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29 Mar 2022 WaterWise Program: H2Ooooh

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On the occasion of World Water Day (22 March), the National Mission for Clean Ganga, UNESCO and other partners launched their initiative “H2Ooooh! – Has released three animation films for the children of India under the “Water Wise Program”.
These films are based on stories centered on the rescue and conservation of Indian rivers by school students.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It seeks to establish peace through international cooperation in the fields of education, science and culture.
UNESCO’s programs contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015.
It has 193 member countries and 11 affiliated members. India joined UNESCO in the year 1946.
The United States and Israel formally left UNESCO membership in the year 2019.
Its headquarter is in Paris (France).
UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission is leading a global effort to establish an ocean-based tsunami warning system as part of its disaster mitigation strategy.
In the year 2020, two villages of Odisha (Venkataraipur and Noliyasah) have been designated as ‘Tsunami Ready’ for preparedness to deal with the problem of Tsunami.

It was jointly launched by UNESCO in July 2021 along with National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and others.
H2Ooooh! is a unique program designed for Indian school students from class 1 to 8.

Since its inception, around 31000 students from 53 schools across 18 Indian states are actively engaged with the support of over 400 teachers.
Its objective is to raise awareness about the limited availability of water, sustainable use, conservation and exploitation etc.
It enables students to share their own experiences and proposals for protecting the environment.
Divided into three phases, the project aims at fostering creativity and raising awareness about water conservation and its sustainable use among students aged 6-14 years, by providing training and providing them with animated short films, paintings and story ideas. To encourage submission.