Eco Picture Diary 2013 winners awarded in Baku
By Nigar Orujova
The awarding ceremony of the national stage of the international contest "Eco Picture Diary 2013″ held among schoolchildren in Azerbaijan for the first time took place in the Heydar Aliyev Center on December 10.
The contest was held at the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, head of IDEA International Dialogue for Environmental Action Public Union, under the auspice of UNESCO, with the support of Heydar Aliyev Center and Panasonic Marketing (PMCIS).
A total of 5,000 eco diaries were circulated among schoolchildren in Baku and Ganja cities as part of the contest that lasted from November 1 to November 15. Some 3,032 of the diaries were filled up and submitted to the organizer. This is the highest indicator among 51 countries joined the contest.
The participants submitted a picture and described an idea of it in an "Eco Diary" prepared especially for the contest.
A total of 2,401 diaries were submitted by 314 schools in Baku and 629 eco diaries from 49 schools in Ganja. Some 1,299 of contestants were aged 6-11 years while 1,733 were aged 12-15 years.
11-year old Fuad Sultanov, who studies at Baku European Lyceum, won the contest. Sultanov and 19 finalists were awarded a certificate and valuable gifts.
Sultanov represented Azerbaijan in the awarding ceremony of the international contest in Paris on December 3-6.
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