illuminate environmental awareness
A group of students from the Faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy at King Abdulaziz University lit up the pillars and pavilions of the exhibition "My Home is My Responsibility", which was held in a commercial center in Jeddah. The students provided visitors with large and varied doses of environmental and health information and guidance. The students who participated in the exhibition are Sarah Al-Khansa, Israa Tashkandi Reem Al-Badawi, Razan Al-Amoudi, Fatima El-Sherbiny, and Lina Bayazid.
The students expressed their happiness to participate in the exhibition and convey information to visitors about safety in the home and ways to rationalize electrical energy and water, waste recycling and rationalization of consumption.
They added that the participation in the exhibition had a positive role in developing their personalities in how to deal with the public of various segments and suggested that the Jeddah Municipality pay attention to the idea of distributing waste recycling containers in various public sites and overcrowded areas to get rid of the phenomenon of digging up containers by some African women.
The exhibition also had a role in communicating information to children and developing their abilities and talents by introducing them to the idea of re-shopping for raw materials.
Dr. Suhad Bahajri, head of the environment unit at the Center of Excellence for Environmental Studies at King Abdulaziz University and the supervisor of the exhibition, explained that the exhibition achieved its objectives through its various activities, noting that it is the first of its kind and is a series of such kind of activity within the community to raise environmental awareness. She added that the audience interacted with the exhibition in a positive way.
On his part, Dr. Nasser Al-Omari, the scientific supervisor of the exhibition, explained that the efforts made by everyone contributed to the success of the exhibition, especially the contributions of Dr. Mansour Balkhayur and Dr. Fayza Abdo, who drafted the scientific material and prepared for the exhibition.
He added that he looks forward to the Jeddah Municipality to honor the female students participating in the exhibition, as it is at the core of community awareness.
