Sadat City Language School representing Egypt at Volvo Adventure

Sadat City Language School in Egypt is one of the finalist teams attending and competing at the Volvo Adventure in G?¶teborg, Sweden for a five-day trip from June 1-6, for their “Save Light, Save Earthâ€? project submitted through the Volvo Adventure program.

Egypt’s team include the Sadat City Language School students Ahmed Abdel Ghaffar, Ahmed Meragea, Maysara Bekhit, Omar Abdel Wahab and Zeyad Kandil. The students are accompanied by Racquel Abundo (team leader and school principal) as well as Abdel Hamid Badr (team leader and school teacher). The Swedish hosts for team Egypt are Hanna Wallstr?¶m and Stina Markgren.

The Volvo Adventure program is in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to promote environmental friendly awareness among the youth. This is the second consecutive year that a high school from the MENA region is selected as a finalist for their environmental projects.

Team members aged 13-16 from all around the world have submitted ideas they have implemented in their local communities via the Volvo Adventure online site. Judges will shortlist the finalist teams, where a cash prize will be presented to first, second, and third place teams in Sweden.

Volvo Adventure is a global education and award program for the younger generation. The jury consists of representatives from UNEP, World Wildlife Fund, World Scouting Organization, UNESCO, Volvo Car Corporation, and AB Volvo.

“We are proud to see the creativity and environmental consciousness that the youth has taken to implement environmental friendly projects in their communities,� said Emre Karaer, Sales and Marketing Director of Volvo Cars Middle East. “The students have demonstrated their creativity and skills in the thinking process and implementation of these projects. We look forward to awarding the top winners in Sweden this summer.�

Sadat City Language School submitted the “Save Light, Save Earth� project that is aimed at conserving electricity and decreasing the costs of making specialized frames around lamps to reflect light onto a larger area. Last year, a finalist team from Oman was invited to Sweden for their youth-led project encouraging a change of attitude in the community to preserve the natural environment.

Volvo Cars was recognized as the most sustainable car brand in March 2011, a survey of 151 companies based on consumer perspective undertaken by IDG Research, Relation Capital Partners AB and Novus Group International. Besides the green cars they have launched such as the Volvo DRIVe range, the company also works to improve the efficiency of energy usage and refuse handling, as well as incorporating climate-smart logistics solutions and efficiency in the company’s water usage.

The Volvo Group has its origin in 1927 when the first Volvo car rolled off the production line at the factory in G?¶teborg, Sweden. The brand Volvo has come a long way since then, covering about 100 countries, comprising some 2400 sales outlets and service workshops around the world, including about 1500 in Europe and 400 in North America. The brand Volvo exudes road safety, quality, excitement and environmental control. Being the pioneers of technologies such as dual-stage airbags, seat-belt pretension and the innovative BLIS (Blind Spot Information System) has enhances the brands own vision to “be the world’s most desired and successful premium car brandâ€?, aiming to “create the safest and most exciting car experience for modern familiesâ€?.

The award ceremony is taking place on Tuesday evening (05.06.2012) and we wish Team Egypt all the best as they are the only team representing North Africa and the Middle East at this creative and inspiring event.

MS
05.06.2012
G?¶teborg – Dubai - Cairo