«Culture» and «Environment» Ministries Harness Creativity to Promote Awareness of Cleanliness and Recycling
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The Ministry of Culture, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, announced the results of the plastic arts competition in the fields of drawing and recycling, which aimed to reduce random littering and promote environmental awareness among students, youth, and artists by employing art as a tool for awareness and behavioral change.
Winning the first prize jointly in the first age group (over 17 years old) were Safana Ahmed Al-Momani and Roa Ahmed Al-Qudah, while the second prize went jointly to Bayan Naseem Salem Al-Omari and Taiba Saeed Al-Hajran, and Hala Ragheb Abu Omar and Rasha Mohammed Al-Hajawi won the third prize jointly.
In the second age group (under 17 years old), Mira Bilal Mohammed Barghouth and Elena Abu Tina jointly won the first prize, while Layan Emad Naeem Younis and Sama Hassan Mohammed Jalal Ibrahim jointly won the second prize, and Rimas Alaa Jamil Sobh won the third prize.
The Ministries of Culture and Environment had launched the competition in response to the directives of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, within the executive program of the cleanliness strategy for the years 2026–2027, aiming to utilize arts in spreading environmental awareness and promoting a culture of cleanliness, recycling, and environmental preservation.
The competition comes within the framework of the partnership between the two ministries, encouraging students, youth, and artists to submit artworks that address the phenomenon of random littering and present visual messages that promote social responsibility and the preservation of public spaces.
The winning artworks are scheduled to be exhibited in a national exhibition and utilized in awareness campaigns aimed at promoting environmental awareness and reducing random littering.
