In 2007, Veolia Environnement organized « Tales around the world », its fourth international awareness campaign aimed at students between 8 and 11 years of age.
This fourth program fits fully into the framework of the United Nations Decade of Education for sustainable development (2005-2014) and is partnered by UNESCO and the French National Commission for UNESCO.
This year, we were joined by a new partner: the musée du quai Branly in Paris, which has shared its rich collections. The museum's works set the tone of the teaching materials. Inspired by them, the children focused on the relationships between people and nature.
Soundwriter : Fred Schneider
In this new campaign, children from 25 countries around the world reflected on the fundamental connection that always exists between people and nature. Through the magnificent works housed in the musée du quai Branly in Paris, they discovered the legends, myths, rituals and customs that characterize the peoples of the five continents, and which evoke earth, air, fire, water and weather.
Once this work of exploration was completed, the students wrote a short story and designed a mask that expressed the importance of the links between people and nature.
What do they think about the depletion of natural resources?
How do they feel about the extinction of entire species?
What about global warming?
What do they think of human activity and its effects?
Do they think that humans have any respect for the planet any more...?
All these questions are guaranteed to trigger a wealth of opinion and discussion between generations.
Above all, its aim is to make young children, as tomorrow's adults and consumers, aware that the health of our planet is in our hands, and that the good habits that they pick up today will have beneficial consequences for our planet.