Hyderabad: Rotary Club of Hyderabad Deccan of Rotary District 3150 together with Saevus magazine, the country’s foremost nature and wildlife magazine to organise SAEVUS ECO ACHIEVERS QUIZ on Sunday November 17, 2019 at The Hyderabad Public School,Begumpet.
The objective behind this quiz is to help develop a strong environmental consciousness among school children The Eco-Achievers Quiz is a hugely successful and the first of its kind programme run by Saevus magazine celebrating its vision of ‘conservation through appreciation’ with an aim to develop a strong environmental consciousness among schoolchildren.
The theme of the quiz is “Juxta” whereby the students are questioned about nature and wildlife related topics from all walks of life like literature, science, movies, mythology, etc. Teams of three comprising students from standards 5th, 6th and 7th standards willtake part, championing the cause of the natural world. Schools can send upto three teams, accompanied by at least one teacher; there is no participation fee.
The quiz is organized in association with Rotary Clubs in 40 plus cities across the country with winners from these rounds going through to the national finale in Mumbai. Over 30,000 children across the country took part in SaevusEco Achievers programs last year. Saevus Eco Achievers Olympiad &Quiz programmes are endorsed by the CEC Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (www.iucn.org), the foremost organisation in the world in the conservation space.
Every certificate given to students will bear the signature of an IUCN dignitary. Further, Seavus offers an exposure to the students to the resource and minds at IUCN and a chance to showcase their work on a global platform.