Kolektif Drwa Zanfan Morisien: Symbolic march for Children’s Right

As part of its awareness campaign ‘Defann Drwa Zanfan Morisien’ (Defend the rights of Mauritian Chiildren), the Kolektif Drwa Zanfan Morisien (KDZM) organised an activity day at the Caudan Waterfront on Friday November 18. Entitled ‘Lazourne Drwa Zanfan Morisien’, the special day gathered children from six groups around the island, namely more than 1,200 children. 

The day started at 10am with workshops namely with sensitization activities for children through drawing and painting. This was followed by a symbolic march which started at 1.15pm. The objective of this awareness campaign, which begun on October 13 by two workshops with NGOs, is to raise awareness among social workers and educators, children and the general public on the rights of the child for protection against violence and against substance abuse.

Cité Zen National Slogan Competition: Permal Soobrayen Primary School Winner

Permal Soobrayen Primary School has been crowned winner of the national road safety slogan contest. This competition was organised by Vivo Energy Mauritius as part of its Cité Zen Campaign, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources.

Found in Souillac, the primary institution was represented by a team of Standard IV students, namely Angelina de Rivière, Janvi Durga and Riddhi Bissumbhur. It is due to their original and captivating slogan « Fezer lor volan, lenfer divan! », that the trio won a sum of Rs 50,000 for their institution. The prize will be used to carry out an empowerment project for the school.

Launched in 2013, Cité Zen is a national campaign aiming to raise awareness on road safety. The campaign, which targets young people, was set up within the social responsibility project of Vivo Energy Mauritius, holder of the Shell franchise in Mauritius. Inscribed on the calendar of school activities, this competition brings together each year primary schools of Mauritius and Rodrigues to celebrate a Road Safety Day.

For the 2016 edition of the Road Safety Day, the students of Standard IV and V were invited to design a slogan to translate their conception of road traffic and the risks that it represents for themselves and other users. The best slogan nominated at the level of each institution subsequently competed in a national final event. 

“Creativity is a good way of engaging and sensitising the young and the adults on the importance of their role in road safety. It is above all an individual-level approach that ultimately benefits the entire community,” said Belinda Teeroovengadum Ramtohul, Communications Manager at Vivo Energy Mauritius.

For the two previous editions, Vivo Energy Mauritius had financed,with a total of Rs 50,000 each, an educational medicinal garden at the winning Pandit Sahadeo Primary School at Vacoas and an upgrade of the computer room at the Loreto Curepipe Junior school.