Latakia-Sana
200 participants from different age groups competed in the sports marathon organized by the Directorate of Environment in Lattakia under the slogan “With our cooperation .. We raise our environment” for a distance of 2 km from Dekka Al-Andalus on Al-Azhari roundabout to Al-Orouba Park as part of the National Environment Day celebrations.
Dr. Lama Ahmed, Director of Environment in Lattakia, pointed to the wide participation of various NGOs, organizations, unions, youth and voluntary teams concerned with the environment, pointing out that the aim of the event is to spread environmental awareness and attract the local community's attention to the importance of the environment.
In turn, Eng. Rawan Alfi, Head of the Environmental Awareness Department at the Directorate pointed out that the activities are ongoing over 10 days and will include awareness activities in schools on the importance of volunteering and rationalizing the consumption of resources in addition to lectures in cultural centers in the cities of Jableh and Lattakia and clean-up campaigns for the western and southern corniche and sports city Residents and visitors to the province.
Ahmed Ibrahim, Director of Social Affairs and Labor that the Directorate's participation today is to encourage NGOs to take an active role in the preservation of the environment and spread the culture of environmental protection, especially after the serious damage to our beautiful forests and fires that devoured green areas.
Saifuddin Al Dada, 13, won the first place in the marathon for the girls category.He confirmed that she is here today to motivate children to be active individuals in preserving their environment and support all initiatives that achieve this goal, while Sidra Ghadir came in second place and third place was for Maha Khuzam. .
As for the youth category, Ahmed Ali Al-Nasser got the first place, while the second place went to Janadat Al-Khair and third place to Mohammed Ali Al-Nasser.
In the category of children, Majd Osman won first place, followed by Haider Yaqoob, Ali Merhej came third and the latter expressed his happiness to participate in this event and wanted to send a message to his comrades that they can express their love for their environment and protect it through interaction with such activities that stimulate the spirit of volunteerism within them.
Cleaners Mohammed Moussa and Ma'ad Bakkour considered the tribute as a tribute to their efforts with their colleagues to keep the city and its streets clean.He hoped that children would benefit from such events to learn about the love of the environment and the importance of preserving it and working together to ensure a clean future.
14-year-old Roaa Qajo Her 4-year-old sister, Ghina, participated in drawing a painting in which she tried to highlight the beauty of nature with its colorful trees and flowers.
For his part, Abdel Kader Qaqaa, 13, spoke about his painting, which embodied children playing on a green meadow, some of them throwing dirt in the garbage basket and another alerting his friend not to pick flowers, indicating that every child should set an example for his peers to care about hygiene, whether at home, school, neighborhood or city. generally.
Rasha Raslan
