Winner of Zoomlion quiz goes to Dubai
Winners of a quiz competition on environmental sanitation have been presented with their prizes at a ceremony in Accra.
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The nationwide quiz was organised by the Zoomlion Foundation, the corporate social responsibility wing of waste management company Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education in all the 10 regions of Ghana for basic schools to help raise the level of environmental sanitation awareness among schoolchildren and the general public.
The quiz competition, which involved members of Zoomkids clubs in basic schools, was under the direct supervision of the School Health Education Programme (SHEP) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and club patrons of selected schools.
Prize winners
The first prize winner of the competition, Ms Mercy Abena Arthur of Nav-West Basic School at Old Seko in the Western Region, received a prize for an all-expenses-paid educational trip to Dubai.
The purpose of the trip is for the winner to experience at first hand how a clean city looks like to boost her morale to champion environmental cleanliness.
She would be travelling during the school vacation with her club patron and would visit special areas of environmental interest.
The second prize of GH¢7,000 went to Ms Mary Tee Magdalene Tepuabil from Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, while Master Linus Tabari of the Presbyterian SSNIT Model Primary School at Nator in the Upper West Region took the third prize of GH¢5,000. Master Godfred Bediako of the Kakumdo M/A Basic School in the Central Region received the fourth prize of GH¢4,000.
Contributions towards sanitation improvement
The Executive Chairman of Zoomlion/Jospong Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, said: “As the company celebrates its 10th anniversary, it is important to engage the schoolchildren to be part of this memorable event and to appreciate their contributions towards sanitation improvement.”
Touching on why Zoomlion funded the quiz competition, the Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mrs Florence Larbi, explained that the quiz competition would improve on young people’s knowledge of environmental issues.
She said Zoomlion had operated the Zoomkids Club, which is an environmental sanitation and health club in schools across the country, for the past eight years and there was the need to continuously improve on the knowledge of children and the youth on environmental sanitation.
An elated Ms Arthur expressed gratitude to God and the foundation for organising the event.
“I feel so excited. Zoomkids Club is the best club every student should join. Not only does it increase your knowledge of personal hygiene, your confidence is boosted as you are not shy to speak to your peers about the need to observe environmental sanitation,” she said.
Ms Arthur, who said she hopes to become a doctor in future, said stated that she would not only care for the sick but also take care of the environment.
Need for more collaboration
The Director of SHEP, Mrs Nana Esi Inkoom, said there was the need for more collaboration between Zoomlion and SHEP to bring about improvement in school health and sanitation.
She encouraged Zoomlion not to relent in its efforts in supporting the activities of the club.
The various stages of the quiz competition, the Northern Sector Zonal competition, Southern Sector Zonal competition, and the semi-final and final competitions, were aired live on GTV.
The quiz master was Mr Daniel Afari Yeboah of “What do you know” fame.
