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Outreach activities
World Environment Day 2009
Voices of Khumbu’s Children – Interschool art and posters of the art and letters and a copy of the Atlas
Letter-writing competition and Khumbu festival of the Himalayas published by ICIMOD. The winning
entries will be displayed at COP 15 in Copenhagen,
In celebration of World Environment Day 2009, and
from 7-18 December 2009.
as a part of the Imja Tsho Action Event, ICIMOD
organised an interschool art (grades 1 to 6) and letter Sudas Sharma, ssharma@icimod.org
writing (grades 7 to 10) competition in May/June
2009 together with Initiatives for Development & Eco Other outreach activities (April to August 2009)
Action Support (iDEAS) and in collaboration with Sherwi
• Poster Display at the regional level Rainwater
Yondhen Tshokpa, a Sherpa youth organisation based
Harvesting Meeting (June 2009)
in Khumjung. The competition was held among 11
schools in 3 village development committees (VDCs) in
• World Environment Day 2009 (5-8 June)
Khumjung. The winning entries were exhibited during
- Climate Workshop for College Youths
the Imja Tsho Action Event and the Khumbu Festival on - Workshop with diverse young people to discuss
18 and19 June 2009, and were visited by hundreds of ‘Reality vs. Dream: Picture of Sustainable
students and local people from the Khumbu area. Development of Nepal’
Mr Mahendra Bahadur Katheth, the Principal of
- Interschool Environment Competition
Khumjung High School, distributed prizes and
certifi cates to the winners. The winning schools received
Some of the voices of Khumbu’s Children
Kamal Thapa Magar (second from right, below), a 10 year-old grade four student from Khumjung High School, won fi rst place in the
Interschool Art Competition. Kamal, whose father is a carpenter, has been the ”fi rst boy (in class) since sishu (nursery)”. Kamal learned
about the effects of climate change from his teachers, friends, and parents, who also gave him lots of advice before the competition, as
well as setting ideas from books in the school library. He gives credit to his teachers, his friends, and all those who guided him. Kamal
wants to become a doctor when he grows up.
Dawa Futi Sherpa (second from left, below), a 15 year-old grade nine student from Khumjung High School, won second prize in the
Interschool Letter Writing Competition. Dawa Futi’s father, Mr. Lakpa Nuru Sherpa, is the former Vice Chairman of the Village Development
Committee, and is now involved in a trekking business. Her mother, Ang Lakpa Sherpa, owns a hotel. Dawa wants to become a nurse and
serve her village.
The full list of winners is available at http://www.icimod.org/?page=544
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