Children want blue sky back

JAKARTA: Around 1,000 children are slated to participate in a blue-sky campaign on Wednesday, by drawing and writing poems on their dreams of pollution-free air on a 500-meter banner, organizers said on Tuesday.

The event, jointly organized by Swiss Contact Clean Air Project, Garda Budaya Indonesia Foundation and stationery maker Stabilo, will take place at the lobby of the Jakarta International Convention Center in Senayan, Central Jakarta, at 1:30 p.m.

The children range from third year elementary school students to first year junior high school students. They will wear a white uniform and cloud-printed hats.

"During the event, the children can express their worries, dreams, and hopes in relation to the condition of Jakarta's air," said Stabilo marketing manager Fransisca Supandi. -- JP