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EcoWaste Coalition
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Quezon
Country:
Philippines
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
Investigative research with policy and media component
Title of event:
NGO Investigation on the Use of Lead Paint in Public Playgrounds
Brief description of event:
The EcoWaste Coalition with support from IPEN will embark on a new study on the lead content of play equipment used in children's recreational facilities managed by local or national government agencies. A portable X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analytical device will be used to screen play equipment for lead in paint. The data to be generated and the report to be published will provide the EcoWaste Coalition with a useful advocacy tool to push for the strict enforcement of the country’s lead paint law, and to promote a lead-safe play environment for all children.
Target audience for event:
Children and youth, women of child-bearing age, park workers, and concerned governmental agencies
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
Adoption of lead-safe paint procurement ordinances by local government units
Start date:
01/09/2019
End date:
31/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.ecowastecoalition.org
Email:
info@ecowastecoalition.org
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The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Kingston
Country:
Jamaica
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Healthy children build a healthy nation: Say no to lead in paint
Brief description of event:
CARPIN will observe International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2019 by engaging in a number of events. CARPIN will have a Booth display at the University of Technology, Jamaica Papine Campus on October 22,2019. On the 24th of October, CARPIN will host a public forum and panel discussion with key stakeholders.
Target audience for event:
Government representatives, Students, Parents, Representatives from the paint industry,Environmental Specialists and representatives from other companies
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
https://www.utech.edu.jm/academics/colleges-faculties/cohs/carpin
Email:
carpin@utech.edu.jm
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OBSERVATORIO UNIVERSITARIO DE SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA Y NUTRICIONAL DEL ESTADO DE GUANAJUATO, A.C.
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
León, Guanajuato
Country:
Mexico
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
School or student program,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
SECINYA Program: Dissemination of science for boys and girls
Title of event:
Lead and food security: Call to the action
Brief description of event:
This event is intended to raise public awareness about the health and nutrition risks of lead exposure and how it is a risk to achieve food security. It seeks to influence public policies through a base document and generate spaces for reflection and discussion to prevent its exposure and therefore its effects on health since childhood as well as in pregnancy.
Target audience for event:
Population in general, mainly children, pregnant women, potters, population in general and decision makers. Nutrition students will be key actors given the approach to food safety as well as other disciplines
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Article in the Journal "Revista de Nutrición Ambiental y Seguridad Alimentaria (REDICINAySA) http://www.ugto.mx/redicinaysa/"
Start date:
20/10/1019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://ousaneg.org.mx
Email:
ousaneg@gmail.com
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Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
all Island
Country:
Sri Lanka
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
Media engagement
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
“Preventing lead poisoning is a choice”
Brief description of event:
CEJ plans to have an Art competition and an award ceremony for school children. This is to communicate the lead poisoning message to school children. An outdoor fun game and quiz program is planned for both adults and children. This is to share theoretical facts on lead poisoning in an entertaining manner. To conclude the week, a press conference is planned to summarize the events and the message of the lead week campaign.
Target audience for event:
Preschool children and their parents, school children and young environmentalists
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://ejustice.lk
Email:
dilenapk@gmail.com
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Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnement Côte d'Ivoire (JVE-CI)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Abidjan
Country:
Cote d'Ivoire
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Atelier d’identification des axes stratégiques pour booster le processus de la réglementation sur les peintures au plomb en Côte d’Ivoire
Brief description of event:
Avec le soutien d’IPEN, l’ONG JVE-Côte d’Ivoire vise à faire adopter et respecter des textes réglementaires sur le plomb dans les peintures en Côte d’Ivoire. Cet atelier vise à fédérer les énergies au plan national pour accélérer l’adoption et la mise en œuvre de cadre règlementaire en ce qui concerne le plomb dans les peintures. Le résultat attendu est de définir une stratégie pour faire signer le projet de décret que nous avons élaboré et soumis aux ministères de l’environnement et de la santé sur la réglementation des produits chimiques incluant le plomb dans les peintures en Côte d’Ivoire
Target audience for event:
Cet atelier verra la participation du ministère de l’environnement, du ministère de la santé, des députés de l’assemblée nationale, des ONG, les industriels, l’agence de normalisation (CODINORM), les médias (presse écrite, télévision, radio) et les chercheurs. Cette activité va se dérouler le 24 Octobre 2019 à Abidjan.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
24/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.jveci.org
Email:
mbrafresco@yahoo.fr
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Ecological Society "Ruzgar"
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Baku-Sumgait
Country:
Azerbaijan
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Industry project or event
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Excursion to paint industry Enterprise and press-conference for mass-media
Brief description of event:
On October 23, 2019 an excursion will be held to one of the paint manufacturers (SOBSAN, FAB etc). Excursions will include experts, NGO representatives and journalists. Participants will be introduced to the technology of paint production and will be introduced to the paints ingredients. Experts will talk about advanced world technology. Then a press conference will be organized for journalists, experts will answer journalists' questions about the applied technologies. It will be informed about the world's leading non-lead technology. Enlightenment work on the effects of lead to the environment and human health will be undertaken.
Target audience for event:
Students, pedagogical collective, journalist, workers in paint fabrics, schools
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
27/10/2019
Related web site:
http://ruzgar-ngo.org
Email:
imustafayev@mail.ru
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Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Yerevan
Country:
Armenia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Extending Awareness Raising Campaign on Lead in Paints in Armenia to Ararat and Armavir provinces
Brief description of event:
In 2019, AWHHE will focus on Armenia’s Ararat and Armavir provinces to contribute to decreasing risks of exposure to lead in paint among children and women of child-bearing age. Retailers will be informed about health hazards of lead in paint and available alternatives. Local CSOs will urge their constituencies to demand safe alternatives at retailer shops. A presentation in Armenian language will highlight health and environmental risks for children and women of child-bearing age, informing about available alternatives. Retailers will get posters. Information on Lead in Paint Campaign in Armenia will be posted on AWHHE website and Facebook page.
Target audience for event:
in the two target provinces: local CSOs, retailers shops selling paints, province administration
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
18/06/2019
End date:
31/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.awhhe.am
Email:
office@awhhe.am
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Casa Cem
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Guadalajara
Country:
Mexico
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lead in playgrounds in Mexico - A short documentary
Brief description of event:
Presentation of the results of lead test in playgrounds in a short documentary.
Target audience for event:
Parents, workers, concerned government agencies, academics, medics, paint industry and others
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
http://casacem.org
Email:
l.a.macias.r@gmail.com
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National Center for Healthy Housing
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Columbia, Maryland
Country:
United States of America
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Twitter Chat #NLPPWchat
Brief description of event:
National Healthy Housing Center (NCHH) is hosting a Twitter chat to have a conversation during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week to spread awareness and take action on lead poisoning prevention and response policies. Register here:https://www.twtvite.com/NLPPWchat19 NCHH will be providing registered participants with an #NLPPWchat toolkit that include a preview of the chat questions.
Target audience for event:
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
22/10/2019
End date:
22/10/2019
Related web site:
http://nchh.org/NLPPW
Email:
CBloom@nchh.org
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Young Volunteers for the Environment
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Banjul
Country:
Gambia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
National Stakeholder Awareness Forum
Brief description of event:
YVE Gambia intends to conduct a national stakeholder awareness forum to learn from key health, financial, social and environmental stakeholder groups (ministry of health, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Environment, National Assembly, Education Directorates, and Media among others) and, in collaboration, to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges on lead paint dangers, controls and elimination in The Gambia
Target audience for event:
ministry of health, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Environment, National Assembly, Education Directorates, and Media among others.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
23/10/2019
End date:
23/10/2019
Related web site:
http://yvegambia.wordpress.com
Email:
joebongay@hotmail.com
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Aléa Contrôles
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Firm
City/Area:
Toulouse
Country:
France
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Industry project or event,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Travailleurs exposés au plomb : formez-vous ! (Workers exposed to lead: you must be train !
Brief description of event:
We will raise awareness on social networks employers at risk lead and train workers
Target audience for event:
Employers and workers of the building (travailleurs du bâtiment)
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
07/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
https://www.aleacontroles.com
Email:
olivier.heaulme@aleacontroles.com
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Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones de Técnicos y Fabricantes de Pinturas y Tintas (LATINPIN)
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Trade Association
City/Area:
Latin America
Country:
Ecuador
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Industry project or event
If Other, please specify
The Ecuadorian Center for Resource Efficiency will be supported through LATINPIN in the days that will be held within the framework of ILPPW
Title of event:
Semana Internacional de Prevención de Intoxicación por Plomo en Centro Ecuatoriano de Eficiencia de Recursos
Brief description of event:
Mónica Alcalá Saavedra will give Conference, where she will present the actions that the industry has carried out and promoted in collaboration with society and the government.
Target audience for event:
Society and industry
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
http://ceer.ec
Email:
normalizacion@anafapyt.org.mx
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King Fahad Medical City
Type of organization
Health care institution
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Riyadh
Country:
Saudi Arabia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lead Poisoning Awareness
Brief description of event:
Public awareness campaign to raise awareness about lead poisoning and the associated health hazards especially for children
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
24/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
ajmohamed@kfmc.med.sa
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2protechu Inc
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
NGO - Florida for profit Corporation
City/Area:
Gulfport
Country:
United States of America
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Pinellas County Florida County Construction Appeals Board
Brief description of event:
Inform Law makers of the need to require Building Officials demand proof of RRP certification or Negative LBP test Report on areas to be disturbed prior to issuing building permit on Target Housing renovations.
Target audience for event:
State Legislators, County Commissioners, Pinellas County Construction Licensing officials.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
03/10/2019
End date:
03/10/2019
Related web site:
http://2protechu.com
Email:
2protechu@gmail.com
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Toxicology department. Faculty of Medicine
Type of organization
Academic institution
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Montevideo
Country:
Uruguay
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Enviornmental Health Promotion
Title of event:
Plomo en Pinturas: Problema Global, Soluciones Locales
Brief description of event:
10.30- 10 45 .El plomo como contaminante global. Amalia Laborde. Departamento de Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de la República.
10.45-11.15 Exposición Infantil a pinturas antiguas con plomo en su domicilio. María José Mol. Unidad Pediátrica Ambiental. Departamento de Toxicología .Facultad de Medicina - RAP/ASSE .
11.15- 11.45 Análisis de Plomo en Pinturas. Nuevas tecnologías para la identificación de la exposición. Eduardo Méndez , Laboratorio de Biomateriales, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República
11.45- 12.15 Plomo en Pinturas. A 10 años de la legislación preventiva en Uruguay. Judith Torres DINAMA/MVOTMA
12.15- 12-45 . Programa Mejoramiento de Viviendas- Componente Salud. Alicia Mimbacas. Dirección Nacional de Energía. MIEM
Target audience for event:
Primary Health Sector
Pediatricians, Toxicologists, Occupacional Doctors.
Medical students, government stakeholders
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
24/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
alaborde@hc.edu.uy
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Centre for Earth Works
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Jos, Global
Country:
Nigeria
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Twitter Chat: Lead poison Prevention; towards a toxic free future
Brief description of event:
The #Youth4Land campaign aims to use social media to empower, educate and spur individuals from around the world to take action. This is the first of its kind. There is a huge gap in the involvement of youths on issues of toxic chemicals. This can also serve as a platform for thought-provoking discussions between experts, eyewitnesses, policymakers and the local public. We hope to build on the critical momentum to offer emerging but concrete plans from individuals, group and organisations' perspectives from across the globe.
Target audience for event:
NGOs, Youths, CSOs, Policy maker, academia, experts the general public etc
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
creating awareness for more youth to actively participate in finding solution towards a toxic free future
Start date:
25/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.twitter.com/_CFEW, www.cearthworks.com
Email:
cearthwork@gmail.com
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Uganda Network on Toxic Free Malaria Control (UNETMAC)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Kampala
Country:
Uganda
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Creating public awareness during the 7th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (ILPPWA) from 20-26 October, 2019 in Uganda
Brief description of event:
A review of the lead poisoning regulations in Uganda will be done. This will culminate into the preparation and production of 240 copies of Lead poisoning reduction policy briefs which will be disseminated during a press conference attended by journalists from both the print and electronic media. This press conference will be addressed by officials from government particularly from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) as well as paint manufacturers/dealers in Uganda
Target audience for event:
Participants of the press conference will include; - paint manufacturers, paint retailers, occupational workers in paint industries, people involved in (decorative) painting indoors, NGOs involved in environmental and health research and campaign, media personnel reporting on environmental health issues, researchers and academicians, policy makers and technical officials of the Ministries of Environment, Health, Trade and Industry among others.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
It is expected that paint companies will be encouraged to begin voluntary measures to reformulate and to stop adding lead compounds into paint products. The government will also be encouraged to formulate policies regarding the import/export and production/consumption of lead-based paint, including the labeling practices on paint containers made available on the Ugandan market
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.unetmac.org
Email:
elladmuyambi@yahoo.com
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Research Centre for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Hanoi
Country:
Viet Nam
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Current status of lead in paint in Vietnam and the effects of lead in paint on human health, especially children’s health
Brief description of event:
Leaflets about the current status of lead in paint in Vietnam and the effects of lead in paint on human health, especially children’s health, are developed, printed and distributed to the stakeholders.
Target audience for event:
Policy makers, decision makers, authorities, local staff or local key persons, local people including parents, school children, etc.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://cgfed.org.vn
Email:
nkthuy@cgfed.org.vn
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Foundation to support civil initiatives (FSCI, Dastgiri-Center)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
734001, 78 Rudaki Avenue, m/b 327, Dushanbe
Country:
Tajikistan
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
International lead in paint week in Tajikistan
Brief description of event:
- Interviews with key stakeholders on the possibility to develop a national legislation to control lead in paint in Tajikistan.
- Conducting a round table for the public about the availability of lead free and lead paints in Tajikistan and ways to better regulate lead in paints questions.
- Prepare an article about the current situation with lead in paint in Tajikistan and on the need to ban the use of lead paints in Tajikistan above 90 ppm level.
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://fsci.tj
Email:
mburkhanova@mail.ru
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Greenwomen Analytical Environmental Agency
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Almaty
Country:
Kazakhstan
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
the International Action Week for the Prevention of Lead Poisoning
Brief description of event:
“Greenwomen” Analytical Environmental Agency will prepare a brief overview of TR (Technical Regulations “Safety Requirements for Paints, Varnishes and Solvents” of the EAEU) and RK legislation aimed at regulating lead in paint. This review will provide a comparative analysis with the actions of other countries that have adopted more stringent regulatory requirements for the import, production and sale of paints, to ensure the maximum level of total lead content in a dry weight of 90 parts per million (ppm).
Target audience for event:
Government, industry, NGO
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law
If Other, please specify
-
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.greenwomen.kz
Email:
lidia.astanina@gmail.com
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Association Rwandaise des Ecologistes (ARECO-RWANDA NZIZA)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Kigali
Country:
Rwanda
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
School or student program,
Industry project or event,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Outreach campaign on lead paint phase out in Rwanda
Brief description of event:
With support from IPEN, ARECO will conduct outreach campaign on lead paint phase out in Rwanda through awareness and advocacy on lead poisoning risks, regulation strategies and lead paint phase out progress in order to reduce exposure especially within children and women through meetings with various actors in their respective offices and work areas. Meetings will be associated with rapid assessment of existing national laws, regulations and standards in force in Rwanda and implementation frameworks. Visibility materials will be produced for production and dissemination of awareness as well as media that will be involved to disseminate information.
Target audience for event:
This activity will involve governments, private sector and research institutions, civil society and community groups especially schools, manufacturers and sellers, craft makers. Public institutions will be the Ministries of Environment and Health, REMA, RSB, Private sector federation and Rwanda Environmental NGOs.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
18/10/2019
End date:
28/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.arecorwandanziza.org
Email:
krmrvincent@gmail.com
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Initiative for Creative Development and Health Empowerment in Nigeria
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Ilesa, Osun State
Country:
Nigeria
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Awareness creation to include daycare centres on regulating access to lead-based toys for under five children
Brief description of event:
The event engaged some day care centres on preventive practices to safeguard day-care infants from direct access to some lead-labile toys acquired for their use.
Target audience for event:
Owners of some day care centres
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
22/10/2019
End date:
24/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
initiative.creativedevelopment@gmail.com
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National Center for Disease Control & Public Health of Georgia
Type of organization
Government (local/national)
If Other, please specify
National
City/Area:
Tbilisi
Country:
Georgia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Outreach campaign on lead paint phase out in Georgia
Brief description of event:
Further efforts are required to continue to reduce the use and releases of lead and to reduce environmental and occupational exposures, particularly for children and women of child-bearing age.
To raise the awareness of government authorities and regulators, the private sector, manufacturers, consumers, workers, trade unions and health-care providers about the toxicity of lead in paints and the availability of technically superior and safer alternatives;
To catalyze the design and implementation of appropriate prevention-based programmes to reduce and eliminate risks from the use of lead paints and products coated with lead paints;
To share guidance and promote assistance to identify and reduce potential lead exposure in and around housing, childcare facilities and schools in which paint containing lead and paint dust is present and in industrial facilities producing or using paint containing lead to reduce workers’ lead exposure.
Engaging the general public through social media
National conferences and meetings to engage key decision-makers
Target audience for event:
Government representatives, Students, Parents, Representatives from the paint industry,Environmental Specialists and representatives from other companies
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.ncdc.ge
Email:
gabriadzenana79@gmail.com
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Loghman Hakim Educational Hospital
Type of organization
Government (local/national)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
tehran
Country:
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
international lead poisoning prevention week participation
Brief description of event:
In order to participation in lead prevention"we want to organize our activities in prevention of lead poisoning.
so we use social media any type which is available in our field to inform our friend and colleague and families.
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://https://lhmc.sbmu.ac.ir
Email:
edulhmc@sbmu.ac.ir
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Association Marocaine Santé, Environnement et Toxicovigilance (AMSETox)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Rabat
Country:
Morocco
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
Awareness about the dangers of the presence of lead in paint
Title of event:
A sensitization workshop of the stakeholders involved in lead management
Brief description of event:
The workshop will take stock of lead risks, especially lead contained in paints.
Objective: to raise awareness about:
• the dangers of lead contained in paints
• the dangers of lead exposure
• the need to regulate lead in paint
Program:
1. Presentation of the study on the presence of lead in painting in Morocco
2. Lead exposure: clinical cases and management
4. Recommendations
Spin off :
- Broad dissemination of the problem by the media
- Invited associations will link the information to the population
- Lobby the authorities to develop standards and a law regulating lead contained in paints
Target audience for event:
Target audience for event:
• Actors of civil society
• Ministry of Health (health professionals), Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Industry
• Moroccan Institute of Standardization
• Students, Teachers
• Media
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
24/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.capm-sante.ma
Email:
nrhalemcap@gmail.com
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Hazelwood North Action Group
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Community Group
City/Area:
Hazelwood North/Morwell
Country:
Australia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Community Information on Lead and Lead Smelter
Brief description of event:
Awareness of the risks of lead poisoning. Focus and case study from ULAB smelters , public health impacts and smelter workers and families. Includes EPA representatives . Two Town hall type events for public engagement. Advocacy to local policy/decision makers
Target audience for event:
Surrounding Community members and stakeholders, media, government representatives
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Awareness of lead poisoning from all sources ( legacy paint,emissions,water ) and advocacy to State and Local Governments
Start date:
15/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
a.tegart@ergt.com.au
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Ecological Alert and Recovery - Thailand (EARTH)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Bangkok
Country:
Thailand
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Thailand Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Brief description of event:
Promote lead poisoning prevention media materials on EARTH's Thai and English websites and Facebook;
www.EarthThailand.org
http://www.earththailand.org/en/
https://www.facebook.com/EarthEcoAlert
https://www.facebook.com/EarthEcoAlertEn
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
https://www.facebook.com/EarthEcoAlert
Email:
ateebt@gmail.com
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Carbone Guinée
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Conakry
Country:
Guinea
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
MINI ATELIER D’ADOPTION D’UNE REGLEMENTATIONS DES PEINTURES AU PLOMB
Brief description of event:
Pour la séance de travail en atelier, Carbone Guinée réunira au Ministère en charge de l’environnement des acteurs autour qu’il a choisi pour cette édition 2019 de la semaine d’action internationale pour la prévention de l’intoxication au plomb de l’IPEN.
Les travaux de l’atelier se dérouleront en sessions plénières autour de communications sous
format Power Point et d’un film documentaire centrés sur la thématique « l’urgence de l’adoption d’une réglementation nationale pour l’objectif Zéro Pb dans la peinture d’ici 2020 ». Toutes les communications seront suivies de discussions et
d’échanges pour aboutir à des propositions adoptées par les participants de manière
consensuelle. Lors de l’atelier, une réflexion sera portée sur une analyse de la stratégie d'adaption de l'interdiction ou l'elimination progressive du plomb dans la peinture d'ici 2020 afin que des pistes d’amélioration soient proposées.
objectifs de l’atelier
Objectif général :
Présenter un modèle de règlementation sur la limitation de la teneur du à Plomb dans la peinture à 90 ppm et plaidoyer pour son adoption...
Objectifs spécifiques
• Faire des communications sur les problématiques en matière du plomb dans la peinture dans les radios communautaires surtout le cout de l’inaction.
• Organiser un atelier de plaidoyer et de sensibilisation auprès des parties prenantes cibles (autorités gouvernementales compétentes, producteurs et distributeurs des peintures en Guinée, OSC, association des consommateurs, medias …)
• Faire une communication sur les textes de lois sur produits chimique en Guinée pratiquement les métaux lourds.
• Doter les acteurs des outils de plaidoyer sur le coût de l’inaction de l’impact du plomb
Target audience for event:
.Les parties prenantes sont mieux outillées et se sont engagées à entreprendre un plaidoyer pour l’adoption d’une réglementation interdisant la peinture au plomb en Guinée à la limite de 90 ppm.
PUBLIC CONCERNÉ
Cadres des ministères de la santé de l’environnement, industriels, professionnels de santé, universitaires, juristes, médias, groupes d’intérêt public, les élus locaux et nationaux, les partenaires techniques et financiers, distributeurs et importateurs de peintures
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.ongcarboneguinee.org
Email:
ibsorysylla@ongcarboneguinee.org
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LA GRANDE PUISSANCE DE DIEU
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Cotonou
Country:
Benin
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Atelier de sensibilisation des peintres à la lutte contre les peintures au plomb
Brief description of event:
It is a workshop to sensitize painters about lead paint poisonning and engage them and other stakeholders in the fight against lead paint poisonning on 24/10/2019. From 20 to 26/10/2019 I will post message on my social medias page facebook and twitter to sensitize people about lead paint poisonning.
Target audience for event:
Painters of painters trade union SYNAPEP
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://ong-la-grande-puissance-de-dieu-36.webself.net
Email:
onglagrandepuissancededieu@gmail.com
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Western Media for Environment and Conservation (WEMECO)
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Media Organisation
City/Area:
Kampala
Country:
Uganda
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Media Briefing
Brief description of event:
WEMECO is a media organisation. WEMECO plans to hold a media conference during the week to highlight the dangers of Lead as a public health concern in Uganda.
Target audience for event:
The media briefing will be attended by journalists from print, electronic and online media houses in Uganda.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
22/10/2019
End date:
22/10/2019
Related web site:
http://https://www.facebook.com/Wemeco
Email:
wemeco2018@gmail.com
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AGENDA (AGENDA for Environment and Responsible Development
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
N/A
City/Area:
Dar es Salaam
Country:
United Republic of Tanzania
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
N/A
Title of event:
Enhance enforcement of the lead paint standard: protect children from lead poisoning.
Brief description of event:
AGENDA will engage media in finding out the state of lead paint standard enforcement. It will use the information to continue raising awareness of all stakeholders on the need to enforce the standard effectively to ensure a continued control of lead paint takes effect for all players. Information materials will also be shared with stakeholders. It will also continue to urge the regulatory authorities to enhance public awareness on the effects of lead and the prevailing ban/standard.
AGENDA will also initiate a public discussion on its social media on the current state of the lead paint control in Tanzania.
Target audience for event:
Paint stakeholders (government agencies – Tanzania Bureau of Standards, Ministry of Industries and Trade, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children), National Environment Management Council, Local government), Industries, Sellers, NGOs, Users.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
N/A
Start date:
04/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://agendatz.org
Email:
swaidorah@yahoo.com
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Association "Health XXI"
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Tbilisi
Country:
Georgia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Raising Public Awareness on Lead Poisoning Prevention in Children
Brief description of event:
Harmful effect of lead containing paint on children is gaining more and more attention over time and public education on how to prevent lead poisoning becomes of critical importance.
Raising awareness campaign will take place in schools, kindergartens and communities in the old part of Tbilisi. Medical University students will be actively engaged in the activity.
Target audience for event:
School and kindergarten children’s parents, teachers, population living in the old parts of the city.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
23/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
nananinashvili@yahoo.com
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The LEAD Group Inc
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Sydney, New South Wales
Country:
Australia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Volcano Art Prize winners announced at Annual Lead Safe World Advocacy Planning meeting
Brief description of event:
Volcano Art Prize winners will be announced at The LEAD Group's AGM via Skype at 6pm 24/10/19 & members will plan our Lead Safe World Advocacy for the coming year, including celebrating our successes of the past 30 years (on 22nd Sept 2020) & reviewing our charity's Objectives.
Target audience for event:
Entrants past and future of The LEAD Group's Volcano Art Prize (VAP) which raises awareness (thru art, photos and film) of lead-safety; and members around the world of The LEAD Group including our Lead Safe World Partners at www.leadsafeworld.com/partners and Technical Advisory Board members at www.leadsafeworld.com.au/about-us/our-team/
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
Enthusiasm from a broad range of LEAD Group members to carry out advocacy throughout the world to speed up the realization of our vision for a Lead Safe World
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
24/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.leadsafeworld.com.au
Email:
info@lead.org.au
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National Health Centre under the Ministry of Health, Vilnius Department
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
State public health institution
City/Area:
Vilnius
Country:
Lithuania
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
review article in institution's website
Brief description of event:
review article in institution's website (National Health Centre under the Ministry of Health, Vilnius Department)
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Increased awareness and responsibility of other institutions, industry and public. In Lithuania, as in other EU countries, lead compounds shall not be placed on the market, or used, as substances or in mixtures, where the substance or mixture is intended for use as paint. MS may, in accordance with the provisions of ILO Convention 13, permit the use on their territory of lead carbonates or lead sulphates as substance or mixture for the restoration and maintenance of works of art and historic buildings and their interiors, as well as the placing on the market for such use. Lead-based paint can still be found in older homes or apartments; lead paint maybe could be available on toys or other products which are not manufactured in EU countries
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
31/12/2020
Related web site:
http://nvsc.lrv.lt/lt/naujienos/tarptautine-apsinuodijimo-svinu-prevencijos-savaite
Email:
daiva.kersulyte@nvsc.lt
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Centro Ecuatoriano de Eficiencia de Recursos
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Quito
Country:
Ecuador
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Industry project or event,
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Project Launch Regional Lead in Paint Colombia - Ecuador - Peru
Brief description of event:
The launch of the Project in Ecuador took place in two days.
The first day (23th October) was to provide a general framework for the project.
Meanwhile, on the second day (24th October), the current situation of the use of paints in Ecuador was presented, as well as the restrictions and prohibitions of the use of lead compounds in paints.
Target audience for event:
Provate companies, mainly manufacturers
Public entities
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
23/10/2019
End date:
24/10/2019
Related web site:
http://ceer.ec
Email:
miriam.orbea@ceer.ec
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Public Health Wales
Type of organization
Health care institution
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Wales
Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Social media campaign
Brief description of event:
Targeted social media campaign on lead exposure in Wales.
Target audience for event:
Public, key stakeholders (Water companies, Healthcare, Welsh Government)
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Increased public awareness of on-going work in Wales on reducing exposure to lead from all sources
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
https://phw.nhs.wales/news1/news/international-lead-poisoning-prevention-week-2019-are-you-leadaware
Email:
andrew.kibble@phe.gov.uk
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Land and Human to Advocate Progress (LHAP)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Amman
Country:
Jordan
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Community program or event,
School or student program,
Industry project or event,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Media Awareness and Lobbying Campaign in the Direction of Driving Jordan Adopt a National Lead Free Paint Legislation.
Brief description of event:
LHAP intends to carry out a media awareness and lobbying campaign to place pressure on the Ministry of Health to adopt a lead paint free national legislation. The brochure printed during ILPPWA 2018 will be used in the media campaign as a reference and resource material on the status of mercury and the socio-economic and environment impacts. The campaign will include the following components:
1. LHAP facebook group and sharing through other groups using the brochure and other IPEN materials for circulation.
2. Aggregate and gather support of information dissemination through the sister organizations from the civil society across the country to publish the content of information for education purposes and lobby.
3. Organize a community consultation in Amman where media and journalists are invited. The meeting will also have different speakers to include parliamentarian (Commission of Health and Environment), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Environment, a journalist ( a journalist lady who has conducted an investigative journalism on lead in paint), a lawyer to present a draft regulation prepared by LHAP stemming from other countries legislation and the guidelines developed by IPEN and a paint industry representative.
4. Consult media personnel (radio and TV) to spare some time to talk about lead in paint and the importance of having legislation during which different persons from different sectors will be invited to speak.
5. Set a session in all LHAP activities and projects during which the issue is presented and the brochure is circulated.
Target audience for event:
the project will target: environmental, health and supportive CSOs in Jordan, media (social, print, radio and TV), Member of Parliament (Commission of Health and Environment) , paint industry including the chamber of industries and commerce, and the government authorities mainly the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environment.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
30/06/2019
End date:
31/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.facebook.com/LHAP.JO/
Email:
ziyadalawneh@gmail.com
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Eco-Accord
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
Country:
Russian Federation
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Media engagement
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Multistakeholder round table to discuss loopholes in the Russia legislation on lead pant
Brief description of event:
A Round table will be organised to discuss:
• lead in paints risks for people’s health;
• views of governmental authorities, NGOs and international organisations on the issue;
• perspectives to solve the problem.
Specific Objectives of the Event:
1) To present scientific data on the dangerous impact of lead in paint on health.
2) To present the position of UNEP, WHO, countries, IPEN to the Russian government, Eurasian Economic Union, Russian NGOs on lead in paint and 90 ppm standard.
3) To stimulate improvements in the Russian legislation and possibilities of multistakeholder cooperation to solve the problem effectively.
Target audience for event:
Russian Ministry of Health, Ministry of Natural Resources, Russian Agency for Consumers’ protection, business, health care professionals, NGOs, experts
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
25/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
www.ecoaccord.org
Email:
speransk2004@mail.ru
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Association for Community Development
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Rajshahi
Country:
Bangladesh
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Knowledge building for preventing of lead poisoning
Brief description of event:
1.One district level consultation on impacts of lead poisoning on human health involving representatives from district administration, Department of Environment, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, academicians, journalist, students, youth, civil society organization, industry and healthcare professionals.
2. One media advocacy with print and electronic media personnel to aware lead poisoning and its impact on health.
Target audience for event:
District administration, Department of Environment, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, Bangladesh Paint Manufacturers Association, academicians, journalist, students, youth, civil society organization, industry, healthcare professionals and men, women and youth of the community.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
01/08/2019
End date:
31/12/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
acdbd@yahoo.com
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Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Dhaka
Country:
Bangladesh
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Human Chain in front of Press Club
Title of event:
"Ban Lead Paint on 2020"
Brief description of event:
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has set the standard limit on maximum lead in paint i.e.90 ppm with no standard regulation but we want to fully eliminate and ban lead paint targeting 2020. Acting upon that on this event, we want media engagement with Department of Environment, under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change authorities and a round table meeting will be called to advocate policy makers and also a human chain will be formed in front of press club. To increase more awareness on lead paint both media and social media will be involved.
Target audience for event:
Youth and civil people, government authorities, experts and environment activists
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
N/A
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
23/10/2019
Related web site:
http://esdo.org
Email:
siddika@esdo.org
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Human Environmental Association for Development HEAD
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Byblos
Country:
Lebanon
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Awareness Campaign for Lead poisoning prevention
Title of event:
Lead Poisoning Prevention
Brief description of event:
HEAD planning to make a Campaign during the international lead poisoning prevention week to explain to house hold women and Stakeholders policy makers with the collaboration of Red Cross Lebanon, a awareness campaign how to avoid Lead Poisoned Paint.
Target audience for event:
House Hold Women
Red Cross activities
USPeak NGO's a group of women in US Embassy
Factories and many others Stakeholders
with the collaboration of Ministry of Industry
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
mtseif4@gmail.com
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Environmental concerned group
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Zaria/Kaduna State
Country:
Nigeria
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
School or student program,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lead poison a national scourge
Brief description of event:
ECG intend to walk around the school premises engaging student and lecturers on the adverse effect of lead poisoning and sources in our immediate environment.
A visit to a local mining site and paint production site to engage miners and factory workers on the dangers of lead poison and how to mitigate them.
Symposium/lecture on the adverse effect of lead and how to curb it, group photograph, pledge banner signed by all participant to fight lead poison.
Target audience for event:
Students, lecturers, non academic staff, social media users,
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
22/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
environmentalconcernedgroup@gmail.com
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leadinthewater.com
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Public information platform
City/Area:
Paignton
Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
n/a
If Other, please specify
Social media - Talks to plumbing organisations, students, colleges - publications on leadinthewater.com website
Title of event:
Hazards of LEAD poison in domestic construction
Brief description of event:
The event will discuss the issues and hazards of lead in domestic construction - we will challenge existing public information given to the public by 'Public Health England' who tell the public to investigate whether they have lead and advise them to scratch the paint from the lead pipe which generates toxic dust - we will challenge the current advice given by the water regulations advisory scheme who report the lead solder is legal to use on heating pipes and gas - without determining the risks involved with this - a technical paper will be published in October on leadinthewater casting EU drinking water directive regulations and WHO guidelines which suggest that lead must not be introduced into any system - we want to outlaw lead solder and raise awareness about the risks in construction world from paint dust containing the toxin
Target audience for event:
Builders,decorators of domestic dwellings, plumbers, gas fitters, teachers, professors, authorities who deal with pubic water and the general public who do DIY
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Raise awareness in the uk domestic building industry about the dangers from paint dust likely to contain lead and existing copper plumbing which may contain lead
Start date:
01/10/2019
End date:
01/11/2019
Related web site:
http://https://leadinthewater.com
Email:
sreddy@leadinthewater.com
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Centro de Información y Asesoría Toxicológica CIAT Departamento de Toxicología; Escuela de Química Farmacéutica Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Type of organization
Academic institution
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Central America
Country:
Guatemala
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
School or student program
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Intoxicaciones por Plomo: Iniciativa para la reducción de plomo en pinturas
Brief description of event:
Se desarrollará una conferencia sobre la toxicología del plomo y las iniciativas para su reducción a nivel mundial. Los asistentes crearán en grupos de trabajo, posters de prevención y difusión que serán expuestos en la Facultad y serán incluidos en las redes sociales de Facebook y Twotter del CIAT, con enlace a la Universidad y la OPS-OMS
Target audience for event:
Estudiantes de pregrado de quinto año de la carrera de Química Farmacéutica y los estudiantes y personas que son parte de las redes sociales.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
23/10/2019
End date:
24/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
toxicologiafarmaciausac@gmail.com
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Caribbean Public Health Agency
Type of organization
Intergovernmental Organization (IGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Morne Fortune, Castries
Country:
Saint Lucia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
School or student program,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
ILPPW 2019
Brief description of event:
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Environmental Health and Sustainable Development Department (EHSD) intends to do the following in observance of ILPPW:
-CARPHA Executive Director will issue remarks/ a statement to the media
- EHSD Technical Officer will do a media interview on ILPPW/ Lead Posioning awareness and prevention
- The Communications Officer on the GEF-IWEco Project (of which CARPHA is a co-executing agency) will do a student programme with students in November
- Social media posts
Target audience for event:
Social media posts- general public
Media engagement- stakeholders, decision makers, general public
Student Activity- Youth
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
30/11/2019
Related web site:
http://www.carpha.org
Email:
thompsma@carpha.org
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University of Nairobi
Type of organization
Academic institution
If Other, please specify
Kenya Bureau of Standard (Government)
City/Area:
Nairobi
Country:
Kenya
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Community program or event,
School or student program,
Industry project or event,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lead Free Paints: 90 ppm Maximum Lead Content in Paints Campaigns
Brief description of event:
1. A workshop presentation on legal limit of 90 ppm total lead content to regulate lead in paint in the East Africa Region during the Technical Committee Meeting of Paints and Allied Products in Burundi
2. Awareness campaign on lead free paints by the University of Nairobi Industrial Chemistry Student Association and other interested entities with involvement media
Target audience for event:
1. Technical Committee Members of the six Partner States of the East Africa Community
2.The general Public and community engagement in Kenya
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http//banleadpaint.ac.ke
Email:
fwere@uonbi.ac.ke
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INTERFACING DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY (IDIS), INC.
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
DAVAO CITY
Country:
Philippines
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lobby for appropriate action on lead-painted parks and playground equipment for children in Davao City
Brief description of event:
The Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) will notify the Davao City Government about the lead-painted playground equipment in three public parks, and the need for remedial action to protect children from being exposed to lead in paint chips, dust and soil."
Target audience for event:
Local Chief Executive and other local government officials
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
30/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.idisphil.org
Email:
chinkie.pelino@idisphil.org
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NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Type of organization
Government (local/national)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
New York
Country:
United States of America
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Community program or event
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2019
Brief description of event:
Organize workshops on lead poisoning prevention in English, Bengali and Spanish. Hold informational tabling events. Conduct an educational webinar for service providers who work with families and children.
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Increase awareness among parents and service providers on lead poisoning hazards beyound lead paint
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/healthy-home-workshops.page
Email:
healthyhomes@health.nyc.gov
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Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Kathmandu,
Country:
Nepal
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
School or student program,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Interaction between Health Journalist , Celebrities and advertizing gencies
Title of event:
Effective Implementation of Lead Paint Standard in Nepal
Brief description of event:
With the support of World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for Nepal and IPEN, CEPHED has planned following GAELP Week of Action 2019 program in Nepal towards effective implementation of our mandatory lead paint standards of 90 ppm.
1. With the Support of WHO Country Office for Nepal
A. KICK OF PRESS MEET of GAELP 2019.
B. Collection, Customizing, Production and Widely dissemination of the GAELP Campaign Materials 2019.
C. Organize day long stakeholder program on Effective Implementation of Lead Paint Standard for lead paint elimination in Pokhara.
D. Organize Interaction Program on Lead in Paints and Blood Lead Level (BLL) with Health Care professionals and Doctors towards LEAD SAFE KIDS in Kathmandu.
E. Mass dissemination of the mandatory standards and Lead, Lead in paints related information through Radio & TV- PSA
2. With the support of IPEN
F. Advocacy with Government agencies and School awareness program
G. Interaction program among the advertising agencies who broadcast and model/celebrities who plays in the mass media for advertisement of paints for sensitizing them about lead in paint and other items potentially containing lead they modeled /plays for advertising.
Target audience for event:
(a). Government Agencies (Federal, Province and Local)and Policy makers
(b).Health Care professionals, Doctors, Nurses and experts.
(c). Paint Industries, Paint dealers and retailers
(d) Media Personnel's, Journalists and Media houses (electronic, print & Social)
(e) Teachers & Students, School Administration
(f) Celebrities, Models, Comedian artist and others
(g) Other stakeholders: NGO, INGO, Painters, Trade Union, OSH Expert, Lawyers etc.
(h). General public etc.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Made responsible paint advertizement and Regular Market monitoring
Start date:
01/10/2019
End date:
15/11/2019
Related web site:
http://www.cephed.org.np
Email:
info@cephed.org.np
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The Just Environment Charitable Trust (Toxics Link)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Delhi
Country:
India
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Testing of paint samples for their lead content
Title of event:
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
Brief description of event:
Assessment of compliance of lead in paint regulations by the prominent paint manufacturers (other than known brands) from different states in India.
- A primary survey in few states of the country will be conducted to know the prominent (other than known brands) paint in these states. - Lab testing of the samples on lead in paints. The samples will be collected from the selected region of the country and will be tested at the accredited laboratory
- A report will be prepared based on the lab testing results
- A detailed report will be prepared based on the findings and observations.
- The lab report will be shared to media.
- The reports will also be sent to the policymakers
- Efforts will be made to the regional outreach and the regional media.
Target audience for event:
Consumers, Industry and government agencies
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
01/08/2019
End date:
30/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
tripti@toxicslink.org
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South African Medical Research Council
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Research
City/Area:
Johannesburg
Country:
South Africa
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Media engagement
If Other, please specify
#screening of soil from small scale farmers for lead content; #production of posters/social media
Title of event:
Ban lead paint South Africa
Brief description of event:
We are planning three activities: 1) issue of a press release in support of the global lead paint ban, 2) production of posters/social media, 3) offering lead screening of soil from small scale farms in Soweto, Johannesburg.
Target audience for event:
the general public (media statement and social media activities)
Small scale farmers (soil lead screening)
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
18/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.mrc.ac.za
Email:
amathee@mrc.ac.za
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CEES LIBERIA
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Monrovia
Country:
Liberia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
School or student program,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Creating Awareness About Lead in Liberia
Brief description of event:
We will use this event to educate and to create awareness about harmful effects of lead so that government, especially the legislature can see the need to make laws that will protect the population, especially children from the dangerous effects of lead.
Target audience for event:
Government, institutions of learning, civil society groups, media and other stakeholders
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://ceesliberia.org
Email:
Sekfofana@aol.com
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National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Kampala
Country:
Uganda
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Raising awareness on dangers of lead poisoning.
Brief description of event:
NAPE has a community radio called Community Green Radio. During the ILPP week of action, NAPE will organize talk shows to raise awareness on the dangers of lead poisoning from lead paint, lead dust and other lead containing materials as matter of public health concern.
NAPE through its different social media handles like Facebook, twitter and website will write messages targeting the general public, lead manufacturers, lead retailers about the dangers of lead more especially in the equipment’s playground of children.
Target audience for event:
Policy makers, school going children, playground managers, lead paint manufacturers and workers, local government and the National Environment management Authority,
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.nape.or.ug
Email:
nape@nape.or.ug
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Children's Environmental Health Foundation (CEHF)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
LUSAKA AND LIVINGSTONE
Country:
Zambia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Government to convene drafting committee to draft a law to eliminate lead paint
Brief description of event:
The Children Environment Health Foundation (CEHF)in partnership with IPEN will embark on advocacy for the Government to convene drafting committee to draft a law to eliminate lead paint in Zambia. On 21 October 2222017 CEHF released to the media the lead paint study results and supported by the High level Government , Industry key stakeholders. The meeting of 2018 ILPPWA the children of Zambia through CEHF represented by a Grade 11 pupil of St Mary's Secondary school in Livingstone appealed to the parents and the government to tackle lead poisoning prevention as part of make Zambia clean, green and healthy spearheaded by our beloved president.
20th October 2019 Ministry of Health ministerial launch to be COVERED on ZNBC and OTHER MEDIA HOUSES
22nd October 2019 in Lusaka, the ministry of health to convene key government ministries (stakeholders) to come up with the drafting committee to draft the-lead paint law for Zambia.
24th October 2019: Livingstone; participation in the Zambia's independence day celebrations awareness raising involving the traditional and civil leaders, church and media on the approved paint standard and the importance of lead paint laws to lobby for compliance by the members of the public.
25 October 2019 paint industry and SMEs educational meeting on developed ZABS paint standard by ministry of commerce, trade and industry in particular Zambia bureau of standard (ZABS)
Target audience for event:
The president of the Republic of Zambia;
The vice president of the Republic of Zambia;
Secretary to the cabinate
Permanent secretaries and honorable ministers of health, water development, sanitation and environmental protection, Minister of commerce, trade industry, Ministry of Local Government, Minister of Justice, Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs, Director General Government, Zambia environmental management agency, executive director, Zambia Bureau of Standards, the Honorable Provincial Ministers and permanent secretaries, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of information the Hon.members of parliament, the paint industry and SMEs. some traditional leaders (Chiefs) and the church. the media that includes the community radios and TVs. we will target the councilors and the communities, the district commissioners, town clerks and council town secretaries and the President Livingstone Press Club
District Directors of Health, District education Board Secretaries, Academia, Labor Movement.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law
If Other, please specify
Prior to the event cehf will Participate in the commemoration of World Enviromental Health Day on 26 September, 2019
Start date:
01/09/2019
End date:
31/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
mmusenga@yahoo.com
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Eco-Accord
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Moscow
Country:
Russian Federation
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
round table
Title of event:
Lead in paint - a threat to human health
Brief description of event:
Participants will discuss:
- the importance of the problem of lead pollution and monitoring the content of lead in paint;
- processes for regulating lead in paint at the international level and in other countries;
- the role of the state, industry, non-governmental organizations, other sectors of society in solving the problem of the content of lead in paint in Russia.
The results of testing paints purchased in Moscow stores on lead will be presented.
Target audience for event:
Government representatives, experts from international organizations, non-governmental organizations and businesses.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
23/10/2019
End date:
23/10/2019
Related web site:
http://unic.ru/event/2019-10-21/v-mire/svinets-v-kraske-ugroza-zdorovyu-lyudei
Email:
ecoaccord@leadnet.ru
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Consumers' Association of Penang
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Penang
Country:
Malaysia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lead paint hazards in children’s playgrounds and related items.
Brief description of event:
The findings of lead content of toys, play equipment and items in public playground will be publicised in a press conference on 22 October 2019 and presented to the government. A petition to call on the government to come out with standards for lead in paint will be launched on 22 October 2019. A half day workshop for women and public interest groups will be conducted on 23 October 2019, presenting the results of the tests on playground equipment and other items used by children and previous results of the lead content of paint in the Malaysian market.
Target audience for event:
Target audience comprises the public, women, public interest groups, children and government. Public outreach is through media and online petition. There would be more visibility of the issue and on the lack of standards on lead in paints in Malaysia.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
22/10/2019
End date:
23/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.consumer.org.my
Email:
magesling@gmail.com
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Asociación Nacional de Fabricantes de Pinturas y Tintas (ANAFAPYT)
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Trade Association
City/Area:
Mexico, City
Country:
Mexico
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Media engagement
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Semana Internacional de prevención por intoxicación de plomo en pinturas ANAFAPYT
Brief description of event:
Our Trade Association will diffuse information to make aware to industry and general public remember the importance the lead poisoning prevention, with a particular focus on eliminating lead paint.
Target audience for event:
Industry
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
https://www.anafapyt.com/home
Email:
gtecnica@anafapyt.org.mx
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2protechu Inc
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
NGO - Florida for profit Corporation
City/Area:
Gulfport
Country:
United States of America
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Pinellas County Florida County Construction Licensing Board
Brief description of event:
Inform Law makers of the need to require Building Officials demand proof of RRP certification or Negative LBP test Report on areas to be disturbed prior to issuing building permit on Target Housing renovations.
Target audience for event:
State Legislators, County Commissioners, Pinellas County Construction Licensing officials.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
03/10/2019
End date:
03/10/2019
Related web site:
http://2protechu.com
Email:
2protechu@gmail.com
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Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADeV Nigeria)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Lagos
Country:
Nigeria
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Industry project or event
If Other, please specify
media engagement, advocacy to policy makers
Title of event:
Eliminate Lead Paint by 2020 - the mandate of SMEs
Brief description of event:
SRADeV Nigeria will plan its activity around the SAICM GEF project and the industry (Paint Manufacturers Association) 2019 coatings show and exhibition event in October 28-29 (the show is the largest coatings event in West Africa featuring manufacturers/suppliers of various paint raw materials, manufacturers of paints etc). In line with this, SRADeV plans to hold a joint media event/statement with PMA and SON to focus on: Eliminate Lead Paint by 2020 - the mandate of SMEs. This is to target the SME sector aimed, to raise awareness with SMEs on lead in paint and facilitate their access to lead-free raw materials during the event. The press media event will hold a day before or first day of the coatings show. During the coating exhibition, SRADeV team also plan to conduct paint market information collection through profiling of SME stands and collecting information about production, consumption, import and export as well as a listing of paint manufacturers and vendors, volumes, and specifics on lead additives and alternatives. The findings will feed into the baseline information for the lead paint Nigeria situation. SRADeV also plans to host some TV and radio events.
Target audience for event:
Small and medium scale enterprises in the production of paints, Paints Manufacturers Association (PMA).
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
Start date:
25/10/2019
End date:
30/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
ane_adogame@hotmail.com
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SDGsCameroon
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Douala
Country:
Cameroon
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
School or student program,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Civil society and stakeholders working together with the population to eliminate lead Paint in the economic capital of Cameroon
Brief description of event:
The plan of action this year will be focusing on key categories:despite the existence of the lead law in Cameroon, a lot needs to be done in terms of open data evidence base results and public awareness.
1) Advocating for the implementation and evaluating open data progress report awareness of 21 September 2017 existing lead law in the society (Use of questionnaires to determine public opinion of the lead law).
2) Advocating for preventive measures against the negative impact of lead paint in institutions (primary schools, secondary schools, Professional Institutions, Churches and Play grounds in 3 municipalities).
3) Evaluate risk assessment exposure of lead in children.
4) Submit open data evidence base reports to authorities in accordance with WHO, UNEP and UNEA4 resolutions.
Target audience for event:
Children and youths, women of child-bearing age,Pregnant women, Men, Teachers, Business men, religious leaders, CONCERNED NGOs and governmental agencies.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
lead exposure risk assessment baseline data in target areas determined and documented
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.sdgscameroon.org
Email:
ndifor@sdgscameroon.org
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Ministerio de Salud
Type of organization
Health care institution
If Other, please specify
N/A
City/Area:
Panama
Country:
Panama
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
promoción y divulgación informativo y didáctico.
Title of event:
No a la pintura con plomo
Brief description of event:
La Sensibilizacion al publico, consiste en el intercambio de información, recomendaciones y opiniones, con las personas que acceda y se retira del centro comercial, por los profesionales de salud y/o funcionarios en el abordaje de los riesgos y exposición a la pintura con plomo.
Target audience for event:
Niños, madres embarazadas, padres de familias.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
25/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.minsa.gob.pa
Email:
gemaldonadoj@minsa.gob.pa
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Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences/China National Cleaner Production Center
Type of organization
Academic institution
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Beijing
Country:
China
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Industry project or event
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Paint Reformulation Technical Guidelines Launching Workshop
Brief description of event:
On 16-17th October 2019, CRAES/NCPC China in collaboration with UN Environment organized the Reformulation Technical Guideline Launching Workshop. Representatives from relevant department of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, US Embassy Beijing, CRAES, CNCIA, alternative suppliers and more than 20 SMEs attended the workshop.
The workshop aims to raise awareness on the advances on lead paint elimination and to present and discuss the technical guidelines on paint reformulation guideline that will be pilot tested in selected SMEs through NCPC China with support of other relevant parties.
It aims to awareness on the advances on lead paint elimination and to present and discuss the technical guidelines on paint reformulation guideline that will be pilot tested in selected SMEs through NCPC China with support of other relevant parties.
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
16/10/2019
End date:
17/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.craes.cn/xxgk/zhxw/201910/t20191023_738628.shtml
Email:
lizx@craes.org.cn
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Centro Nacional de Producción Más Limpia
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Medellín
Country:
Colombia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Industry project or event,
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
The Lead in Paint Challenge in Colombia
Brief description of event:
Presentation of the SAICM project, then the government presented its perspective on lead in paints; after the government the Uniersidad de Antioquia explained the health effects of lead exposure and finally a panel discussion with industry representatives.
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
25/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.cnpml.org
Email:
natalia.echavarria@cnpml.org
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AEEFG
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Africa
Country:
Tunisia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
School or student program,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Government and civil society working together to eliminate lead in paint in Tunisia
Brief description of event:
The week of action in Tunisia will be focusing this year on two items:
- advocating for law to eliminate lead in paint
- supporting municipality to paint a classroom in a community
-media activity
Target audience for event:
- Government in charge of the law on lead in paint
_Municipality staff and students
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
19/09/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
semia.gharbi@laposte.net
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National Agency for Public Health of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection
Type of organization
Government (local/national)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Chisinau
Country:
Republic of Moldova
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Prevention of exposure to lead compounds in paints
Brief description of event:
This week international is intended to raise public awareness about the health risks of lead exposure;
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint;
Organization of round tables and debates; activities in the media; press conference; the posters/drawings competition among the children asociated with risc redusing of lead in paint;
Target audience for event:
General population, preschool children and their parents, school children and students, decision makers in industry.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Article in the Journal "Public Healh, Economy and Management in Medicine
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.ansp.md
Email:
t_manceva@mail.ru
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Young Volunteers for the Environment
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Banjul
Country:
Gambia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
National Stakeholder Awareness Forum
Brief description of event:
YVE Gambia intends to conduct a national stakeholder awareness forum to learn from key health, financial, social and environmental stakeholder groups (ministry of health, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Environment, National Assembly, Education Directorates, and Media among others) and, in collaboration, to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges on lead paint dangers, controls and elimination in The Gambia
Target audience for event:
ministry of health, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Environment, National Assembly, Education Directorates, and Media among others.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
23/10/2019
End date:
23/10/2019
Related web site:
http://yvegambia.wordpress.com
Email:
joebongay@hotmail.com
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NIJZ OE RAVNE (SLOVENIJA) National Institute of Public Health Slovenia Regional Unit Ravne na Koroškem
Type of organization
Government (local/national)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Ravne na Koroškem (Koroška/Carinthia)
Country:
Slovenia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
School or student program,
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
1.) "Let's play health" workshops (hygiene, prevention of lead exposure, health promotion) in kindergartens; 2.) Consultation on the prevention of lead exposure on children's playgrounds
Brief description of event:
1- Playing with children and educators with content on how to avoid lead exposure, take care of personal hygiene, room hygiene and your own health.
2- Discussion with decision makers on how to remediate lead contaminated soil on children's playgrounds and how to avoid children exposure to lead in locations with on contaminated soil.
Target audience for event:
1 - kindergarten children, their parents and educators
2 - municipal mayors, heads of schools and kindergartens
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Reducing lead exposure from contaminated soil, Eleminate the use of lead mining waste as construction material
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
https://www.nijz.si/sl/regije/obmocna-enota-ravne-na-koroskem
Email:
matej.ivartnik@nijz.si
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Pollution Control Association of Liberia
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
Affiliating with CEES Liberia
City/Area:
Monrovia
Country:
Liberia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
School or student program
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
School Lead Awareness Program and Communnity and Street outreach Program
Brief description of event:
A school system comprising of elementary and High school has been selected to host an Awareness program in which the Effects of Lead poison will be highlighted. Prevention material produced to celebrate the week will be used to demonstrate the effects of lead in paint. In a selected community these material will be distributed in the market places and elementary schools. the materials will also be distributed on the streets in the community. Distribution will be done with explanations about the Lead in Paint program and the effects of chemicals. The effects of children will be adequately highlighted. The business community will also be targeted for the awareness program
Target audience for event:
Students and teachers, vehicles plying the streets, pedestrians, street sellers, women and girls, youths, the handicaps
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
25/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
pocal52@yahoo.com
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Acoplásticos
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Association
City/Area:
Colombia
Country:
Colombia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Webinar
Title of event:
Analytical methods for lead content quantification
Brief description of event:
The aim is to present analytical methods for lead quantification and recommendations for sample preparation
Target audience for event:
Paint and coating industry
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
To introduce analytical methods for lead quantification
Start date:
23/10/2019
End date:
23/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.acoplasticos.org
Email:
secgeneral@acoplasticos.org
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University of Pennsylvania Policy Consulting Group
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Undergraduate Student Organization
City/Area:
Philadelphia
Country:
United States of America
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
School or student program,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lead Policy in West Philadelphia: Student Advocacy in Local Government
Brief description of event:
To observe International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, University of Pennsylvania Policy Consulting Group launched a new initiative to advocate for stricter government regulations on lead poisoning in Philadelphia Mayor's Office and City Council. Students led various training sessions and interviews with lead experts on-campus and policymakers at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), chief federal environmental regulator. Based on various training sessions and student research review, we will present our research and advocate for stricter city standards on blood lead levels (BLLs) and addressing housing, racial, and social inequality associated with lead in the city and state government next month.
Target audience for event:
University of Pennsylvania students and faculty, local policymakers and EPA experts, Mayor's Office, State government officials, city council
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Citywide Standards for Blood Lead Level; Racial and social inequality associated with lead poisoning in Philadelphia
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
23/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.theppcgroup.net.
Email:
markkim9@sas.upenn.edu
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Estonian Health Board
Type of organization
Government (local/national)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Tallinn
Country:
Estonia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
seminar
Title of event:
Lunch talk about Lead in Paint and Lead poisonings in children
Brief description of event:
Seminar on schools and kindergartens indoor air quality. Seminar will include a presentation about lead in paint and lead poisonings in children.
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
zastenskayai@who.int
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EDEN Center
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Tirana
Country:
Albania
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Community program or event,
School or student program,
Industry project or event,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lead poisoning
Brief description of event:
Short Report
Drafting a short report in order to have a clear pictures of the legislation in place and data related to lead in paint including and the future plans of the government.
The report will be draft by collecting data from the governments reports, desk research and most important from organizing meetings with different bodies of the government that are directly related to the issue.
Round table with all stakeholders
After the report we will organize a round table with with all involved actors such as line ministries, public health institutes, civil society organizations and academics. The purpose of the round-table will be to share information, relevant legislation in place, and what are the future steps of the government in order to control and minimize the impact of lead in paint.
Media outreach
During the ILPPW EDEN will organize a social media and media campaign in order to inform and aware general public newspaper and social media
Target audience for event:
Target groups:
• Inhabitants of Tirana
• General public
• Central governance
• Industry
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
31/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.eden-al.org
Email:
jonida.mamaj@eden-al.org
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City of Hartford
Type of organization
Government (local/national)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Hartford, conn
Country:
United States of America
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
National Lead awareness
Brief description of event:
Tuesday October 22, Reading the book of Henry and Fred Learn About Lead to four class rooms of Pre-school. Gave-away goodie bags to take home to parent with Lead pamphlets, sponge, pencil, coloring book about lead and crayons.
Wednesday October 23, Starr Hardware store reach out to contractors, property owners, painters,and handy-man and provide tips on lead safe work practice. As well as to promote the importance of the RRP rules and up coming initial training dates.
Friday October 25, At the City of Hartford Health & Services Department Set-up a display in the Lobby area to provide lead educational information to all parents/Adults from the Women Infant Children (WIC) Program and Maternity Reach Infant(MIOP) Program. We will promote on how to keep your child safe and a healthy clean home. some giveaways will be a Swiffer Sweeper for wet mopping.
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Increase public/community awareness to prevent childhood lead exposure before any harm.
Start date:
22/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
robea002@hartford.gov
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Grupo GEA
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Lima
Country:
Peru
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Community program or event,
School or student program,
Industry project or event,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
II Environmental Cultural Festival
Brief description of event:
Inform citizens about possible health risks from exposure to lead. Likewise, boost demand for lead-free products.
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
27/10/2019
End date:
27/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.grupogea.org.pe
Email:
msalvador@grupogea.org.pe
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Chemical Safety Agency
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Kyiv
Country:
Ukraine
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
School or student program,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Ukrainian Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action 2019
Brief description of event:
Lobbying for approval of the Technical Regulations; Preparation and adaptation information materials for the Ukrainian Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action 2019; Participation in preparation of TV / Radio programs focus on chemical safety including negative impacts on health the lead in paints and other sources of lead; Eco-lessons and Seminars for children and their parents about dangerous related with using products/goods including lead and measures to prevent poisoning by it.
Target audience for event:
Government, Public interest groups including children, students and their parents, Volunteers, Industry, Sellers, Television viewers across the country, Representatives of the mass media and relevant stakeholders.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
01/04/2019
End date:
31/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
dpavlovskyi88@gmail.com
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Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environement Cameroun
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Yaoundé
Country:
Cameroon
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Table ronde et conférence de presse
Brief description of event:
L'ONG Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environement Cameroun vise à fédérer les énergies au niveau national pour mobiliser et sensibiliser les acteurs de la société civile, les jeunes, femmes et media sur les intoxications au plomb.cet activité verra la participation du ministère de l'environnement, de la protection de la nature et du développement durable ; du ministère de la santé ; de l'organisation mondiale de la santé; du Centre de recherche pour l'éducation et le développement ;du secteur privé (Smalto/seigneurie);des OSCs;des Jeunes, femmes et media.
Target audience for event:
Les articles seront publiés dans la presse écrite ; les réseaux sociaux seront animés par les blogueurs présents à l'atelier pour sensibiliser davantage sur la problématique ;les ateliers de restitution seront organisés par les OSCs présents ; les participants auront assez d'outils et informations pour relayer les acquis
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
22/10/2019
End date:
23/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.jvecameroun.blogspot.org
Email:
ghistchokouatou@gmail.com
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Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Type of organization
Government (local/national)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Banjaluka, Republic of Srpska
Country:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
LEAD POISONING CAN BE PREVENTED
Brief description of event:
During the ILPPW the Ministry will display information on how lead poisoning can be prevented, what is the legislation in place, why is it important to ban lead in products.
Target audience for event:
General public, policy makers, industry.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.vladars.net/sr-SP-Cyrl/Vlada/Ministarstva/MZSZ/Pages/default.aspx
Email:
d.milakovic-ramadani@mzsz.vladars.net
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Grupo GEA
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
LIMA
Country:
Peru
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Community program or event,
School or student program,
Industry project or event,
Media engagement
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Awareness event "Santa Anita Lead Free Declaration"
Brief description of event:
Inform citizens about possible health risks from exposure to lead. Likewise, boost demand for lead-free products.
Target audience for event:
Teachers, students and parents.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
21/10/2019
End date:
21/10/2019
Related web site:
http:// www.grupogea.org.pe
Email:
msalvador@grupogea.org.pe
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Grupo GEA
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
LIMA
Country:
Peru
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
Community program or event,
School or student program,
Industry project or event,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Responsible muralization campaign: art with lead-free ecological paintings
Brief description of event:
The campaign aims to increase the aesthetic value of the” Lomas de Paraíso “tourist route and eliminate lead exposure from the new murals placed on the hills. To achieve the objectives of the campaign, the following will be sought:
• The message of sensitization about “the Lomas de Paraíso”: Presented in the design of the mural, which will have as a theme the ecosystem of hills.
• The sensitization message on Lead Free Paint: Presented as an Attachment to the Design
• The Inauguration Workshop: Presentation of the "Responsible Muralization: Art with Lead-Free Paint for a Healthy Future and a Clean Environment" by collaborators who stress the importance of valuing hills and promote the purchase and responsible use of lead-free paints.
Target audience for event:
Surrounding communities: 210 families or 840 inhabitants
Tourists from Lomas del Paraíso: 540 visitors per year
Private companies, mainly manufacturers of lead-free paints.
Public entities
Civil Society: schools, academia, and NGOs
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
24/10/2019
Related web site:
http:// www.grupogea.org.pe
Email:
msalvador@grupogea.org.pe
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The LEAD Group Inc
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Melbourne
Country:
Australia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Interview of Elizabeth O'Brien by Lucinda Curran for International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (ILPPWA) 2019
Brief description of event:
Interview of Elizabeth O'Brien of The LEAD Group, by Lucinda Curran of EcoHealth Solutions (Melbourne Vic) ILPPWA 2019 covering what The LEAD Group has done for ILPPWA this year, that we need Australian legislation to support Australian Paint Manufacturers Federation (APMF) member companies who are already compliant with 90 ppm lead limit in residential paint, so that imported is also compliant; and what the public can do to ensure lead-safety for themselves, family and pets. Promote lead testing - both blood lead testing by doctors and environmental lead testing using LEAD Group Kits from www.leadsafeworld.com/shop
Target audience for event:
YouTube users (as the interview will soon be uploaded there by Lucinda Curran), Australian Government, Building Biologists, individuals (parents, renovators, pet-owners, shooters, hobbyists, alternative medicine users, rainwater tank owners and people with new leaded brass plumbing fittings like taps, valves and pumps, etc).
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
More blood lead testing and more environmental testing being done in Australia and overseas
Start date:
28/10/2019
End date:
31/10/2019
Related web site:
https://youtu.be/O4L6Kvr8ZWU
Email:
info@lead.org.au
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Centre de Recherche et d'Education pour le Développement (CREPD)
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Yaoundé
Country:
Cameroon
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Beyond national Regulation_Build up long term national capacity to end lead poisonning
Brief description of event:
CREPD believes that enactment of national regulation to phaseout lead paint is the most urgent action to cut lead input in the society from freshly manufactured lead paints, one of the recognized most important source of lead exposure in developing countries; but it is not the end of the fight. Building strong and sustainable national capacity is required to effectively reduce or eliminate lead exposures from old paints and other sources (dirty waste battery recycling practices, substandard aluminium cookingware, unintentional point sources etc.). To reach there, decision and policy makers need to sensitized and engaged.
CREPD will take the opportunity of the 2019's WoA to reach out to decision and policy makers in Cameroun.
Target audience for event:
1. Relevant government ministries
2. Paint industry representatives
3. Media
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Raise the decision maker awareness on the need to set up a national monitoring and education programme on lead poisoning prevention
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
25/10/2019
Related web site:
https://www.facebook.com/crepdcameroun/?fref=ts
Email:
kuepouo@yahoo.com
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Taller Ecologista
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Rosario/Santa Fe
Country:
Argentina
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
“Lead in paints, health impacts. Labor legislation and WHO guidelines”
Brief description of event:
Taller Ecologista will present the new results of lead analysis in paints made in paints sold in the region. Information will also be provided on legislation related to occupational safety and health in relation to lead in work environments and WHO guidelines regarding the concentration of lead in paint.
Target audience for event:
n/a
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
24/10/2019
End date:
24/10/2019
Related web site:
http://tallerecologista.org.ar
Email:
ceciiasandrabianco@gmail.com
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Les Amis de la Terre-Togo
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Lomé
Country:
Togo
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
1. Organisation, à Lomé, d’une rencontre d’échanges avec les fonctionnaires des ministères clés concernés et les professionnels de la peinture 2. Emissions sur deux radios nationales, et insertion dans un journal
Brief description of event:
1. Organisation, à Lomé, d’une rencontre d’échanges avec les fonctionnaires des ministères clés concernés et les professionnels de peinture
Une réunion s’organisera à l’intention des cadres des ministères chargés de l’environnement, de la santé, du commerce, de l’enseignement, de l’industrie, et de la communication ; ainsi qu’avec les professionnels de la peinture. Des médias seront invités
2. Emissions sur deux radios nationales, et insertion dans un journal
Deux radios nationales inviteront ADT-Togo pour parler du saturnisme au public et de la nécessité de prendre une réglementation en faveur de peintures normalisées au Togo.
Target audience for event:
Les cadres des ministères chargés de l’environnement, de la santé, du commerce, de l’enseignement, de l’industrie, et de la communication ; ainsi qu’avec les professionnels de la peinture, (15 invités). Quatre médias seront invités : organes ayant des plages dédiées à la promotion de l’environnement et pouvant revenir sur les risques liés à l’intoxication au plomb et les mesures. Ceci touchera plusieurs auditeurs. S’y ajouteront 5 personnes d’ADT-Togo, 5 autres Organisations Participantes d’IPEN et un consultant. Au total 30 personnes.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.amiterre.org; ; https://adttogo.wordpress.com
Email:
kelorm5@yahoo.fr
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Earth concern
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
Environmental awareness raising campaign
City/Area:
Freetown,Bombali,Kambia,Kenema, Bo
Country:
Sierra Leone
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
School or student program,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lead free Sierra leone
Brief description of event:
Holding seminars in various schools, various community engagements,advocating to policy makers to bring the right approach, pushing paint companies and other Institutions.
Target audience for event:
Youths, factory workers,Government officials.and the General populace
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Development of a new lead paint law,
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
27/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
Daramy1@yahoo.com
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Ministry of Health
Type of organization
Government (local/national)
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
Amman
Country:
Jordan
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Government-sponsored program or event (national or local government),
School or student program,
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
The International Lead Poisoning Preventing Week
Brief description of event:
MOH has issued legislations to regulate lead in paint ( Public Health Law No (47) year 2008 and its amendments which includes special chapter for chemical materials, issued many decrees in Official Gazette about bannded and restricted chemicals, the last decree was issued in the Official Gazette No( 5503),2018 which limit the maximum lead in household paints as impurity with 90 ppm.
With support from WHO,MOH will :
1- Conduct a round table between (government agencies, stakeholders, NGOs) about the national legislations control of lead in paints in Jordan.
2- Conduct awareness campaign about hazardous of lead in paints through Engagement with MOE and NOGs to reach as many people as possible especially children (by media, social media, and graphic materials: posters, flyers and web banners).
3-engage Cleaner Production unit in RSS (Royal Scientific Society) to talk about the pilot demonstration with SMEs paint manufactures about reformulation lead paint.
Target audience for event:
-Ministry of Education, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Public works and Housing, Amman Municipality.
-Jordan Standards Metrology Organization.
- Jordan chamber of Industry.
- Cleaner Production Unit.
- NGOs, Media.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.moh.gov.jo
Email:
cic@moh.gov.jo
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Lead Containing Materials Association
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Not for profit
City/Area:
London
Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers,
Media engagement,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lead Hazards and You
Brief description of event:
A series of messages delivered through social media to raise awareness of the dangers of lead paint, lead dust and other lead containing materials.
Target audience for event:
The general public, DIY'ers, Principle Designers, Health and Safety professionals, painters, decorators, plumbers, etc
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law,
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead,
Other (please specify)
If Other, please specify
Increased compliance with existing legislation
Start date:
01/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.lcmassociation.org
Email:
frank.sheppard@lcmassociation.org
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2protechu Inc
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
NGO - Florida for profit Corporation
City/Area:
Gulfport, Florida 33707
Country:
United States of America
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Advocacy to policy makers
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Pinellas County Florida Joint Legislative & Commission meeting
Brief description of event:
Inform Law makers of the need to require Building Officials demand proof of RRP certification or Negative LBP test Report on areas to be disturbed prior to issuing building permit on Target Housing renovations.
Target audience for event:
State Legislators, County Commissioners, Pinellas County Construction Licensing officials.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
03/10/2019
End date:
03/10/2019
Related web site:
http://2protechu.com
Email:
2protechu@gmail.com
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RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE
Type of organization
Academic institution
If Other, please specify
n/a
City/Area:
BENGALURU
Country:
India
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Community program or event,
School or student program
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Lead poisoning awareness week
Brief description of event:
Awareness programmes will be organised in urban and rural outreach centres.A poster competition for the nursing faculty along with an awareness programme for the patients attendants is envisaged
Target audience for event:
School children,pregnant and lactating women,farmers,patient attendants
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
22/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
n/a
Email:
drshalini_pradeep@yahoo.co.in
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Centro Nacional de Producción Más Limpia
Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
If Other, please specify
In cooperation with private industry
City/Area:
Colombia
Country:
Colombia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Industry project or event,
Social media activity
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Awareness campaign
Brief description of event:
Development and dissemination of info graphic material to promote awareness regarding lead content in paints through social media and printed flyers for in person workshops.
Target audience for event:
Final consumers, students, industrial, stakeholders, advisors and in general community.
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
20/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.cnpml.org
Email:
natalia.echavarria@cnpml.org
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Pinturas Tito Pabón
Type of organization
Other
If Other, please specify
Industry supported by NGO NCPC Colombia
City/Area:
Bogotá
Country:
Colombia
What type of activity do you plan to organize for ILPPW?
Industry project or event
If Other, please specify
n/a
Title of event:
Halloween - Let's make the Tito tree
Brief description of event:
This recreational activity was a space where awareness of the need for lead-free paints is promoted. The event was sponsored by the company Pinturas Tito Pabon and supported by NCPC Colombia with awareness conference.
The event included:
• Space decorated and suitable for recreational activities in which children and adults participated.
• Awareness conference
• Painting and decoration of the tree made with reused material of egg baskets
• Symbolic reading of a petition to the world.
Target audience for event:
This activity was intended to be for parents and children
What results do you expect from your ILPPW activities?
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint,
Increased industry support for paint with no added lead
If Other, please specify
n/a
Start date:
26/10/2019
End date:
26/10/2019
Related web site:
http://www.pinturastitopabon.com
Email:
comunicaciones@pinturastitopabon.com
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