Highlights from Volvo Adventure 2011
Creating biofuel out of cooking oil, transforming chopsticks into bags and turning a city dump into a forest are ground-breaking projects that wouldn't be out of place at an international, world class university. They are in fact the work of schoolchildren from as far afield as Rhode Island US, China, Madagascar and Hungary who were rewarded at this year's Volvo Adventure initiative. The international event in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) attracted entries from more than 60 countries. The young, environmentally-conscious schoolchildren from around the globe competed at the 10th annual event of its kind in Göteberg, Sweden, on the 8th of June 2011 to seek recognition and support for their life-changing ideas. Finalists from Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Madagascar, Malaysia, Oman, South Africa, Turkey, UK and USA spent an exciting week in Sweden, the spiritual home of the eco-lifestyle, where they took part in diverse workshops, before presenting their projects in front of an esteemed panel of judges, including Bernard Combes UNESCO's Programme Specialist for Education for Sustainable Development. The winning teams received cash prizes of up to $10000 to invest back into the sustainability of their programme, plus the chance to return to their local communities as heroes. Before the teams were rewarded, they must have proven their credentials and achieved a significant impact on their local communities. The legacy of these projects <b>…</b>
