Water company to start resource education<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: To increase awareness about the importance of natural
\nresources, the foreign partner of city water company PT Thames
\nPAM Jaya (TPJ), will soon begin a water education program for
\nelementary and junior high school students.<\/p>\n
The compact disc module, aimed to encourage children to spread
\nthe word about water conservation, the company said.<\/p>\n
\"Children have high capacities to learn new things, to create
\nearly changes for a better world and to influence people within
\ntheir families and neighborhoods,\" the company said in a
\nstatement.<\/p>\n
Last week, as part of its programs to protect the environment,
\nTPJ gave awards to eight young environmentalists ranging from
\nnine to 15 years old.<\/p>\n
They were asked to carry out environmental projects, including
\ncleaning up local parks or initiating recycling schemes and
\npresent their results to a jury.<\/p>\n
Some 90 children related to members of TPJ's staff
\nparticipated in the annual contest, organized globally by the
\nUnited Kingdom's Young People Trust for the Environment and
\nNature Conservation. -- JP<\/p>",
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