The Government Delegation in the Canary Islands values and recognizes for the seventh consecutive year the messages for equality and against gender violence that girls and boys of the Archipelago have launched through their drawings within the VII Canary Islands Pictorial Contest for Gender Equality.
The Government delegate in the Canary Islands, Anselmo Pestana, has delivered today at the CEIP Tajinaste de Barrio the prize to the winner for Gran Canaria of this contest, which is organized every year by the Government Delegation on the occasion of the 25N, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
“An emotional act in which we recognize the involvement of the centers, of the educational community, in changing the mentality of society, in which we believe and want for the future of our country. To insist on the values of equality, coexistence, respect, tolerance,” says Anselmo Pestana.
Awards in all the Canary Islands
On each island a jury has chosen a winner, highlighting the active participation of the school community in this pictorial contest.
These are the educational centers whose students and students have won the prize for each island:
- GRAN CANARIA: CEIP Tajinaste (Santa Lucía de Tirajana)
- TENERIFE: CEIP Los Cristianos (Arona)
- LANZAROTE: CEIP Ajei (San Bartolomé)
- FUERTEVENTURA: CEIP Tostón (La Oliva)
- LA PALMA: CEIP San Antonio (Breña Baja)
- LA GOMERA: CEO Santiago Apostle (Alajeró)
- IRON: CEIP Valverde (Valverde)
The winning drawings will be exhibited to the public at the headquarters of the General Administration of the State of the Canary Islands thus offering the opportunity to share the students’ perspectives on equality and the fight against gender violence with citizens.