Dubai schools' charity: Students donate old electronics

Published Tuesday, June 18, 2013

By Shuchita Kapur

In a new initiative to donate things to the less privileged, Dubai school students have got together to give away their unwanted electronic items to blue-collar workers of the city.

Young students of Greenfield Community School along with Eros Group collected some 50-odd electronic items to be given away to the emirate’s construction workers.

Tagged as ‘Pass It On’ initiative, the campaign is in its fourth year now. It is aimed at tackling the e-waste problem in the UAE while, at the same time, encouraging students to help the needy section of the society.

Through the forum, students were encouraged to make a commitment to pass on their unwanted electronic products to labourers in the UAE who would have a better use for them.

During the one-month long campaign at Greenfield Community School, various sessions for the students and their parents were organised to create awareness on the benefits of electronic ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’.

The awareness campaign runs in conjunction with the ‘Take My Junk’ campaign, and aims at reducing electronic waste through extending the lifecycle of electronic products by giving them away to the less fortunate.

‘Pass It On’ drop boxes were placed in Greenfield Community School where students had put their unwanted electronic items. The students collected items ranging from mobile phones, toasters, air purifiers, music systems, CD and DVD players, mixers and blenders, and the gesture was much appreciated by those who received the goods.

The team from ‘Take My Junk’ collected the items from the school and distributed it further to workers at labour accommodation in Dubai Investment Park with the help of volunteers from Greenfield School students and Eros representatives.

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