 The Pan-American Health Organization and the University of the West Indies Climate Change and Health Leaders Fellowship Training Program have teamed up in an effort to educate individuals on the effects of climate change on health. The collaboration is being unveiled in St. Lucia through an affiliate group called CHARGE, Climate and Health Action for Rising Generations. CHARGE President Kezias and Bryce Isidore says the group was recently formed by local environmental enthusiasts. So basically the group is newly formed and it's a great bunch of environmentalist activists that are interested in keeping our environment clean and also concerned about the environment because as we know the environment is where we live and if we do not protect it then we all will suffer. On Wednesday 17th January, CHARGE took to the community to begin their National Primary School Climate Change and Health Awareness Campaign. St. Bryce says the inaugural event is geared at educating the younger generation about climate change and its dangers. So the initiative is a two-day initiative which is one day in the north which is at the Marigold Secondary School and one day in the south at the Mekong Bolsheva Center that way we can get all students involved from all aspects of the island so both from the north and from the south. The target audience for the event was grade five students who are considered to have the right attitude to help initiate change. Nicole Atenez is a grade five teacher at the Forserjack Primary School who hails the initiative as a positive one in the fight for a healthier climate. I think grade five is a great level to start at because they're in the transition stage where they're heading to grade six preparing to head to secondary school so they're at that point where they can advocate with their peers to make that change to make steps to probably stop the littering, stop the deforestation and then with that knowledge they're getting here today as they transition to the secondary school they can keep it up and you know do even better things, bigger things as they grow older. The Bureau of Health Education of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and LLE Affairs also praised the initiative. Being that this program is so significant we will take what we can from this program today and utilize the information at the Bureau of Health and we're educators, we're out in the community so that we can further reinforce the message within the schools and within the community and within NGOs and possibly the churches as well. Student participants coming out of the activity who are already offering advice get at helping build a greener nation. The health fears, though it's too much jumps, work out a little and have a good life. I think that it's really nice and I learned that climate change is really important. Volunteer Shem Hippolyt says the group will be looking into hosting more activities. A few of the plans are, apart from the schools we want to go around in St. Lucia probably into communities and just have campaigns there where we do the same thing with educating them about health and awareness of health and physicality. The campaign is entitled, Promoting Climate Change and Health Awareness in Primary Schools in St. Lucia, Act Now for a More Sustainable and Resilient Future. Charge says the future events will target all ranges as they look forward to hosting annual events. For the Communication Unit of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Early Affairs, I'm Sant Justin.