PH Ambassador Joins Climate Change Story-Telling Ahead of Poland’s COP24 Hosting
Ambassador to Poland Patricia Ann V. Paez with a Bridge Foundation student-volunteer hold cards advocating sustainable development. (Warsaw PE photo)
WARSAW 29 November 2018 — To kick-start Poland’s hosting of the 24th Conference of Parties (COP24) this December in Katowice and to create greater awareness about the United Nations sponsored storybook “Fairy Tales for a Fairer World,” The Bridge Foundation unveiled “#GlobalReadingOnGlobalChallenges” on 05 November 2018 at the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
The event, which was graced by Ambassador to Poland Patricia Ann V. Paez, focused on the topic of climate change, environment protection, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Through the foundation’s “Education is a Window to the World” program, 400 high school students from 20 Polish schools have been exploring global economic, environmental and social challenges at the Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw.
“One unique approach of this project is the use of story-telling. The students translated into Polish the ‘Fairytales for a Fairer World’ - a storybook initiative of the UN Director General to promote the SDGs,” Bridge Foundation founder Adam Koniuszewshi said.
A chapter was turned into a theatrical play by students from the bilingual Polish-French Zmicowska High School in cooperation with the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. The play was premiered during the event.
The Bridge Foundation is a non-governmental organization which engages opinion leaders and the youth on sustainable development and global issues. The foundation also empowers young people to become ambassadors of change, and wages campaigns to inspire businesses to engage with communities. END
For more information, visit www.warsawpe.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHLinPoland/
With the active participation of students, The Bridge Foundation launched “#GlobalReadingOnGlobal Challenges” which focuses on climate change and sustainable development. (Warsaw PE photo)
Mr. Adam Koniuszewski, founder of The Bridge Foundation and Ambassador Patricia Paez. (Warsaw PE photo)