This morning (Thursday), the association's annual environmental quality quiz was held at the Dani Center in Tel Aviv. Hundreds of Torah students from Bat Yam, Petah Tikva, Tel Aviv and Bnei Brak participated in the quiz.
The quiz participants, moderated by Rabbi Hanan Lederman, were asked questions about the environment and sustainability at various levels of difficulty. The contestant who scored the highest number of points won a new bicycle.
The quiz marks the final event of a unique educational enrichment program, operating in dozens of schools among the state, state-religious, special and ultra-Orthodox public, which has succeeded in bringing about significant change and significantly reducing enemy number one in sewage systems in large cities - the wipes that are thrown down the toilet.
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The educational program, initiated by the intercity infrastructure corporation Igudan, operates throughout the school year in fourth grade in a number of Torah schools and schools in the Gush Dan region in the cities of Petah Tikva, Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv Ramat Gan, Bat Yam, Holon and Rishon LeZion.
The educational program was built and delivered by their association and operates every two weeks during moral lessons throughout the school year.
Their association was established in 1955 by the seven central cities of the Dan Bloc: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Holon, Ramat Gan, Bat Yam, Petah Tikva, Bnei Brak and Givatayim, which are the founding cities of the association.
Later, 17 additional authorities joined the corporation.
Every day, about 40 tons of wipes are sent down the drain in the Dan Bloc area alone. In addition, about 410,000 cubic meters of water are absorbed every day by the association, which is transformed through a natural biological process into fertilizer and irrigation material for the residents of the south.
Gal Sharabi Damayo, Chairman of the Association: "The Association provides services to approximately one-third of the Israeli population. Israeli society is made up of a wide variety of people, cultures, and beliefs. We have always been in fruitful and continuous contact with educators from the Haredi sector in order to connect, teach, and learn from Torah students about the important issue of recent years: protecting the Earth.".
Michael Cohen Arazi, coordinator of the program for the Haredi sector at Igudan, says: "Every year we work in a number of educational institutions, with an emphasis on fourth graders during moral lessons. Our team of instructors teaches the future generation how to save water and protect the environment. The activity is entirely voluntary by Igudan and at no cost to the educational institutions or parents. The annual quiz is a highlight of a fruitful year of learning.".
Shlomo Maslawi, chairman of the association's education committee and a member of the Tel Aviv City Council, said: "The children learn about water in Israel, wastewater treatment and sewage. The educational project is value-based and we hope that the children will grow up with values for the environment and spread these values to the family and community.".
