Schools ! Let's join the Junior World Food Day : #WaterIsLife ! Resources & Activities

 

World Food Day

https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/

Last 16th October the World Food Day has been celebrated as every year since 1981. An opportunity to (re)think how we manage a finite resource, the water, in degradation and over-exploited by sectors such as agriculture and industry.

Water is essential to life on Earth. It covers the majority of the Earth's surface, makes up over 50% of our bodies, produces our food, and supports livelihoods.  

But this precious resource is not infinite and we need to stop taking it for granted. What we eat, and how that food is produced all affect water. That's way we celebrate every year The Word Water Day 

Together, we can take water action for food and be the change. 

Water is Life, Water is Food

Leave No One Behind

https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/

• Theme 2023: "Water is Life"

With the slogan ‘’Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind’’ the campaign, is communicating in over 50 languages across more than 150 countries. 

FAO/ UN are calling for action from governments, the private sector, civil society, and individuals, including youth, to safeguard water.

Junior World Food Day

https://www.fao.org/docs/devwfd22libraries/

The Global World Food Day Ceremony took place last Monday, 16 October 2023. Ok! But don’t miss the third edition of Junior World Food Day, tomorrow 19 October. 

This fun-filled event will feature: stories, music, art and dance. 

Hear from special guests who will join youth for a conversation guaranteed to inspire water action for food!

• Education: Junior World Food Day at school!

This unique event brings together chefs, influencers, innovators, and special guests with young minds for an engaging, cross-cultural conversation.

A cooking show as well to inspire water action for food. 

During this important event with inspiring stories, music and art, there will be a live performance of the 2023 youth music video by the Piccola Orchestra di Tor Pignattara and friends.

In the spirit of leaving no one behind, FAO teamed up with The Kabin Studio Cork and POTP to produce this year’s Junior #WorldFoodDay anthem.

Teachers, invite your students to listen to this song and share it with your friends to encourage them to take #WaterAction every day!

And why not to create and produce their own song with the help of different curricula teachers?! I know you will do it !

• Registration of classes:

Don't forget to join the hybrid event by registering at the link here.

Other activities:

• Join the World Food Day Poster Contest!

Students love contests. So let's do it! What comes to mind when you try to imagine a world where everyone has access to food and water? 

Your actions can also contribute to a sustainable future. Show your creativity by designing a poster of your water action for food. 

Example: Take a photo or scan your poster and submit your entry by filling out the form on FAO website. 

Winners:

Three winners in each age category will be selected by a jury and announced here in December. 

Winners will be promoted by FAO offices around the world and receive a certificate and surprise gift bag.  

Ages: To participate, you must be aged 5 - 19.

Deadline:  Entries until 3 November 2023.  

• Book: Activity Book Junior:

Climate Action Maria's story

FAO. 2023. Activity Book – Climate action. Maria's story. First revision. Rome.

https://www.fao.org/

This Activity Book is aimed at a broad age range of young people interested in learning more about the importance of water on our planet, inspiring them with solutions for a wiser management of water resources.

Download Maria's story here

Embark on this inspiring adventure to a coastal fishing community in the book Climate action. Maria's story, where children can discover practical ways to make a difference in our changing climate.

 

This captivating story is designed to engage even young readers, aged 5 and above, with adult support recommended for enhanced reading comprehension.

*The book also provide ideas for those wishing to enter the World Food Day (WFD) 2023 Poster Contest.

* Young kids must be supported by teachers.

• Other resource: a video for kids

As you could read, there's a  good number of resources and activities to motivate your students of different ages, to understand since little kids how important is Water! They will understand that #WaterIsFood and they must manage this finite resource. 

And remember them they are lucky kids and adolescents in a world have no water no food. 780 millions of people are in crisis.

I'm sure your will do a good job by helping students in different lessons to partcipate on WaterAction.

As you always know activities will depend from the level and ages you are teaching!

Have a good job and be safe!

G-Souto

17.10.2023

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sources: UN/ FAO 

Contest Young Champions of the Earth : Dare to Invent the Future !

Young Champions of the Earth
http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

UN Environment is seeking inspired young problem-solvers with big, bold, ideas for the environment, for humanity, for a greener future. Does that sound like you? If you are between 18 and 30 years-old, applications are open!

Celebrating young people with a big idea to protect or restore the environment; a vision for a more sustainable future; and a strong track record of instigating change. They are unafraid of failure; believe in a bright future for our planet, and have what it takes to be a Young Champion of the Earth.

Young Champions of the Earth

http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

True! UN Environment and Covestro are calling on 18-30-year-old innovators to submit their creative solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Young Champions of the Earth aims to celebrate and support individuals aged between 18 and 30 who have outstanding potential to create a positive environmental impact. 

Applications for the Young Champions of the Earth prize is open now!

The UN is now searching for the next Young Champions of the Earth for 2019. Following an open call for applications, a global jury will select the seven 2019 winners. 

Each winner will be expected to implement their big idea and keep UN Environment and partners updated on their progress by producing vlogs and blogs.

Interested environmentalists between the ages of 18 and 30 are encouraged to submit their big ideas here by midnight GMT on 31 March 2019.

• Timeline for Application & selection: 

Timeline for Application & selection 

http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

In 2019, seven young people – selected from every global region – will be named Young Champions of the Earth. 

These winners receive seed funding, intensive training, and tailored mentorship to bring their big environmental ideas to life. 

UN are looking for the artists, scientists, economists, communicators and entrepreneurs from all walks of life with big, bold ideas - for the environment, for humanity, for a greener future. 

Young Champions of the Earth

http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

• Selection process:

The selection process has three rounds:

• The open call for applications will run until 31 March 2019. Each applicant will be required to submit responses to a series of questions and upload a referee’s letter of endorsement

• Finalists - drawn from every world region - will be short-listed by UN experts and requested to submit short videos pitching their big ideas.

• In the final stage, a Global Jury will review the World Finalists’ big ideas and choose seven Young Champions of the Earth. The winners will be publicly announced and invited to attend the Champions of the Earth Award Ceremony.

Note: The winners will be expected to implement their big ideas and act as ambassadors of cause at speaking opportunities, while providing regular progress updates in the form of videos and blogs that will be shared on this website.

Contest rules:

Following an open call for applications, UN experts will short-list World Finalists from every region. 

A Global Jury will then select the seven 2019 winners. Each winner will be expected to implement their big idea and keep us updated on their progress by producing videos and blogs that we will share on our website. 

In parallel, up to 50 of the most promising applicants will be granted privileged access to an expert community of Covestro mentors. They will offer insights on topics ranging from communications and business development to project planning and financial management. Read more here

Information Brochure 2019:

Download here

Young Champions of the Earth

http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

How to apply:

The question is: What are you doing about it? Now more than ever, those of us who care for the natural world must stand up and be counted. Whether you’re an activist, educator, innovator or artist, we need you to challenge the status quo and fight for the health of our planet and its people.

You can submit your application until 31 March 2019 via the application portal on this website. 

You will need to identify a referee who can vouch for the viability of your idea and for you as an individual. 

Once you submit your application, no further edits or changes will be possible. Read more here

Young Champions of the Earth

http://web.unep.org/youngchampions/

The Prize:

In 2019, seven Young Champions of the Earth will be selected from each global region: one from each of Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, West Asia, and two from Asia and the Pacific. Each winner will receive the following: 

Each of seven winners in the 2019 program, the third year of the global competition, will receive $15,000 seed money to invest in their projects, invitations and funding to attend high-level UN meetings to share their ideas with the world, and training and mentorship.

Get Inspired:

You can find out more about the 2018 Regional Finalists. They offer an impressive array of scalable, innovative and potentially impactful solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. 

Following the non-binding public poll which attracted tens of thousands of votes, a Global Jury will select seven Young Champions of the Earth who will be announced to the public in mid-September. 

UN encourages everyone who wants to make a difference for our planet to see if they have what it takes to be a Young Champion of the Earth. Apply today! 

G-Souto

30.01.2019

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EUCYS2014: The European Union Contest for Young Scientists

http://ec.europa.eu/

"Researchers should follow their hearts, not fashion" 

Martin Hairer - Fields Medal winner

"The EUCYS – European Union Contest for Young Scientists is an initiative of the European Commission that was set up in 1989 with the goal of promoting cooperation and interchange between young scientists and guiding them towards a future career in science and technology."

The 26th edition of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) will take place at University of Warsow, Polland, from 19 until 24 September 2014.

http://www.uw.edu.pl/

The event is an annual contest and exhibition of the finest work developed in many scientific fields; the best young minds of different countries can compare ideas and admire each other's work.

Watch the official presentation of the 26th edition of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS): 

Aims:

Promoting the science interchange between young scientists and guiding them to a future in science and technology.

The event is an annually held exhibition of the finest work developed in many scientific fields, and given its nature as a competition.

The best young minds of different countries can compare ideas and admire each other’s work, thus bringing great interest upon the contest by the international and local communities and press.

The EUCYS is, yet, an opportunity for the young students, who have reached a prestige position in their home countries, to exchange new ideas, share common interests and gain experience from an event which involves some of the most foremost european scientists. 

The outcome is a significant endorsement by the European Commission, of the work and development achieved in each participant country, to guide and promote more and more young people to careers in science and technology. 

Being an international contest, the EUCYS integrates in the activities of Science and Society managed by the Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission. 

Within the Framework Programmes for the Research and Technological Development and in the European Development Area, Science and Society strives to build a solid link between scientific endeavour and the general european community.

http://eucys2014.pl/

Projects 2014:

EUCYS 2014 has approved 85 projects, 119 young innovators from 37 countries. You can find the complete list here Projects: Biology Chemistry Computing Engineering Environment Materials Mathematics Medicine Physics Social Sciences KATEGORIAA http://www.fjuventude.pt/

There are three projects from Portugal selected by the National Organizer - Fundação da Juventude:

• Mariana Pinho Garcia, Matilde Gonçalves Moreira Silva : Smart Snails (Biology)

The development of a chronic mollusc toxicity test is currently a work item on the agenda of the OECD. We report the improvement and standardization of a toxicity bioassay using eggs of the great pond water snail Lymnaea stagnalis L., which have a biological indicator of water pollutants. Read more here 

• João Pedro Estácio Gaspar Gonçalves Araújo : A natural Ccharacterization of Semilattices of Rectangular Bands and Groups of Exponent Two (Mathematics)

In a recent paper, R.A.R. Monzo characterized semilattices of rectangular bands and groups of exponent 2. However, his characterization does not point directly to the properties of rectangular bands and groups of exponent 2 (namely, idempotency and commutativity). Read more here

• Anna Lena Hormann, Cândida Pimentel Medeiros, Tânia Patrícia Santos : Iodine Availability and Thyroid Morphological Alterations (Medicine)

Iodine is a fundamental micronutrient for the thyroid gland activity and consequentially for the good development of the organism, starting from the pre-natal phase. The Azores are the region of the country that present the lowest iodine levels among the population despite the fact of being privileged in geographical terms, regarding the main source of iodine, the sea. Read more here

Read on a Portuguese digital newspaper about all these young Portuguese scientists.

Jury:

The contest Jury is composed of 18 highly qualified scientists and engineers with worldwide reputations in their chosen field. The jury carry out their duties at the contest as independent scientific experts and not as representatives of any institution, organisation or country. The European Commission appoints the Jury annually, basing its selection on the scientific and technological needs of the contest.

The jury are selected both from academia and industry. The Commission ensures an appropriate geographical and gender balance. Jury members can remain on the jury for up to 5 years.

The role of the Jury of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists is of utmost importance. The Jury assesses and scores the competing projects based on their written description (before the Contest) and through interviews with the Contestants carried out at the exhibition during the Contest. 

You can know the Jury here

Prizes:

The participants compete for a number of “core” prizes on the basis of a written description of their work, their exhibited material and the interviews with the Contest Jury. In addition to this, a limited number of “special donated” prizes are also awarded by the Jury, which offer some winners the opportunity to benefit from scientific experiences. It is up to the Jury to decide whether a prize-winner can receive both a core prize and a special donated prize. 

Find the complete list here.

University of Warsaw

http://eucys2014.pl/

Host organiser:

The Host organiser of the 26th EUCYS are University of Warsaw, Polish Children's Fund, Copernicus Science Center, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Republic of Poland.

Warsow,  amazing city, the capital of Poland. Full of surprises. This city will inspire and excite you. It is located on the Vistula river, population is estimated at 1.7 million residents within a major metropolitan area of 2.7 million residents, making Warsaw the 9th most populous city in the European Union.

Award Ceremony: 

The Award ceremony & reception will taks place on Tuesday, September 23th 2014.

Some thoughts:

Contests are always important activities in the curriculum. Students are encouraged to demonstrate their inner creativity and develop competences as young innovators. Research and innovation is the big goal.

Of course an internationqal contest, in this case European contest (with young scientists from Europe and other countries in the world) is a unique oportunity to these young students/young researchers to reach an interesting prestige in their own countries. It's fhe big moment to share new ideas, common interests and gain experience at a contest that involves some of the most foremost young scientists.

#EUCYS14

Let's following #EUCYS next days on Facebook and Twitter to know the new young scientists 2014.

And hoping the Portuguese young scientists could get a award as their colleagues in Prague, 2013.

Jéssica Marques, Jéssica Santos e Soraia Gaspar receberam o prémio de originalidade European Patent Office (EPO), em Praga, República Checa. «SmartKit» foi o projecto que lhes permitiu ganhar a importante distinção, um projecto na área das Ciências Médicas. 

“Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with Vision is making a positive difference.” 

Joel Barker

G-Souto

17.09.2014

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