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GYSD 2006
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Students
at the Joydepur Girls High School in Gazipur celebrated Earth Day and
GYSD by planting flowers and trees on their school ground. Sarah
Duffy, an officer from the US embassy, was on hand to plant a tree and
give a short talk about the importance of conserving the
environment. School students and Girl Guides were in charge
of the planting, which took place along the borders of the school
property and in front of the main building. The Joydepur Girls
High School is a partner school participating in the Global Connections
and Exchange Program.
Kids at the Agrabad Kalakakoli School made a presentation on garbage
and recycling during the school's Global Youth Service Day
celebration. They also talked about ways to reclaim garbage for
useful purposes by recycling materials such as glass, metal and
plastic. The students performed community clean up as well in the
Agrabad area.
For Global Youth Service Day, the students of Mr. Mohammad Abu Bakar's
class at the Khawja Ajmeri High School held a youth drug awareness
meeting with their peers. They led a discussion on the subject of drug
addiction. They talked about the social conditions that lead youth to
become addicted to drugs, and talked about how friends can recognize
when someone needs help with a drug habit. They also discussed how to
avoid drugs and prevent addiction. 
Students at the Halishahar Munshipara High School researched and
presented a discussion of deforestation at an Earth Day assembly at
their school. The student team put the project together as an after
school activity on the week before Earth Day. They prepared a
presentation using powerpoint software and pictures from the internet.
They addressed their school and community.
Students at the Forest Colony Girls High School in Chittagong planted a
flower garden at their school on Earth Day, coinciding with their
celebration of Global Youth Service Day with other schools
participating in the Global Connections and Exchange Program.Citizenship & Youth Philanthropy Program and has been made possible with major funding from the United States State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Global Catalyst Foundation.