SBP, through the “Juntos Contra o Mosquito” initiative, is engaging children in raising awareness about dengue, in response to the increase in cases of the disease in Brazil this year.
Through the project, they are taking the play “Esse Mosquito Vai Dançar” to public schools in São Paulo, where in a fun and educational way, they teach children how to protect themselves against Aedes aegypti, a mosquito responsible for transmitting several diseases.
The presentations include theatrical sketches accompanied by original songs and nursery rhymes, illustrating the behavior of the dengue mosquito and preventive measures against its proliferation.
The next exhibition is scheduled for April 29th at EMEF Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, in Jardim Marília, followed by another the following week at CEU Rosa da China, in the East Zone. The presentation schedule extends until the beginning of June, covering several schools.
In addition to the theater plays, the project also offers Expedição Planeta, a socio-environmental education activity that includes the showing of an educational film and a circuit of recreational activities and games to reinforce teachings about dengue prevention.
“Children are an important part of society and need to be involved when it comes to public health. Only through collective work will we be able to combat the dengue mosquito. What children hear at school, they take home and can educate their families about prevention”, details Fernando Guillemin Contreras, Senior Marketing Manager for the Pesticides Category at Reckitt Hygiene Comercial.
In 2024, “Juntos Contra o Mosquito” has a partnership with Central Única das Favelas (CUFA) and visited communities in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro throughout the summer, carrying out cleaning efforts, carrying out educational and cultural measures and donating insecticide and repellent products to prevent dengue mosquitoes.
Furthermore, this year the project also had Ludmilla as an ambassador for the cause, producing content about prevention on her social networks and alerting the population about the importance of community in the fight against Aedes aegypti.
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