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PEACE AND CO-OPERATION
SCHOOL AWARD 2008

WATER FOR ALL

cartel In the year 2008 it is held in Spain, in Saragossa an Universal Exposition having as main theme the Water. Peace and Cooperation dedicates the XXV Edition of its International School Award to Fresh Water and Sanitation as a Human Rigth. The United Nations alerts that the lack of water is a great obstacle for development. More than a billion people in the world live without access to safe water. The world is thirsty.

For more information consult: http://www.wateryear2003.org. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has focused all its attention on the access to clean water and basic sanitation in order to fulfill the Millennium Development Goals. http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ There is water apartheid, a great gulf in its consumption. “Water for All” is an aim that we all must reach in order to achieve a prosperous planet of solidarity.

Peace and Cooperation devotes in 2008 its School Day for Understanding and Peace (February 7th, 2008, DEEP) to this burning subject. To increase school children and teachers’ awarness is our main goal; raising world citizens' consciousness about the access to safe water is the specific objective for the 2008 Peace and Cooperation School Award: “Water for All”. Notions such as sustainable development, global warming, and planet safeguard don't only belong to scientists or politicians, but to every citizen of the world, starting with schools. Students and teachers building a new mankind.

Message from the General Director of UNESCO to
Peace and Co-operation

"Peace and Co-operation, an organisation that has achieved recognition for its untiring defence of peace and non-violence. One of its most outstanding initiatives has been to recognise, with its “Peace and Co-operation School Award”, the efforts of those who work towards the ideals of peace, multicultural relations and diversity from all corners of the world"

Koichiro Matsuura
General Director of UNESCO
Barcelona Forum, September 21st 2004.

An Appeal to Teachers

Education in the promotion of peace must constantly be included in your work as educators if you want to aid in the promotion of better human relations.

PEACE AND COOPERATION wants to help you with this difficult task by offering you different activities to motivate students and give content to these objectives that, for certain, form part of your school's Principles of Education.

Your work is important, and because of that we encourage your participation and offer you our deepest gratitude.

Rules

THEME: “ WATER FOR ALL””

5 Categories are established:

A. DRAWING: Children up to 8 years old.
If you enjoy water, that belongs to everybody, express on a sheet of paper by a colored picture that the rest of children should have the same rights..

B. MURAL: From 9 to 12 years old.
As you know, drinking water in Nature is getting exhausted. You can help to avoid waste and keep the water we have. What can you do? Use your imagination and show it in a mural, full of color, with any technique except collage.

C. POSTER AND SLOGAN: From 13 to 16 years old.
Water is a limited and necessary asset, which belongs to every human being, but there is a growing desertification in our planet. Address one or more messages to the public institutions and internationals organizations so that they take action immediately. Your poster can help to save the world.

D. VIDEO: Over 16 years old (Students and Teachers).
With the teachers' help, organize a debate where the following topics are analysed:
       a)Water shortage, especially in developing countries;
        b)Its causes;
        c)Possible solutions.
Please, send us a video or DVD with a summary of this debate, reinforced by numerous images.

E. SCHOOLS:
Encouraging the whole school to take part in the competition.

Languages: Entries may be presented in any of the UN 6 official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Deadline: Works may be sent before July the 1st 2008 to the headquarters of Peace and Cooperation in Madrid by post or e-mail.

Madrid:

Fundación Paz y Cooperación
C/Meléndez Valdés, Nº 68, 4 izq.
28015 Madrid (Spain)

Tel. (34) 91 549 61 56
Fax: (34) 91 543 52 82

Email:
pazycooperacion@hotmail.com www.peaceandcooperation.org

The entries must clearly state: the participant's full name, date of birth, address and telephone number as well as their school's name, address, telephone number and, if available, e-mail address.

All entries will be the property of Peace and Cooperation.

Jury

The International Jury will meet in Madrid on 24th October 2008, United Nations Day.

Prizes

Four diplomas in each category.
Five prizes of 200 Euros.
Two airline tickets donated by Airline Ambassadors.

Award Ceremony

7th February 2009, Day of Understanding and Peace