Overview of this video:
A satellite session on the exchange between Shiga and Guanajuato-Chapala high school students on the conservation of water bodies and their fu
Within the framework of the 18th edition of the World Lake Conference (WLC18), the University of Guanajuato carried out the project “Drops of Hope” in collaboration with the educational area of the Guanajuato Municipal Potable Water and Sewer System (SIMAPAG) and the ONG “Resplandor International”.
In this project, children from Shiga Prefecture, Japan, and children from the community of Cajones in the municipality of Guanajuato shared their thoughts on the conservation of water bodies and their future in our environments through drawings.
This exercise has resulted in 10 drawings selected to show the vision on this topic, in an exhibition that will take place in “the Alexander Von Humboldt Passage”, downtown City of Guanajuato, from November 5 to 12, 2021.
Gallery
Title: Paddling in the clean water is enjoyable
Author: MEI SUZUKI
Description:
I went to lake Biwa to play during the summer vacation.
I thought how happy I was to be near a place with clean water and swimming fishes, then I drew a picture of the lake Biwa and a fish in the clean water.
Title: Lake Biwa is a treasure for everyone
Author: AYATA HONJO
Description:
I want to take good care of lake Biwa because it belongs to all of us, and I want people, insects, fish and flowers to be able to live there with a smile.
Title: If you change your mind, the water quality will change
Author: MIYU MATSUURA
Description:
In the fourth grade, I learned that water purification plants and sewage treatment plants make various efforts to clean the water. However, I think the most important thing is the heart of citizens. It is people who dispose of garbage and make the water dirty. I believe that if we change our minds, the water will become cleaner. That is why I wrote the poster, “If the mind of citizens changes, the water will be changed.
Title: Let’s take good care of Lake Biwa
Author: KANTA SHIRAHAMA
Description:
I drew this picture with the feeling of wanting to save it because lake Biwa is the only one of its kind in the world, and there are many creatures that I love.
Title: I conserve Mother Lake Biwa!
Author: MARIA KAWAGOE
Description:
In Shiga Prefecture, where I was born and grown up, there is a large lake called Lake Biwa, and people are living thanks to its abundant water.
I want to keep it as a beautiful lake and a lifeline for us all. I drew this picture with the feeling that I would like to protect it.
Title: Purifier
Authors:
Marian López Aguirre
Gema Aguirre Aguirre
Danna Ximena Guerrero Lona
Title: Pollution vs. anti-pollution rocket
Authors:
Esmeralda Flores Aguirre
Sebastián Aguirre Aguirre
Miguel Aguirre Aguirre
Jaqueline Aguayo
Title: Water takes care of us
Author: Kyan Fletcher Alatorre
Title: Caring for water
Author: David Agustín Flores Aguirre
Title: There is only One
Author:
Romina Guadalupe Hernández Aguayo
Sebastián Fletcher Alatorre
Cristina Flores Aguirre
Jennifer Alexandra Hernández Aguayo