Join Our Contests!!! Win Prizes!!!

In relation to World Environment Day Wadi Environmental Science Centre (WESC) and British Council are organizing several environmentally themed contests. So get your creative energies flowing and join one or more of our environmentally themed contests.

Click on one of the links to learn more about the contest, rules and prizes.

• Renewable Energy Vehicle Race
• Film Festival
• Imaginative Art Contest
• Recycled Toy Contest
• Songs of Hope
• Competition for IGSCE students

General Rules

• Submission must be the work of the person or persons entering the contests.
• Deadline for submissions to the contest is 1st May to Wadi Environmental Science Centre (WESC) or British Council.
• Deadline for IGSCE competition 30th May to British Council.
• Maximum age of participants is 19 years old.
• All art and film entries will be on display during WED and the renewable energy vehicle race will be held during World Environment Day in Azhar Park.
• Winning entries will be announced and prizes awarded in a ceremony during the day.
• Winners of each contest category will receive a special environmentally friendly prize from England (TBA).
• Second and third place entries will receive prizes from Gihan Science Workshop

For more information about the contests, please post your questions in the comments or contact:

Caroline Nassif, 012-350-9296 or
Hani Eskander, 010-153-6930

For the IGCSE competition please contact flying.colours@britishcouncil.org.eg

Speeches and Discussions

At World Environment Day you will have the unique opportunity to hear our experts speak and engage them in discussions about climate change, technological solutions to environmental problems and many other issues.

Wadi Environmental Science Centre (WESC) and British Council have invited a British specialist on climate change (name TBA) and Mohammed Bah Abba (TBC), the Nigerian inventor of the Desert Fridge.

In addition, WED will feature several Egyptian speakers.

Entertainment

Music acts, dancing and poetry will take place throughout World Environment Day. The entertainment will be environmentally themed.

Music
The Upper Egypt Choir will sing environmental songs.

Shataleen

Meriam Ali

Also the winners of the 'Songs of Hope' contest will perform their song on the day.

Dancing and Performance


Itiana Troupe

Documentaries

During WED documentaries about climate change, environmental issues affecting Egypt, environmental friendly technology, projects dealing with environmental degradation and lots of other themes.

More information to be announced.

Hands-on Environmental Experiments

Young and old alike will be able to conduct several hands-on experiments facilitated by Wadi Environmental Science Centre (WESC) and learn about a variety of topics. Below is a list of the activities that will take place during World Environment Day

1. What is a greenhouse?
   
2. Polluting a water resource - game
3. Ecological Footprint
4. Composting activity
   
5. Journey of a droplet - game
6. Owl pellets and food webs
7. Recycling activities
   
8. Make a solar cooker
9. Renewable Energy Boat (wind or solar)
10. Global warming game
11. Story telling – cold feet and walking on water

Environmental Technology

During World Environment Day, Wadi Environmental Science Centere (WESC) and British Council will showcase and demonstrate environmentally friendly technologies.

At WED you will see demonstrations of the following technologies

• Renewable Energy Go-Kart
• Solar Distiller
• Desalination Unit
• Desert Fridge
• Rice straw fuel pellets
• Composting Toilet
  

Click on the video below to watch a video about Composting Toilets (long)



Click on the video below to watch how to build a Dew Catcher (short)