The Choose Milk Campaign, a nationwide initiative targeted on strengthening client training and consciousness about milk and dairy merchandise, has introduced an essay competitors for major college pupils throughout Enugu, Kaduna, Lagos, Rivers, Oyo and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
This maiden version is open to pupils in major 4 to 6, aged 9 to 11, and can run from September 15 to October 31. The initiative goals to educate youngsters on the significance of understanding milk and making knowledgeable dairy selections, whereas encouraging them to share their data with friends and household.
Senior Project Manager, Danish Dairy Board, Lars Jensen, who introduced the competitors, stated the initiative goals to assist youngsters and fogeys higher perceive the distinction between milk and creamers and the position of milk in youngsters’s vitamin.
“Children are not only consumers; they are also important voices within the home and can influence the choices their families make. Through this competition, we want to equip pupils with simple, practical knowledge that helps them understand the difference between milk and creamers and appreciate the nutritional value of milk. When children learn to make informed choices early, they can carry that knowledge into their homes and communities,” Jensen stated.
To take part, pupils should write a brief letter addressed to their college’s headmaster or headmistress on the subject, ‘How Students in My School Can Differentiate Between Milk and Creamers’. The letter ought to embody the pupil’s title, gender, age, class, college title and faculty location. They are anticipated to go to https://choosemilk.com.ng/essaycompetition/ to submit entries.
According to the organisers, the competitors can be prolonged to further states because the three-year Choose Milk Campaign progresses. It is a part of the broader Choose Milk Campaign, launched by stakeholders from the Danish Dairy Board and the European Union, in partnership with the federal authorities to assist Nigerian households make knowledgeable dairy selections by way of client training and better consciousness of the dietary advantages of milk and the variations between genuine milk and creamers.
