11-14

Animal Cruelty in Malta

submitted by Saint Francis Secondary School Sliema : Kyla Farrugia, Lara Bonnici, Leah Bongailas, Raisa Farrugia  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, School notice board, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

Whilst out there, there are a lot of animal lovers, unfortunately there are others who treat animals cruelly. Animal cruelty is a worldwide problem which keeps escalating. The first step to help these animals is by making people aware of this issue, and therefore we have chosen to carry out this research. Our aim is that people show love and respect towards animals.



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Do you know the helpline number in case of a stray animal in distress?

submitted by Saint Francis School Sliema : Justine Borg Carbott, Martina Camilleri, Michaela Camilleri, Nicole Said  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, School notice board, website
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

We decided to focus on the situation of stray animals in the Maltese streets, because there are too many strays in unhealthy and bad living conditions. Together we decided to carry out this research and see what other people think about this issue.



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Reducing Litter at school

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Daniela Mifsud  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

At school, 5 small plastic bottles on average are thrown in the classroom recycling boxes daily. This means around 50 plastic bottles per day or 250 plastic bottles per week. Together we are discussing possible solutions to reduce this litter. Ideas that have been discussed include giving more information to students, encouraging all students to bring reusable bottles to school and installing a water dispensing machine.



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Food, disposable cups and paper bags

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Liya, Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

After celebrating feasts, people usually head to fast food restaurants to have a quick meal. Many paper bags and cups are thrown away on the ground. The Valletta local council is in charge of cleaning the streets and a lot of money is spent to get them clean again. To reduce litter, people need to use the available facilities and not buy extra food because a lot of food is thrown away and wasted whilst knowing that there are people starving to death in the poor countries of the world.



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Cigarette buds and cans

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Liya, Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

Many people in feasts smoke cigarettes and drink softdrinks from cans. After the celebration there usually is a large amount of cigarette buds thrown on the floor in corners of the streets. To reduce the amount of cigarette buds there should be ash trays or people should be given biodegradable paper cups to put their cigarette remains in them so then they throw them in the bins provided.



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Don’t Waste Food

submitted by San Gorg Preca College Ħamrun Secondary School : Alice Chumova, Jake Camenzuli, Sarah Habesh, Shania Mizzi, Waleed Ahmed  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): radio, school magazine, school media, website
filed under Campaigning video Video Clips
awarded: Finalist

The school’s EkoSkola Committee are taking part in the WasteServ School-Community Link Project – Promoting a Zero Waste Society in which through this and two other video in collaboration with the Video Production House Striped Sox, we are promoting the reduction of food waste and how to avoid it. This by creating awareness and also, giving tips and solutions on this. The EkoSkola team also worked g on the We Eat Responsibly Project with this same theme of food waste which is being tackled via the production of a recipe booklet Sustainable Cooking including tips and ideas to preserve food and avoid wasting it as well as recipes of leftover food.



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Waste thrown in public areas

submitted by Immaculate Conception School Tarxien : Liya, Micallef  for 11-14
campaign: Litter Less Campaign Entry
dissemination(s): school media
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended

A common problem that happens in feasts such as Carnival is that there aren’t enough bins next to stalls selling food or if there are bins, they are overflowing with trash. This leads to people throwing away their garbage in cardboard boxes or on the ground. To prevent this from happening, there should be an amount of bins in areas where food is prepared and they should be emptied regularly while the event is taking place.



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A Healthy Environment on Land and Sea.

submitted by St. Nicholas College Middle School Rabat : Andrea Ciappara, Daniela Ellul  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Awareness during parents' day stand and leaflets, Leaflets taken to Rabat local council, other, School FB page, school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Finalist

More fish is being produced by fish farms but this has its disadvantages like the greasy slime that reaches beaches from time to time. Turtles are declining in number due to many reasons, amongst which people throwing plastic into the sea, which they eat mistaking it for jellyfish and chocking on. Overfishing had to be regulated by rules and is finally recovering. Similarly, we must take care of our environment on land. Clean ups can be a solution to this. When these are organised, the trash found varies from cola cans to appliances. Fines have to be paid by those caught dirtying the environment so that we ourselves and our future generations can enjoy it!



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We are what we eat and what we do.

submitted by St. Nicholas College Middle School Rabat : Martina Abela, Milena Stagno  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): Awareness during parents' day stand and leaflets, Leaflets taken to Rabat local council, other, School FB page, school magazine, school media
filed under Articles
awarded: Commended

What we eat and whether we exercise or not, makes a difference in our lives. Surveys show that Maltese people are still confirmed as the most obese nation in the European Union. This could be the result of eating a lot of junk food which is quicker to find than having to prepare genuine home-made food and it works out cheaper. When parents buy technology to keep their children quiet, what they are doing is that they encourage them to sit down and play on these games instead of urging them to exercise. Students argue that they should have more physical education lessons in schools. Tuck shops should offer healthier options and fast food outlets should promote their healthier options, by lowering their prices. Parents must understand that their choices affect their children’s life so it is important to follow this advice: eat healthily and exercise more!



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Teachers’ and Students’ Hobbies

submitted by Our Lady Immaculate : Ashley Gilson, Elena Pisani, Phoebe Schembri  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): newspaper
filed under Articles
awarded: Participation

A hobby can be defined as an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure. Hobbies vary depending on the age, sex, lifestyle, and skills of the person. Having a hobby brings joy and entertainment in our lives. It gives us something fun to do during our free time. We have spoken to 3 female teachers, 2 male teachers as well as 3 students of different ages.



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