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KODOMO Ramsar (04/10/05)

Dear Everyone:

Here’s a message from Reiko Nakamura of the Ramsar Centre Japan (RCJ) who has news of an exciting RCJ initiative for COP9. Read on!

Best regards, Sandra Hails, Ramsar Secretariat

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Ramsar Center Japan (RCJ) is planning to organize a CEPA project "KODOMO Ramsar" in Uganda as a complementary activity for the 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar COP9) with the support of Japan Fund for Global environment (JGFE) in November 2005. For your information, “Kodomo” means a child (or children) in Japanese.

As a part of these activities, we are planning to hold "the Exhibition for Drawings of Wetlands and People’s Life" which exhibits children's paintings on wetlands. We would like children, in particular from Asian countries/regions to paint/draw a picture of scenery, people’s life and living creatures related to wetlands (for example, lakes, marshes, rivers, ice paddies, tidal flats, fishes, crabs, birds, insects, frogs, weeds, fishermen, farmers, children, boats and so on…) with a message for African children and send to RCJ. Size of pictures will be fine from a postcard to A4 (210 mm x 297 mm).

Paintings of children will be on display at "KODOMO Ramsar" and the RCJ booth of COP9 and, and exhibit to participants from all over the world.

If you are scheduled to participate in COP9, bringing as many pictures as possible by yourself to Uganda will be highly appreciated.

As for details, please see attached file [see file below ].

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact me.

We are looking forward to your active cooperation.

With best regards,

Reiko

NAKAMURA, Reiko, Secretary-General, Ramsar Center Japan
2-10-3 Minamikugahara, Ota-ku, Tokyo 146-0084 Japan
Phone: +81-3-3758-7926 Fax: +81-3-3758-7927 ; E-mail: reiko.nakamura@nifty.com
URL: http://homepage1.nifty.com/rcj/

FURTHER DETAILS

The Exhibition for Drawings of Wetlands and People’s Life

-Let's send your messages to Africa-!

Ramsar Center Japan (RCJ) is planning to implement an educational project "KODOMO Ramsar" in Uganda as a complementary activity for the 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar COP9) on 8-15 November 2005 in Kampala, Uganda with the support of Japan Fund for Global Environment (JGFE). For your information, “Kodomo” means a child (or children) in Japanese.

As a part of these activities, we are planning to hold "the Exhibition for Drawings of Wetlands and People’s Life" to exhibit children's paintings, in particular from Asian countries/regions in Kampala, Uganda. We would like children to paint/draw a picture of scenery, people’s life and living creatures related to wetlands (for example, lakes, marshes, rivers, ice paddies, tidal flats, fishes, crabs, birds, insects, frogs, weeds, fishermen, farmers, children, boats and so on…) with some messages for African children.

Paintings of children will be on display at "KODOMO Ramsar" and the RCJ booth of COP9 and, and exhibit to participants from all over the world.

We are looking forward to your active entry !

1. Organizer: Ramsar Center Japan
2. Collaborators (proposed): Nature Uganda; Government of Uganda; Ramsar Convention Secretariat
3. Supporters: Japan Fund for Global Environment (JFGE); Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd.
4. Exhibition period: 8th - 15th Nov, 2005
6. Theme: "Wetlands and People’s Life”
7. How to entry:

i. Please paint/draw a picture of the theme "Wetlands and People’s Life" with the prescribed form. You can use anything you like to paint (for example, colors, color pencils, crayon, and etc…)
ii. Put a message for African Children on the picture, for example how you feel about wetlands, hopefully in English.
iii. Size of paintings; From a postcard size to A4 (210mm×297mm) size.
iv. Age of entries: Younger than 19 years old.
v. Please write down the followings on the underside of your work and send it to the office of RCJ.

vi. A token will be presented to all entries.
vii. Works (pictures) are non returnable. We will appreciate your understanding.

8. Closing date of entry: Postal entry: The works should be received by RCJ by 20 October 2005
9. Address to send your picture :

Ramsar Center Japan, 2-10-3 Minamikugahara, Ota-Ku, Tokyo 146-0084 JAPAN
TEL: +81-3-3758-7926
FAX: +81-3-3758-7927
E-mail: ramsarcj.nakamura@nifty.ne.jp