Modhesh Fun City spreads the message to save the earth

Located in the Central Hall of the Modhesh Fun City the Greenpeace stall is a part of the Arts and Crafts Zone where it relays the message of recycling and reducing waste. The stall is open to public throughout the DSS daily from 10am to 10pm and on weekends from 3pm to 11pm on Fridays and 10am to 11pm on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Says Yousif Mubarak, DSS Events, Operations and Services Director, 'We aim to attract young children as well as their parents to understand the need to save the environment. MFC is the ideal venue to reach out to children and their parents to get the green message across which eventually aims to build a better tomorrow. Here, children are taught to value precious natural resources such as paper and do their bit to save the earth. They are trained to use paper judiciously in order to conserve the natural forests which are fast being depleted from the face of the earth. They are also taught to make art objects from recycled paper and glass and are taught to differentiate between plastic and paper. With their presence at the Modhesh Fun City Greenpeace aims to reach out to the children and educate them early in life about the problems plaguing our beautiful planet.'

Adds Elia Manouf, the representative of Greenpeace from Lebanon, 'We chose to have a stand at the Modhesh Fun City because it is a popular venue for families and provides a golden opportunity to reach out to a large number of people at the same time.'

He also added that the organisation would be participating in the Nature Surprises to raise environment awareness among people of all ages. Greenpeace has initiated two major campaigns in the UAE namely the energy campaign which proposes to end the use of solid energy producing greenhouse gases and a campaign to label genetically modified foods. In the past six months of their campaigning in the UAE the organisation has received a very positive response from various segments of society and people from different backgrounds and nationalities.

Running throughout the Dubai Summer Surprises from June 21 to August 31, the Modhesh Fun City is open to public from 10am to 10pm on weekdays and 10am to 11pm on Thursdays and Saturdays and 3pm to 11pm on Fridays.