Sheikha Athba bint Thamer Al Thani, Chief, Support Services of QDVC, inaugurating the first recycling programme of French School Bonaparte. Also seen is Hafid Adnani, director of the school.
DOHA: Pupils and personnel of the French School Bonaparte inaugurated its first recycling programme yesterday. With this initiative, the centre aims to become a ‘green school’ with the installation of waste segregation bins in its premises.
With the advice and support of QDVC, the local construction company with international standards, the segregated paper and plastic waste will be sent to Qatari recycling companies for a second life.
“We started to brainstorm with QDVC two years ago about the project of green school and we appreciate their commitment and dedication,” said Hafid Adnani, the Director of the French School Bonaparte.
“The best habits are those you learn in your childhood. We therefore believe that the new generation will be more aware about environmental care thanks to initiatives like waste segregation at school”, he continued.
Attending the inauguration of this sustainable initiative, the Cooperation and Cultural Counsellor at the Embassy of France, Regis Dantaux, commented: “Qatar has emerged as a leader in terms of environmental awareness and sustainability, for instance with the host of the UN Climate Change Conference COP18 last year. I’m glad that the French School Bonaparte takes the same direction and starts this waste recycling programme”.
“We don’t inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children,” said Sheikha Athba Bint Thamer Al Thani, Chief Support Services of QDVC, citing an Amerindian proverb. “We consider at QDVC that part of our mission is to engage the next generation to raise awareness about the planet’s health. Sustainability involves us all and we are pleased to see green habits enthusiasts as the French School Bonaparte personnel and children”, she concluded.
The Peninsula
