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Hydropower generation forerunner Hedcor, Inc., for the second year partners with the United Nations Information Center in strengthening the world wide campaign against the effects of climate change through the Climate Change Caravan that started last year.

Elementary and high school students of Baguio City schools are the target audience of the activity.  This aims not only to educate the students of what climate change is and its alarming effects, but to solicit their support through means and ways they can do to contribute in the mitigation of the impacts of climate change.

Last week, the activity kicked off with a discussion with grades 5 and 6 pupils of the Saint Louis University Laboratory Elementary School, coinciding with their Ecology Week Celebration.

Last year, Hedcor, UNIC and AboitizPower visited various schools in Davao City, Baguio City, and the host communities of Hedcor in La Trinidad, Tuba, Sablan and Bakun.

Being an environment-friendly power generating facility, Hedcor has been slating activities that involve students in disseminating the need to save the environment, solid waste management orientation and tree planting activities among others.

Last year, a drawing contest focusing on how to save mother earth was participated in by elementary students from the cities of Davao and Baguio.  The contest was won by sixth grader Theo Ardsjiel Astudillo from Berkeley School, Baguio City.

An essay writing contest will also be held later this year with high school students from schools nationwide as participants, the seventh since 2003.  Hannah Bustillo of the University of Baguio High School won third place in the national contest.

“It is true that undoing global warming is a monumental task, and it will demand the efforts of every person on Earth, especially the youth.  Every person is only a decision away from making a significant difference in the fight against global warming. While our lawmakers pass bills that will protect the environment, and while companies eagerly pursue efficient energy technologies, let us also do our part. We can’t hamper the advancement of technology, but we can surely act on the problems they bring about. Let this be our contribution to climate change, and our legacy of wealth and responsibility.  (Excerpt from Bustillo’s essay during the 6th world environment day essay contest). – Gen Toledo

PHOTO CAPTION .  Ms. Agnes Aliman of UNIC lectures to high school students of Easter College, Baguio City during the climate change caravan last year.