World Water Day is held annually on the 22nd of March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
To commemorate this day, School of Science & Technology organized World Water Day Celebrations at its Saweni Campus on Friday the 31st of March. Keynote speaker for the day was General Manager Customer Services at the Water Authority of Fiji (WAF) – Mr. Sekove Uluinayau who represented WAF on behalf of the CEO.
World Water Day celebrations this year highlighted the theme “Wastewater” and the campaign, ‘Why waste water?’ which is about reducing and reusing wastewater. Water is a shared resource and its management needs to take into account a wide variety of conflicting interests.
By inviting schools around the western division to participate in the World Water Day celebrations through the organized Oratory and Poster competitions, the University provided an opportunity for students to come together and emphasize as well as create awareness on the need for the proper management of water resources.
A total of 16 schools from around the Western division were represented during the celebrations with participating students showing exemplary skills and creativity in the Oratory contest and Poster competitions.
The University congratulates the Winners and their schools in the respective competitions and looks forward to hosting these celebrations again in the coming year.
Oratory Winner – Meresamoavi Ravula (Nawai Secondary School)
Oratory Runner-Up – Litiana Satala (St.Thomas High School)
Poster Winner – Luisa (Nadi Muslim College)
2nd Place – Xavier College
3rd Place – Saileen Prasad of Pundit Vishnu Deo Memorial College
