UNICEF Representative Nicolas Pron yesterday presented three of the winners of UNICEF Guyana’s Reimagine Illustration Challenge with Samsung tablet computers.
For World Children’s Day 2020, the local UNICEF office challenged Guyanese children between the ages of 8 and 18 years to draw and submit their vision of a better world for every child. A release yesterday from UNICEF said that over two dozen submissions were received, each expressing diverse themes, such as, a vision for a greener and more sustainable world, a future without discrimination, a safer world, a more inclusive world, a healthier world, a world of more opportunities, a happier world and the future of mental health and education, among other themes. According to UNICEF, twelve submissions were selected to be featured in UNICEF Guyana’s Annual Calendar.
At a brief ceremony yesterday, three of the 12 winners; Sajid, 8, Elliana, 10, and Tiffani, 18, were presented with tablet computers. The other winners are from different regions of Guyana and will receive their tablets subsequently.
Giselle, 10, from Region 9, shared her vision for ‘smart classrooms with unlimited internet access and computers that will benefit every child, using sustainable energy’. Elliana, 10, from Region 4, wrote that while nothing can truly replace face-to-face interaction in a physical classroom, technology is pivotal for the future of education.
‘We work very closely with the Government of Guyana to continue to develop innovative approaches to education through computers, through technology…through the internet so that everybody in Guyana has access to education,’ said the Representative. The UNICEF Representative commended the young people for rising to the challenge and sharing their vision and expressed hope that the tablets would aid in their schoolwork. He further challenged young people to work towards making their vision a reality.
All submissions can be found on UNICEF Guyana and Suriname’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/UNICEFGuyanaSuriname
