Ali Ali Hamdi (participant)
*Group name
Children & Youth Wing,
Pakistan Rural Workers Social Welfare Organization (PRWSWO)
*Country/Region
Pakistan
*Type of Group
Community
*Number of total members of your group/project
73 Members
*Number of regular participants in activities
58 Members
*Characteristic of members
Majority of our group members belong to the rural area. We always gather during our vacations and holidays for plantation campaign, water education program and health and sanitation awareness activities.
*Theme(s) of your group/project
*Others
*Missions and activities of your group/project
The children group focused its mission to establish environmental clubs and related activities in the rural areas schools with the aim to increase children's understanding on environmental issues through sharing of opinions and developing friendship.
*Characteristics of the group/project activities
The group successfully launched its activities and established 10 environmental clubs in the schools, reaching to 1400 children, provided awareness to 5500 inhabitants of the community and planted 270 trees. Beside, talked with the children on the hazardous of diarrhea, preparation and use of ORS and to maintain clean and healthy environment in village.
*Most importnat way of thinking of your group/project for environment
The group of children always think on project for environment peaceful and healthy environment for their better future and always developed friendship with children to promote groups mission. They believe that environmental conditions can be improved with the help and support of fellow children who are the best change agents.
*Major publications and articles
We don't have any publication but every year we share our progress report with the members.
*What kind of group/project do you want to exchange for imformation and experience with?
The group desires to exchange the modality for information and experience with? of this project with other children in order to improve the environmental conditions locally and globally.
*Short message for exchange with other group/project
Children are the strong force who have leadership skills and ability to change the scenario that's why friendship of children is very much important to develop solidarity and strong bonds to improve environment.
*Impression of Children's World Summit for the Environment 2005 Aichi
The children world summit was an excellent
Environment 2005 Aichi event which really a fruitful and helpful for me to promote my group activities in future. I succeeded to learn lot of information from fellow children and developed friendship with many children of different nations particularly of Japan which helped me to promote my activities. I wish my group get an opportunity to join next world summit in Malaysia which will be helpful to not only improve our group activities but a significant avenue to strengthen our friendship ties.
*Contact person
Ms. Naheed Akhtar, Secretary, Children & Youth Wing
*Contact Address
Pakistan Rural Workers Social Welfare Organization (PRWSWO),
P.O. Box No.2 (31-Gulistan Colony, Near STN Tower),
Bahawalpur-63100, Punjab, Pakistan.
farhat2@mul.paknet.com.pk
aliumarhamdi@yahoo.com
