Local Coastodians Do Us Proud

We are proud to announce that two of our local schools won the two top prizes for the International Coastal Clean up Day and Art Competition. Luderitz Secondary school was one of them, along with Diaz Primary. The judging was completed in Windhoek by independent artists/teachers, and the grand prize of a trip to the Namib Desert Environmental Education Centre was awarded to two of our local schools. The judges had a certain criteria to follow in order to award prizes. Firstly, the art work had to be creative and considerate of recycling principles, the effort involved on the day of the clean up, taking into consideration the selected site was also a contributing factor, and finally the effort and enthusiasm shown by the participants. Forty learners from each school and four adults can attend the trip, which is organised by the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project NACOMA. Congratulations to all of those who took part.•