and truth investigation, also appreciated by the European Union for investigative journalism in Albania, Geri Emiri, moderated this activity.
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