ON THE ACTIVITIES DEVOTED TO THE WORLD OZONE DAY IN ALBANIA – 20 September 2021

On the 20th of September 2021, the representatives of NOU carried out an interesting activity with children of the “Multidisciplinary Community Centre” in Tirana. In this activity about 30 children of the ages 8 – 12, 5 staff members of the “Multidisciplinary Community Centre” and also representatives of the Social Services Directorate in Tirana Municipality were present. The activity was organized under the motto: “Montreal Protocol: Keeping Us, our Food and Vaccines Cool”. 

 

During the first part of this event, a number of awareness activities were held, such as information session regarding the World Ozone Day 16 September 2021, Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone layer, and the importance of the ozone layer protection. The NOU representatives in cooperation with the teachers of the “Multidisciplinary Community Centre” explained to the children what is the ozone layer and why it should be protected. Videos for children were displayed, such as “IT’S KEY FOR OUR SURVIVAL, World Ozone Day 2021” and  “Guardians of the Galaxy: Ozone Heroes”. 

 

In the second part of the activity different kinds of games were distributed such as; chess, dominos, card games, ludo, etc. Also present was an animator that entertained the children with a variety of songs, dances and games, giving them a very fun day. Furthermore, the children painted different paintings dedicated to protecting their city, and the importance of ozone layer protection, expressing their feelings for this special time and conveying that this was a memorable day for them. The representatives of the “Multidisciplinary Social Center” highlighted that informing and educating children through entertainment is a success, which will also reach their families. The activities carried out in this Centre have educated the children in a creative and entertaining way, having in consideration that it is better to prevent than to cure. At the end, posters, of “Ozzy Ozone” comic book, games, T-shirts, masks and hats with the logo of World Ozone Day 2021 were distributed to all the participants.