The Government Delegation in the Canary Islands highlights and recognizes for the eighth consecutive year the messages for equality and against gender violence that girls and boys of the Archipelago have launched through their drawings within the Canary Islands. VIII Canary Islands Pictorial Competition for Gender Equality.
The Government delegate in the Canary Islands, Anselmo Pestana, has presented today at the CEIP Siete Palmas the prize to the winner for Gran Canaria of this contest organized every year by the Government Delegation on the occasion of the 25N, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
“From the Delegation of the Government in the Canary Islands we wanted to approach the educational centers again to raise awareness about gender violence and promote equality, respect and tolerance from the earliest ages, something essential to build a fairer society,” says Anselmo Pestana.
“This act is always particularly moving, as it allows us to observe how the new generations continue to teach us important lessons to adults about the perspective we must assume regarding equality between men and women,” he said.
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 Siete Palmas (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
- TENERIFE: CEIP Araya (Candelaria)
- LANCELOT: CEIP Virgin of the Volcanoes (Tinajo)
- FUERTEVENTURA: CEIP Morro Jable (Pájara)
- LA PALMA: CEIP Anselmo Pérez de Brito (Santa Cruz de La Palma)
- LA GOMERA: CEO Santiago Apostle (Alajeró)
- THE 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.
