Chaturka Karandana's Posts - CSR Middle East2024-03-19T11:09:11ZChaturka Karandanahttp://csrmiddleeast.org/profile/ChaturkaKarandanahttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/116893289?profile=original&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://csrmiddleeast.org/profiles/blog/feed?user=01s99d3ydq6jm&xn_auth=noAl Shaima Girls wins GPS Eco-School of the Yeartag:csrmiddleeast.org,2012-11-07:6384023:BlogPost:348452012-11-07T07:06:58.000ZChaturka Karandanahttp://csrmiddleeast.org/profile/ChaturkaKarandana
<p><b> </b>The Green Programme for Schools (GPS) presented awards to participating schools that showed outstanding commitment to the environmental campaign at Hafsa Independent School on November 6, 2012.</p>
<p> Al Shaima Girls Independent School won the GPS ‘Eco-School of the Year’; Doha Modern Indian School won the ‘Best Student Participation’ award while Ali Bin Taleb Independent School won the School for Best Innovation award.</p>
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<p><b> </b>The Green Programme for Schools (GPS) presented awards to participating schools that showed outstanding commitment to the environmental campaign at Hafsa Independent School on November 6, 2012.</p>
<p> Al Shaima Girls Independent School won the GPS ‘Eco-School of the Year’; Doha Modern Indian School won the ‘Best Student Participation’ award while Ali Bin Taleb Independent School won the School for Best Innovation award.</p>
<p> All participating schools received recognition for their valuable contribution and support towards the successful implementation of the environmental campaign for 2011-2012. The winners were selected based on the results of the evaluation session that was held on October 9 at Msheireb Enrichment Centre where schools gave a presentation to the GPS Steering Committee about the green initiatives that they were involved in since the launch of the programme in June last year. Mission 20 volunteers were also recognised for their role as activation partners during the ceremony.</p>
<p>Members of the GPS Steering Committee include Nawal Kuwari, Communications Officer, Supreme Education Council (SEC); Jamal Mohamed Al Jaber, Education Coordinator, Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC); Eng. Mohamed Jaber, Head of Education Committee, QGBC; and Ravi Raman, Vice-President, Oryx Advertising Co. WLL.</p>
<p>“We support and encourage the GPS because this is our mandate at SEC to encourage sustainable living. We hope the school and student participation will increase next year and GPS will continue to inspire the youth,” said Nawal Kuwari from the Supreme Education Council.</p>
<p>"The award ceremony and recognition of the Eco School of Year is indeed a proud achievement for us and all the participating schools. GPS is a unique initiative which involved students right from inception - from branding of the schools to monitoring the electricity and water usage; the youth took charge and showed enthusiasm, interest and responsibility. We look forward to the next edition where we are inducting 30 more schools,” said Ravi Raman, Vice President of Oryx Advertising Company WLL.</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/75721877?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/75721877?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a>The GPS is the environmental initiative of Msheireb Properties in association with Qatar Today magazine and is supported by the SEC. Since its launch on June 5, 2011, GPS has seen the participation of approximately 25,000 students from more than 28 schools.</p>
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<p> </p>Green Programme for Schools: A joint CSR initiative to raise eco consciousness among the youthtag:csrmiddleeast.org,2011-11-01:6384023:BlogPost:192642011-11-01T13:46:30.000ZChaturka Karandanahttp://csrmiddleeast.org/profile/ChaturkaKarandana
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<p>The Green Programme for Schools (GPS) is the environmental initiative of Msheireb Properties in association with <i>Qatar Today</i> magazine. This unique programme aims to Reach, Inspire and Reward students and schools in Qatar by meaningfully engaging and inculcating in them the importance of building a green equity. Since its launch on June 5, 2011, the GPS has been received…</p>
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<p>The Green Programme for Schools (GPS) is the environmental initiative of Msheireb Properties in association with <i>Qatar Today</i> magazine. This unique programme aims to Reach, Inspire and Reward students and schools in Qatar by meaningfully engaging and inculcating in them the importance of building a green equity. Since its launch on June 5, 2011, the GPS has been received phenomenally well by schools in Qatar with over 40 of them registering for the programme.</p>
<p>GPS has also been receiving great support from its partners which include the Supreme Education Council (SEC) who have been providing assistance in identifying the most appropriate and potential local and international schools. These are schools that have the potential to not only be part of the programme but also to enhance it, and SEC is facilitating registrations with them. Meanwhile, iloveqatar.net (ILQ) being the foremost digital media experts in the country, is providing the ideal platform to reach out to the wider community as media partners through daily tweets, blogs and posts on various social media platforms. In addition, GPS has invited Mission 20, a youth-centric body, as one of its activation partners in charge of strategically placing pledge boards, suggestion boxes and creative stickers inside the campuses to constantly remind and encourage students to utilize resources carefully. Consulting partners are Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) will be lending its expertise to develop the assessment criteria for monitoring the participating schools through this programme. The school which reduces water and electricity consumption the most would be awarded the ‘Eco School of the year’. Other prizes like the Best Eco-Idea, Most Energy Efficient School will also be given out.</p>