World space week is celebrated each year in the month of October around the world, so will it be this year 2007. The theme for this year is “saving life through space”.
As part of an ongoing effort by the Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (GIS/RS) laboratory of the Limbe Botanic Garden toward reaching out to the public, we have formulated an outreach programme, which is aim at raising public awareness about space technology. Through this program we inform the pubic about what space science is in general and the importance of GIS/RS technology in particular. It is in this light that we are planning towards joining the rest of the world this year in celebration of both world space week (4th -10th October 2007) and GIS day (November 14th 2007).
Both celebrations shall target school children in particular and the public in general. The scope of our activities shall cover part of the South West and the Littoral provinces of Cameroon to raise public awareness on the importance of this technology in saving life and making life more comfortable in our society. Three different area of application of space science will be handled. RS/GIS, satellite communication, and satellite meteorology.
Activities
This is brief information about the week’s activities. A more elaborate activity is fully been developed.
4th of October
Visit to three secondary and three primaries schools in the Tiko Subdivision
5th of October
Visit to three secondary schools and three primaries in the Buea subdivision
6th - 7of October
Visit to six selected primary and secondary schools in any two subdivisions in MEME division
8th of October
Visit to three primaries and three secondary schools in the littoral province (mainly Douala)
10th of October
Open door poster gallery,
Video show on space activities
Carnival and fanfare at Limbe
On this day, a wide range of people shall be invited and shall be chaired by the UN National coordinator for wsw in Cameroon. Individuals including the Government delegate to the Limbe Urban Council, principals of schools, inspectorates of national education for Fako, and other dignitaries shall be invited to participate in the programme.
On this day a special quiz shall be organized for students of forms one to three on physics. This will comprise mainly students from Limbe subdivision. The first five well performed students shall receive prizes and a certificate signed by the UN national coordinator for wsw.
Specific activities at the different schools
At each secondary or primary school, 45 – 60 minutes shall be spent to deliver a talk to the students and to project illustrative video on space activities. Flyers shall be produced and distribute to the students.
