List of registered events

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Tirana

Country
Albania

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Drama, dance or other expressive activity
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Awareness campaign in Albania, in the framework of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, 2021

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Preparation of awareness materials. Media awareness activities. Social media activities. Informative sessions with university students. Workshops with university students (for continuity of activities after ILPPW).

Target audience for event

• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
• School students
  
  

Start date
14 Oct 2021

End date
14 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mrs, Lumturi Merkuri

Email

lmerkuri@hotmail.com

Type of organization
Non-governmental organization

City/Area
Buenos Aires

Country
Argentine

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?
Webinar

Title of event
 Exhibition on lead in Latin America

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
GAHP is proud to announce "Lead Exposure in Latin America", a webinar organized for the  International Lead Poisoning Prevention Month. The virtual event will provide information from experts on the current state of knowledge about blood lead levels, the main sources of exposure and the regulatory framework in Latin America and the Caribbean. The objectives of the session are to share and discuss current knowledge on blood lead levels in Latin America, the main identified sources of lead exposure, and opportunities to integrate epidemiological surveillance and efficient interventions into national health systems.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities

Start date
14 Oct 2021

End date
14 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?
Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to develop and implement solutions to lead poisoning from sources such as unsafe and substandard lead acid battery recycling, e-waste, lead-glazed pottery, lead-contaminated spices, and leaded paint. Increased public awareness and support for eliminating or reducing all lead poisoning sources. 

Contact for more information
Ms. Berg, Sarah

Email

sarahb@pureearth.org

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Yerevan, regions of Syunik, Tavush, Vayots Dzor, Kotayk

Country
Armenia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Extending the Awareness Campaign on Health Hazards of Lead in Paint and influencing procurement policies in education sector

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
AWHHE will urge the Procurement Department of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia to ban using lead-based paints for construction or renovation of the education, culture and recreation facilities for children and youth. AWHHE will advocate for lead limits of 90ppm in decorative paints with the Department of Eurasian Economic Commission and Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economy of Armenia. A leaflet will be created and disseminated via social media among 7 target communities and NGO websites. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, AWHHE will add social distancing, hygiene and handwashing messages in its communication.

Target audience for event

•  National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• School students

Start date
22 Aug 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
  

Contact for more information
Mrs. Manvelyan, Elena

Email
office@awhhe.am

Type of organization

Indoor Environmental Health Consultancy

City/Area
Melbourne

Country
Australia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity
• Interview

Title of event
Lead Levels and Lead Poisoning Prevention

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Interview with Elizabeth O'Brien, co-founder of The LEAD Group.

Target audience for event

Members of the public

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Contact for more information
Ms Lucinda Curran

Email
lucinda@ecohealthsolutions.com.au

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Sydney, New South Wales (NSW)

Country
Australia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Drama, dance or other expressive activity 
• Social media activity

Title of event
The beginning of the end of lead paint and leaded AvGas in Australia, plus Volcano Art Prize winners announcement and Global Lead Safety Advocacy Planning Meeting at AGM

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The LEAD Group will publish and distribute globally, information on the end of leaded petrol globally and the beginning of the end of lead paint and leaded AvGas in Australia and globally, plus Volcano Art Prize, our lead-safety art/photo/film competition winners will be announced at our Annual Lead Safe World Advocacy Planning meeting. As of 1st October 2021, Australia's Poisons Standard limits new paint sold to 90 ppm lead (1st October 2023 for anti-corrosion and anti-fouling paints), yet we are only beginning our advocacy to eliminate leaded aviation fuel, starting in Northern Territory indigenous communities where volatile substance abuse occurs. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Anyone anywhere in the world can enter Volcano Art Prize (VAP) at https://www.volcanoartprize.com/submitentry until the entry deadline of Monday 18th October 2021 (midnight your local time) and entries in past annual VAP competitions have come from people aged 1 to 90 years of age. The LEAD Group's members from around the world are invited to The LEAD Group's AGM (Annual General Meeting) via video conference call at 6pm Sydney time, on 27/10/21 and 32 Volcano Art Prize winners will be announced at the AGM. 

Start date
1 Oct 2021

End date
27 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Contact for more information
Ms O'Brien, Elizabeth

Email
info@lead.org.au

Type of organization
Academic institution

City/Area
Baku

Country
Azerbaijan

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Social media activity
  

Title of event
Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshop

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Workshop aimed on: - highlighting the main sources of lead exposure in Azerbaijan - raise awareness about the health and environmental issues of lead exposure - distribution of Lead Poisoning Prevention Materials (Posters, Flyers, Social Media Cards etc) in Azerbaijani Language - increasing public awareness on the hazard of lead paint.

Target audience for event

• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities

Start date
28 Oct 2021

End date
28 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
  

Contact for more information
Dr. Ismayil Afandiyev

Email

efendiyevi@gmail.com

Type of organization
Professional association

City/Area
Baku

Country
Azerbaijan

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
  

Title of event
National Conference on Lead in paint 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Event will be organised on 29 October for 4 hours: 14:00-18:00 Participants are as follows: NGO sector (8), Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (2), Ministry of Health (2), Industry (4), Mass-media (4), Milli Mejlis (Parliament) (2) - . Totally 22 person will participate in the Conference. In addition, 4 plenary presentations and 6 oral presentations will be included to the program of the conference

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
29 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mr Islam Mustafayev

Email
imustafayev@mail.ru

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Dhaka

Country
Bangladesh

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Rally or march
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action - 2021

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
This year, ESDO have planned to celebrate the week in three separate ways. This year we will organize an essay competition among young children (High School Students) and a virtual webinar to engage them with our campaign and to make them aware of lead poisoning. After that, we will organize a Human Chain with 50 volunteers and the ESDO team. At the end of the week, we will organize a stakeholder meeting with the government and paint manufacturer authorities

Target audience for event

•  National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
20 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2031

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mrs. Sultana Siddika, Mr. Rabbani Golam

Email
siddika@esdo.org, rabbani@esdo.org

Type of organization

• National government
• Local Government/authority 
• Academic institution
• Professional association
• Civil society non-profit organization 
• Industry

City/Area
Dhaka and country

Country
Bangladesh

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Round table discussion
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event

Together, We Can End Lead Pollution

Is this event open to public?
No

Brief description of event

A 'Concept Note' to observe the lead week was developed to have a clear understanding of the campaign strategy and ensure a comprehensive approach in messaging - Pure Earth Bangladesh, jointly with the Director-General of Health Services (DGHS), UNICEF Bangladesh, ESDO, and the Daily Prothom-Alo organized a roundtable discussion at the conference hall of the daily Prothom-Alo. It helped to engage all the stakeholders to mitigate the lead pollution issue in Bangladesh. - Pure Earth Bangladesh in collaboration with DGHS, UNICEF Bangladesh, and ESDO initiated to deliver 1 million SMS during the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (24-30 October 2021) to raise mass awareness on childhood lead poisoning - Pure Earth Bangladesh developed 25 social media posts and shared them on different social media channels which reached more than five thousand people, 200 youth representatives joined the #leadsollution campaign on Facebook and Instagram - A video material on childhood lead impact was developed. - Pure Earth Bangladesh developed 20 key messages on lead pollution jointly with UNICEF Bangladesh and ESDO, later approved by DGHS. These messages were disseminated in the social channels of all the partners. - Published ten newspaper articles in the different renowned print media including the Daily Star, Prothom-Alo

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations) 

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
15 Nov 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

The major objectives of the campaign are to - - Strengthen the ongoing advocacy efforts and collaboration with government agencies and other relevant stakeholders - Keep the momentum of discussion around lead pollution - Raise national-level awareness on the lead pollution issues through involving youth 

Contact for more information
Ms. Das Mitali

Email
mitali@pureearth.org

Type of organization

• National government
• Civil society non-profit organization 
• Intergovernmental organization (IGO)

City/Area
Dhaka and country

Country
Bangladesh

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Round table discussion
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action - 2021

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event

• SMS messages to 1 million mobile subscribers on raising awareness of lead poisoning
• Roundtable with Prothom Alo, one of the most popular national newspaper media with subject on Lead Poisoning among children in Bangladesh, challenges andway forward. High officials from MOHFW, MOE, Academic bodies, and CSOs were invited and advocated for the importance of observing the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.
• Social Media Campaign. UNICEF and Prothom Alo will share messages on Lead poisoning for 20 days from 25 October to 13 November 2021.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public

Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
13 Nov 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Sensitization for reduction of lead poisoning from various sources including informal recycling of used lead-acid batteries and food.
  

Contact for more information
Mr. Kim, Minjoon

Email
mkim@unicef.org

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Abomey calavi

Country
Benin

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Sensitization of stakeholders on the adoption of regulations on lead paints in Benin

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Lead paints are a source of increasing risks compromising the ecological environmental balance and the health of populations. It is therefore important to monitor the lead content when manufacturing paints. This campaign is to initiate actions to raise awareness among actors about Law existing in the process of adoption and on the sanctions for a gradual elimination of lead in the paintings. Targets groups are general public (painter and consumers). The participative method will be used through IEC method (Education Information and Communication) The campaign should insist on the need for Benin to adopt regulations binding.

Target audience for event

National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
Media and journalists
Nongovernmental organizations and communities
School students

Start date

10 Oct 2021

End date
13 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information
Mrs Adetonah Sounkoura Sidibe

Email

s.adetonah@yahoo.fr

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Cotonou

Country
Benin

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?
Social media activity

Title of event
 My country is free from lead paint

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Organizing social media event to sensitize people about lead paint risks 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Denougbeto Joseph

Email

onglagrandepuissancededieu@gmail.com

Type of organization
Health care institution

City/Area
Minsk

Country
Belarus

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 1. Develop and post on the NPTsG website the item "Four main points you should know about lead" with a demonstration of a multimedia product (free access) 2. Develop and post on the NPTsG website information material about the development and the introduction of the Technical Regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union on the safety of paints and varnishes (free access). 3. Prepare and deliver a lecture on the topic of “Biological monitoring of lead in vulnerable populations to promote lead exposure prevention”. 4. Prepare a newsletter entitled “Toxic exposure to lead” using WHO materials prepared for Lead Week. 5. Prepare a booklet entitled “Key Sources of Lead for Children” using infographic materials prepared by WHO. 6. Prepare an article for dissemination in the media on the negative effects of lead on adults and children

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The National Unitary Enterprise "Scientific and Practical Centre for Hygiene" (NPTsG) reporting to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus supports WHO's efforts to eliminate lead poisoning. To promote the Ninth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week – Working together for a world without lead paint, NPTsG has developed a programme of activities to heighten awareness of lead and its negative impact on human health in various population groups, namely medical and postgraduate students, schoolchildren and their parents, secondary school teachers and preschool educators, pregnant women, etc. 

Target audience for event

• Medical professionals
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
• School students

Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact

Ms Elena Stanislavovna Jurkevič, senior science officer, laboratory for preventive and ecological toxicology, National Unitary Enterprise "Scientific and Practical Centre for Hygiene" (NPTsG) 

Email

yrkevich.elena@gmail.com

Type of organization
Local Government/authority, Academic institution, Health care institution

City/Area
Banjaluka

Country
Bosnia and Herzegovina

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Establishing chemicals and health network of experts and raising awareness on chemicals

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Series of events focused on raising awareness on chemicals through a network of experts and including round table discussion, media campaign on chemicals (including prevention on lead poisoning), and conference to be held on 05.11.2011.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
  

Start date
24 Sep 2021

End date
12 Nov 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
  

Contact for more information

Mrs. Džejna Milaković-Ramadani

Email

dzejna.milak@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Yaoundé

Country
Cameroon

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Calling for the full enforcement of the lead paint national regulation

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
CREPD will visit few paint retailer shops in Yaoundé, record the oil based paints which do not carry label indicating the lead level as required by the existing regulation, and therefore call the attention of the competent administrations contributing to the enforce the said regulation for action. There are still some few imported oil-based paints concerned by this situation that are marketed in Cameroon. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Members of the public

Start date

29 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law

Contact for more information

Mr Gilbert Kuepouo

Email

gkuepouo@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Yaoundé

Country
Cameroon

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Title of event
 Remind target stakeholders to complain with the national regulation in force on lead pain in Cameroon

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
CREPD will visit few paint retailer shops in Yaoundé, record the oil based paints which do not carry label indicating the lead level as required by the existing regulation, and therefore call the attention of the competent administrations contributing to the enforce the said regulation for action. There are still some few imported oil-based paints concerned by this situation that are marketed in Cameroon. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date

24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint

Contact for more information

Mr Silenou Demanou Blondel, Jve Cameroun Executive Coordinator 

Email

jvecmr@gmail.com 

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Yaoundé

Country
Cameroon

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Title of event
 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Young Volunteers for the Environment Cameroon intends to participate in this event by carrying out awareness-raising and advocacy actions with all stakeholders: children in kindergartens: knowing that children are the most vulnerable victims of lead poisoning and given the extent of the damage caused by this material on their health, our awareness-raising actions will kick off in nursery schools, where there will be an exchange and awareness session appropriate to the learning techniques of children of this age; the national ministries which play a direct role in the area, namely the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development, the Ministry of Industry and Technological Development, and the Ministry of Trade; also the industries and points of sale for these paints. The event will be conducted through field trips, communication via social and television networks, and press conferences.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)

Start date

24 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints 

Contact for more information

M. Ernestine Kemmoe Kountchie Nzadi 

Email

jvecmr@gmail.com / ernestinenzadi@gmail.com 

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
China

Country
China

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Webinar

Title of event
 Work together to create a world of lead-free paint and protect public health and safety

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
In order to understand the adaptability of paint manufacturers to the new standards and test the safety (lead content compliance) compliance (3C certification) of the products on sale in the market, the non-toxic pioneer project team conducted targeted online and offline sampling in March 2021 36 solvent-based wood paint products from 17 brands were tested. turn out: Ø 9 out of 36 products have a total lead content up to the standard, accounting for 25% Ø Among the 30 products from the three major e-commerce platforms (JD.com, Taobao, Pinduoduo), 6 products meet the total lead content, accounting for 20% Ø Among the 19 products produced after the new national standard takes effect, 3 of the total lead content meets the standard, accounting for 16% Ø Four of the 17 paint brands have reached the standard in total lead content, accounting for 24% Ø 2 of the 36 products have valid 3C certification, accounting for 6% Ø One of the 30 products from the three major e-commerce platforms (Jingdong, Taobao, Pinduoduo) has a valid 3C certification, accounting for 3% Ø 2 of the 36 products have valid 3C certification and the total lead content reaches the standard, accounting for 6%

Target audience for event

Start date

26 Oct 2021

End date
26 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint

Contact for more information

Miss Wen

Email

wenruihuan@szzw.org.cn

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Bogota

Country
Columbia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Webinar
• Social media activity

Title of event
 We have a law against lead in paint

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Raise consumer awareness of Law 2041 of 27 July 2020 so they can make the right decision when buying paint

Target audience for event

• Local government officials
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
  

Start date

24 Oct 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
  

Contact for more information
Mr Silva Placido 

Email

placido@colnodo.apc.org

Type of organization
Professional association 

City/Area
Bogotá

Country
Columbia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar

Title of event
 LATINPIN: For a sustainable development of the ink and coating industry in Latin America. Panel: Lead-Free Paints: Consumer Perspectives

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
LATINPIN, Federation that unites several inks and coatings associations in Latin America, organizes this event with the aim of presenting some initiatives that promotes the use of lead-free paints, from a consumer perception: • Mexico: "Painting in children's games in Mexico: achievements and challenges. Closing the circle: NGO - Consumer - Manufacturer". • Colombia: "How does LEED certification set parameters for consumers to opt for sustainable construction? Selection of sustainable raw materials and lead-free paints”. • Brazil: "Sectoral Quality Program: Brazilian consumer protection also against the presence of lead in decorative paints"

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date

28 Oct 2021

End date
28 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information
Mrs Vergara, Claudia

Email

secgeneral@acoplasticos.org

Type of organization
Local government/authority  

City/Area
Boyaca Tunja 

Country
Colombia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Webinar

Title of event
 Lead poisoning

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Excellent  knowledge of the topic for the implementation of follow-up and monitoring of the policies

Target audience for event

• Local government officials

Start date

28 Oct 2021

End date
28 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law

Contact for more information
Liliana Dorado

Email

Liliana.dorado@boyaca.gov.co

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Bogotá

Country
Columbia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Webinar
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Lead paint affects health, we have Law 2041 of 2020

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Dissemination on the website of information on the health problems caused by lead

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date

24 Oct 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
  

Contact for more information
Mr Silva Placido 

Email

placido@colnodo.apc.org

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Brazzaville

Country
Congo

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Awareness of the draft decree regulating lead in paint and similar coating products in the Republic of the Congo.

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
On 27 April 2021 the SAICM focal point in the Republic of the Congo and the General Directorate for the Environment organized a workshop to implement a national plan on regulating lead in paint, with the assistance of UNEP.  The keynote speaker at the workshop was the President of AED Dr Eugène Loubaki, who spoke about the health and environmental risks of lead paint and how to eliminate lead paint nationally.  He outlined the main provisions of the model law proposed by the Lead Paint Alliance.  He went on to present a draft decree regulating lead paint and similar coating products in the Republic of the Congo, which has been examined and ratified.  The draft decree is now in institutional clearance.  Activities during Lead Paint Poisoning Prevention Week  include raising awareness among all major stakeholders in order to smooth the path for this draft decree through institutional advocacy and a round table meeting on 29 October 2021. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public

Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mr Loubaki Eugène

Email

aedcongo2015@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Bingerville

Country
Côte d'Ivoire

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Media engagement
• Produce and disseminate in targeted communities posters summarizing the results of studies carried out by JVE Côte d'Ivoire. Produce a short video for dissemination via communication channels.

Title of event
 Community awareness in Yopougon and Bingerville around the adoption of regulations on lead paints in Côte d'Ivoire

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
This event aims to implement strategic actions by stakeholders to accelerate the regulatory process on lead paints in Côte d'Ivoire. It will also help raise awareness among uninformed target populations exposed to lead in paints on a daily basis. This awareness-raising project will strengthen the initiatives already undertaken to speed up the signing of legislative texts on lead in Côte d'Ivoire 

Target audience for event

• Medical professionals
  
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
  

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Ms Larissa YAPO

Email

clarisyapo@gmail.com

Type of organization
Middle School Student 

City/Area
Santo Domingo

Country
Dominican Republic

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Social media activity
• Awareness campaign

Title of event
 Lead Paint and Your Health.

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
A general public awareness campaign

Target audience for event

• Members of the public

School students

Start date
20 Oct 2021

End date
24 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information
Mrs Karolyn Castro

Email

franchisworldinfo@gmail.com

Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization

City/Area
Quito

Country
Ecuador

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Webinar

Title of event

 Reformulation of Paints and Project Achievements

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Hold a workshop for the presentation of the achievements obtained in the process of reformulation of paints within the framework of the “Regional Project Lead-Free Paints - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru”; and, in turn, hold a discussion on barriers and solutions for the insertion of lead-free paints in the market as part of the activities of the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2021.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
  

Start date
26 Oct 2021

End date
26 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Miss López, Ana

Email

ana.lopez@ceer.ec

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Banjul

Country
Gambia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Media Awareness on Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event

As a follow-up of the signed 2019 Stakeholders' Declaration of Unity toward Banning Lead Paint in The Gambia and engagement with Stakeholders , Young Volunteers for the Environment in partnership with National Environment Agency , aim to organise wide media public-awareness campaign to promote Lead Poisoning Prevention action. Under the Theme "Ban Lead Paint" the campaign aimed at raising wider public awareness on the dangers of lead and inspiring key stakeholders to work together with us in achieving the advancement of lead paint regulations in The Gambia. Reaching out to all our stakeholders in on-going conversations is vital to achieving our goals and to further developing our long-term vision and strategy in all areas of Lead in paint regulations. The campaign aims to engage with many different stakeholders through radio and social media channels. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public

Start date

26 Oct 2021

End date

30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
  

Contact for more information

Mr Joe Bongay 

Email

yvegambia@gmail.com

Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization

City/Area
Accra

Country
Ghana

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Webinar

Title of event
 Sources and strategies to reduce lead exposure in Africa

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Researchers and experts will discuss their findings on current known major sources of lead exposure in Africa, share knowledge and experience on interventions, and highlight new and existing resources to support interventions. The event will be moderated by Rachael Kupka, Acting Executive Director of the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution. Speakers will include Dr. Jack Caravanos, New York University, Wilson Baaku & Elsie Appeadu, Pure Earth Ghana Office, Terseer Ugbor, Alliance for Responsible Battery Recycling, Nigeria, Dr. Sampson Atiemo, Mountain Research Institute, Ghana, Andreas Manhart, Oeko Institute, Muhammed Omotola, UN Environment Program, and Lesley Onyon, World Health Organization.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
  

Start date
21 Oct 2021

End date
21 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to develop and implement solutions to lead poisoning from sources such as unsafe and substandard lead acid battery recycling, e-waste, lead-glazed pottery, lead-contaminated spices, and leaded paint. Increased public awareness and support for eliminating or reducing all lead poisoning sources. 

Contact for more information
Ms. Berg, Sarah

Email

sarahb@pureearth.org

Type of organization
Non-Governmental Organization

City/Area
Labone, Accra

Country
Ghana

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Media engagement
• Social media activity
• Talks at health facilities and schools

Title of event
 Lead Poisoning Awareness Activities

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Pure Earth Ghana is organising a series of activities to commemorate the ILPPW. These activities include: - Lead poisoning awareness talks at health facilities targeted at health care workers, pregnant women and parents - Lead poisoning awareness talks at schools targeted at teachers and school students - Essay contest on lead poisoning among school students - Publication of newspaper article on lead poisoning in the Business and Financial times newspaper on 25th October - Radio and Television interviews on lead poisoning to create awareness among the general public. 

Target audience for event

• Medical professionals
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students

Start date
5 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Elsie Appeadu

Email

elsie@pureearth.org

Type of organization
National Government

City/Area
Tbilisi, Gori, Rustavi, Telavi

Country
Georgia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Media engagement

Title of event

Working together for a world without lead paint

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
1. Organize national workshop to initiate a discussion for further implementation the Technical Regulation ( a Resolution No. 148 Technical Regulation On “Approval of the Rules for the Regulation of Lead Content in Paints and Varnishes”), among all stakeholders especially the responsible regulating authorities from government and other relevant stakeholder, Paint industry representatives. 2. Wide media coverage of ILPPW, Lead in Paint, and associated health and environmental concerned. 3. Roundtable discussion session at 3 regional levels will be organized and awareness raising activities using WHO Guidance on organizing an advocacy or awareness-raising campaign on Lead Paint 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations

Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Ms.Gabriadze Nana

Email

gabriadzenana79@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Tbilisi

Country
Georgia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Social media activity
• Initiate a public discussion of the problem of lead poisoning, Informing the public about the new technical regulation to restrict lead in paint—new requirements and the need to comply with them

Title of event

New Lead in Paint Law - New Actions

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event

During International Lead Poisoning Prevention Action Week, awareness-raising will be conducted in terms of new lead paint regulations. A public discussion will be initiated on the importance of the lead paint legislation. An infographic and a short video will be prepared to explain the problem and make recommendations. Specific objectives: to initiate a public discussion of the problem of lead poisoning, to inform about the procedures for a new technical regulation limiting the content of lead in paint - new requirements and the need to comply with them.

Target audience for event

• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students

Start date

23 Oct 2021

End date
23 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
  

Contact for more information
Podosenova Olga

Email

gamarjoba.ge@gmail.com

Type of organization

• National government
• Academic institution 

City/Area
Country wide 

Country
Honduras

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Webinar

Title of event
National actions towards a future with lead free paint

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The event consisted on the socialization of the advances of Honduras towards controlling and reducing lead in paint. Health and environmental risk of lead in paint, the results of the lead in paint life cycle assessment and the actions undertaken by the private sector for the risk reduction of using lead and other harmful substances in paint.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
26 Oct 2021

End date
26 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Implementation  of a new lead paint law
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint

Contact for more information

Carlos Alberto Thompson

Email

cescco.miambiente@yahoo.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization  

City/Area
Civil society non-profit organization 

Country
India

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Rally or march
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
Stop Lead Poison and Conserve Future Generation

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Enrolling the painters in the welfare board, Round Table Discussion, Submitting the memorandum of the Painter Association to policy makers, Sensitize the public about the impacts of lead paints through social media.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints
• Enrolling painters in the welfare board, conveying the precaution measures and conducting health camp for the painters

Contact for more information

Bharathidasan.S

Email

arulagamindia@gmail.com

Type of organization

• Academic institution
• Health care institution 

City/Area
Chennai 

Country
India

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Dissemination of lead poisoning material to students and staff of different colleges in Saveetha University

Title of event
Lead toxicity control

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Creating awareness of lead toxicity

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic institutions
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
28 Oct 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints
• Enrolling painters in the welfare board, conveying the precaution measures and conducting health camp for the painters

Contact for more information

Dr R. Thirumavalavan

Email

rthirumavalavaan@gmail.com

Type of organization
Academic institution 

City/Area
Mumbai

Country
India

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Webinar
• Social media activity

Title of event
International Lead Poisoning Week

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The event will highlight the problems we face in Children of our country with respect to lead and it’s effect on child health. 

Target audience for event

• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Professional associations
• School students

Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
  
  

Contact for more information

Dr Devarajan Balachandar 

Email

drbala18@yahoo.com

Type of organization
Non-governmental organization 

City/Area
New Delhi

Country
India

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Webinar

Title of event
Sources of Lead Exposure in South Asia and the Global Implications 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Researchers and experts will share and discuss knowledge and experience on known key sources of lead exposure beyond lead in paint in countries in South Asia. The event will be moderated by Rachael Kupka, Acting Executive Director of the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution. Speakers will include: Promila Sharma, Pure Earth India, Dr. Paromita Hore New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Emily Nash, Pure Earth, Dr. Mahbub Rahman, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, and Lesley Onyon, World Health Organization

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
  

Start date
19 Oct 2021

End date
19 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to develop and implement solutions to lead poisoning from sources such as unsafe and substandard lead acid battery recycling, e-waste, lead-glazed pottery, lead-contaminated spices, and leaded paint. Increased public awareness and support for eliminating or reducing all lead poisoning sources. 

Contact for more information

Ms. Berg, Sarah

Email

sarahb@pureearth.org

Type of organization
Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur 

City/Area
Jodhpur

Country
India

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Webinar

Title of event

Lead,environment and health: virtual conference 

Is this event open to public?
No

Brief description of event
Virtual conference giving an excellent opportunity to interact on various emerging trends with focus on the point source pollution, related health impacts, environmental control and remediation measures. 

Target audience for event

• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations

Start date
29 Oct 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
  

Contact for more information

Dr Shailja Sharma

Email

shailjachambial@yahoo.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Lucknow

Country
India

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Drama, dance or other expressive activity
• Social media activity

Title of event

Break up with lead paint

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
An awareness campaign in school and society at public place to avoid lead paint 

Target audience for event

• Members of the public

School students

Start date
23 Oct 2021

End date
25 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information

Mr Nand Kishore Verma 

Email

neela.jahan2009@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Ahmedabad 

Country
India

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
Spreading Awareness about Harmful Effects of Lead in Paint 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
We are planning awareness activities with school children, college students through informative talk, poster making competition and posts on social media. 

Target audience for event

• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
15 Oct 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mr. Mahesh Pandya

Email

paryavaranmitra502@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Delhi

Country
India

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Drama, dance or other expressive activity
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Mass awareness on "Working Together for a World Without Lead Paint." 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Short video competition to create awareness among students about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure. Article publication in national magazines/ papers/online portals to increase consumer awareness on the issue and highlight the existing regulation in the country. Social media posts to increase public awareness

Target audience for event
 

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School student

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
  

Contact for more information
Mr., Mohapatra, Piyush

Email

piyush@toxicslink.org

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Surakarta

Country
Indonesia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity
  
  Title of event
  Promoting Lead Safe Kindergarten Schools and Playgrounds 
  
  Is this event open to public?
  Yes
  
  Brief description of event
  After last year with the focus on Limited FGD activities discussed healthy school management policies with government agencies to vlog competitions among elementary and junior high schools, now is the time to campaign for the dangers of lead paint in kindergarten schools. The activities that will be carried out are conducting Webinar activities via Zoom as well as live via radio with the theme Paint Safe for Children in Kindergarten. In collaboration with the Integrated Family Planning and Health Center (Posyandu) and Kindergarten Teachers by presenting resource persons from the Education Office/School Development Team/Madrasah Health Unit (UKS/M), Surakarta City Health Office, Gita Pertiwi and also one of the representatives from the paint factory. Videos will also be made about testimonials from parties related to safe paint which will also be campaigned through Gita Pertiwi social media. As a form of campaign activity, there will also be provision of safe paint to several kindergarten schools.
  
  Target audience for event
• Policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
  Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
  
  Start date
  01 Oct 2021
  
  End date
  31 Oct 2021
  
  What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints 

Contact for more information
Titik Eka Sasanti (Program Director)

Email
gita@indo.net.id

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Jakarta

Country
Indonesia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers

Title of event
Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) will disseminate its recommendations for regulatory options that will contribute to the elimination of lead in paint in Indonesia.

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) will disseminate its recommendations for regulatory options that will contribute to the elimination of lead in paint in Indonesia. ICEL, in collaboration with Nexus3 Foundation, will also approach the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Commerce, and Ministry of Industry to explore possible opportunities for regulating lead paint.

Target audience for event

• Policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers
• Media and journalists
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
  

Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mr Fadhillah, Fajri

Email

fajri@icel.or.id

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Jakarta

Country
Indonesia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Webinar
• Social media activity

Title of event
Disseminate recommendations for regulatory options that will contribute to the elimination of lead in paint in Indonesia. 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The Indonesian Center for Environmental Law (ICEL) will disseminate its recommendations for regulatory options that will contribute to the elimination of lead in paint in Indonesia. ICEL, in collaboration with Nexus3 Foundation, will also approach the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Commerce, and Ministry of Industry to explore possible opportunities for regulating lead paint.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mr, Fadhillah, Fajri ; Miss, Thalita, Debby

Email

fajri@icel.or.id and debby@icel.or.id

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

 City/Area
Jakarta

Country
Indonesia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Drama, dance or other expressive activity
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Lead Safe Paints to Protect Our Children

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Social media activities (Twitter, podcast, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube talk show), sampling report release to public the third national paint sampling report start from March 2020 - March 2021 and repainting in 5 playground in Jakarta expressive activity with youth

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• The government playground committee in five area in Jakarta province 

Start date
24 Oct 201

End date
31 oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mr, Soekarno, Belmiro 

Email

belmiro@nexus3foundation.org

Type of organization

Intergovernmental organization (IGO) 

 City/Area
Jakarta

Country
Indonesia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Title of event

 Webinar on “Reducing Childhood Lead Poisoning in Indonesia” in commemoration of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2021 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
UNICEF, Clarios Foundation, and Pure Earth initiated the Protecting Every Child's Potential (PECP) initiative to mobilize actions to prevent lead exposure, particularly among children, from unsafe recycling practices of batteries, lead-containing paints, among others. The PECP aims to contribute to the realization of Indonesia’s national medium-term development plan (RPJMN 2020-2024) and complements government’s programmatic targets in improving public health and environmental quality by reducing risks due to exposure to hazardous substances and waste. In this context, UNICEF and Pure Earth International will organize a webinar to raise awareness of lead poisoning issue among children and trigger actions to address them.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
28 Oct 201

End date
28 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information
Ms Amellina, Aryanie
Email

aamellina@unicef.org

Type of organization

Academic institution 

 City/Area
Tehran, Sari, Babolsar, Fereydunkenar

Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Title of event

 Demonstrations, social media

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Every year we are observing 1000s of wildlife particularly migratory birds are killed due to Lead Poisonings in Wetlands by the Caspian Sea in three beautiful Provinces: Mazandaran, Gilan and Golestan. All over the year during the past 2-3 decades I have been trying to prevent the kill by different types of demonstrations, social media, local talks, etc. This year during the International Lead Poisoning Week I will put pressure in my activities to help wildlife as well as awareness to local people about different types of lead poisonings particularly lead in paint.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
24 Oct 201

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
  
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Dr Ahmad Mahdavi

Email

bugmahda@gmail.com

Type of organization
Poison centre 

City/Area
Papine, Kingston

Country
Jamaica

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Webinar
• Social media activity

Title of event
Breaking the Toxic Cycle! Reducing Lead Exposure! 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week activities will be in the form of public education programmes through webinars and social media engagement. The target audience will include parents and teachers and the general public. Social media will have daily activities to engage viewers which will include quizzes, "show and tell" and a mini-podcast.

Target audience for event

• Professional associations
• Members of the public
• Parents and Teachers

Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure

Contact for more information
Mrs Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh

Email

sballingsingh@utech.edu.jm

Type of organization
Non Governmental Organization (NGO)

City/Area
Amman, Jerash, Ajloun, Irbid and the North Shouneh

Country
Jordan

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Social media activity
• Awareness campaigns, seminars and workshops

Title of event
 International lead poisoning prevention week of action 2021

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The Jordan Environment Society (JES) will implement awareness campaigns to get rid of lead in paint within the activities of the International Action Week to Prevent Lead Poisoning from 24-30 October this year 2021 in cooperation with the Regional Center for Environmental Health / World Health Organization. To raise awareness in the field of the dangers of lead and its devastating consequences on the health of children in the world, as it leads to permanent symptoms related to the nervous system in children such as lack of concentration and awareness, behavior change, high blood pressure.. This campaign was launched to raise awareness of the need to take measures to address the effects that may be inflicted on human health as a result of exposure to lead, especially children, and to phase out the use of lead in paints, and to present some alternatives and solutions. Brochures, posters, T-shirts, caps, cloth bags and masks will be distributed to the participants in the awareness campaigns that the association will implement in Amman, Jerash, Ajloun, Irbid and the North Shouneh

Target audience for event

•  National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
• School students
  

Start date

24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information
Mr. Maan Nasayreh

Email

maannasayreh@yahoo.com

Type of organization
Non Governmental Organization (NGO)

City/Area
Amman

Country
Jordan

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 National Continued Efforts to Reach a National Lead Paint Legislation

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
National Continued Efforts to Reach a National Lead Paint Legislation (LHAP) intends to continue its campaign through using social and electronic media awareness and lobbying campaign to place pressure on the Ministry of Health through working closely with the National Focal Point of SAICM (the Ministry of Environment) to adopt a lead paint free national legislation. This will be done through review the UNEP model law in a group from the Ministry of Environment and then present to the National Hazardous and Harmful Substance Committee ( represent all concern authorities but also can invite people to their meetings) based in the Ministry of Environment. The brochure printed during ILPPWA 2018 by LHAP will be used in the media campaign as a reference and resource material on the status of lead in paint and the socio-economic and environment impacts. In addition all the promotional materials developed by IPEN, WHO and UNEP on this topic will be utilized and circulated using the social media. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public

Start date

1 Sep 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint

Contact for more information

Mr Alalawneh, Ziyad 

Email

lhapjo2000@gmail.com, ziyadalawneh@gmail.com 

Type of organization

• Professional association
• Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Amman

Country
Jordan

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Social media activity

Title of event
Less Lead, Better Health

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The main objective of the campaign is to raise awareness among Jordanian community about the adverse health impact of lead component and how leaded paint is considered a main source of exposure to lead by the members of communities, the campaign includes specific messages about how to choose wisely a lead free paints, and how to minimize the adverse impacts of leaded paint. 

Target audience for event

Members of the public

Start date

1 Sep 2021

End date

30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
  
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information

Mr Al-hour, Musab

Email

musab.al-hour@rss.jo

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Almaty

Country
Kazakhstan

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?
Social media activity

Title of event
 Raising Awareness on Necessity to Eliminate Lead Paint

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Raise awareness on best practices and actions related to elimination of lead in paint; what other countries do for this (for example, Ukraine). Greenwomen, in partnership with students of local Narxoz University (Almaty), will develop three short videos covering some aspects of the topic and providing some suggestions on what actions should be taken to eliminate/ban lead in paint. Target groups: 1) women and youth/children; 2) government; 3) paint manufacturers. Distribution of videos and relevant information - via social media. Materials taken from Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint, World Health Organization and IPEN. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Women and youth groups
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

 Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints
• Urging government and paint manufacturers to comply with international rules and standards regarding the elimination of lead paint

Contact for more information
Ms. Lydia Astanina

Email

lidia.astanina@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Nairobi

Country
Kenya

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Social media activity

Title of event
 Public awareness and education lead poisoning among children

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Centre for Environment Justice and Development (CEJAD) intends to organize one weeklong social media action on the impacts of lead on children and exposure from lead paints. CEJAD will also prepare publicity materials on the negative impacts of lead and call for phase out of lead paints in Kenya that will be shared on CEJAD's social media pages, including twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Lastly, CEJAD will participate in the University of Nairobi organized activity to mark the International Lead Poisoning week of action and share the findings of its study on Lead in solvent paints in Kenya it conducted in 2017. 

Target audience for event

• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

 Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
  
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure

Contact for more information
Griffins Ochieng

Email

ogriffins@cejadkenya.org

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Mombasa

Country
Kenya

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Free Hadi 90

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
"Free Hadi 90" is a Swahili phrase for a choice to prefer lead-free paints or else those that have at most 90ppm. We are glad that Kenya has gazetted regulations for lead-free paints but still worry over the challenge of illicit and counterfeit paints crossing into our borders. In our campaign we will be guiding consumers, building contractors, homeowners and retailers on how to distinguish lead-free paints. This will be achieved through a series of webinars, face-to-face meetings, physical tours of construction sites and paint outlets and social media sensitization. Lastly, we hope to speak to customs officials at the Kilindini and Old Ports on ways of enhancing surveillance against leaded paints. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

 Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint

Contact for more information
Mr Daniel Maina

Email

dnmaina@gmail.com 

Type of organization
Academic institution 

City/Area
Nairobi

Country
Kenya

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Drama, dance or other expressive activity
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Eliminate Lead from Paint

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
About 50 major stakeholders will launch the activities of the week using assorted lead awareness materials encrypted on umbrellas, t-shirts, caps and placards. This will be followed by a technical workshop. All these activities will be live-streamed via zoom or any other multi-media platform allowing a wider participation and coverage. The social media platform will be used as awareness tool among students. Web-banners and Posters will also be installed in strategic places. Certificates of participation will be issued. Key sponsors of these activities will be paint manufacturers in collaboration with the University of Nairobi, Kenya Chemical Society among other partners. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Information, Communication and Technology for virtual platform

 Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
  
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints
• Increased research, publication and innovation in elimination of lead paint

Contact for more information
Dr Were Faridah

Email

fwere@uonbi.ac.ke

Type of organization
National Government 

City/Area
Antananarivo

Country
Madagascar

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Round table discussion
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
A normative measure to phase out lead in paint in Madagascar 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Madagascar, through the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Population, Social Protection and Promotion of Women and the Lead Paint Committee will celebrate the event by organizing a conference and discussion on Friday, October 29, 2021 at the Institut Supérieur Polytechnique of Madagascar. The students of the university are the privileged targets of this event.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic institutions
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
26 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint 
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Rakotomanana Rila Albani, in charge of the pollution and chemicals section of the General Directorate for Sustainable Development

Email

riladgp@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
George Town

Country
Malaysia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
Towards eliminating lead paint in Malaysia 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
A virtual webinar will be conducted to raise awareness of lead paint issues and the need for legally binding control on lead paint. We will be issuing a press statement calling on the government to expedite a draft law to eliminate lead in paint. We will also post posters made by students on social media platforms to raise awareness on lead paint, lead poisoning.

Target audience for event
 

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
• School students
  

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
  

Contact for more information
Ms. Sangaralingam, Mageswari

Email

magesling@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Guadalajara

Country
Mexico

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Advocacy to policy makers

Title of event
 Letter to the Mexican government requesting the immediate adoption of the Lead in Paint Standard Project

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The Draft Official Mexican Standard that regulates lead in paints in Mexico is not in force because it has not been published for its mandatory compliance. Currently there are complex administrative and legal situations that do not allow its publication and that require a deep and exhaustive study to understand and determine the mechanisms that can be used for Casa Cem to pressure the Mexican government to adopt the Draft Mexican Official Standard for immediate compliance

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law

Contact for more information
Mr. Macias Luis

Email

l.a.macias.r@gmail.com

Type of organization
National government

City/Area
Chisinau

Country
Republic of Moldova

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Advocacy to policy makers
Roundtable discussion
Webinar
Media engagement
Social media activity

Title of event
 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
This year, International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of action will be organized taking into account the restrictions imposed by the pandemic situation in the country. Thus, the focus will be on the online dissemination of information on the health risks of lead paints. The National Agency for Public Health will issue an information note to all territorial public health centers in order to inform the population. Also, o a round table will also be organized in order to present the Sanitary Regulation on limiting lead in paints that is in the process of being developed. In this context, informative materials on the given topic will be published on the institution's website

Target audience for event

National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
Local government officials
Medical professionals
Media and journalists
Nongovernmental organizations and communities
Members of the public
School students
Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Arama Eugeniu

Email

Arama Eugeniu

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Kathmandu

Country
Nepal

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
Celebration of ILPPW 2021, Nepal with compliance monitoring of Lead Paint Standard towards its effective implementation

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED) with the support of World Health Organization (WHO) and International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) has planned following events during and beyond the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of action (ILPPW) 2021 in Nepal. (A). With the support of WHO 1. Compliance monitoring of lead paint standard in solvent-based enamel paints in Nepal. 2. Study of Lead in Spray Paint imported, produced and used in Nepal. 3. Organization of the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW 2021) Stakeholder Workshop Program and release the compliance monitoring of lead paint standard and study of Lead in Spray Paint in Nepal. 4. Collection, Customization, Preparation and production of Lead Paint Alliance campaign materials 2021 and widely disseminate them during and beyond the ILPPW. 5. Prepare, produce and widely dissemination of a Brief Report on Lead Paint Elimination initiatives in Nepal. (B) With the Support of IPEN 1. Organize online webinar workshop on “Effective Implementation of Lead Paint Standards in Nepal” among all stakeholders especially the responsible regulating authorities from province and central government and other relevant stakeholder. 2. Wide media coverage of ILPPW, Lead in Paint, and associated health and environmental concerned. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Lawyers, consumer organizations, paints advertising agencies and actors/actress models (male/female), teachers, professor, health and environment experts, etc

End date
19 Nov 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints
• Status of Compliance of LEAD PAINT STANDARD will be known so as to contribute towards effective implementation of Lead paint standard
• Compliance of standard and issues associated with NS[JE1] Marked and Spray paints will be enhanced.
• Increased awareness and capacity building about the Lead Paint issues and associated risk of lead in paint.
• Increased awareness and capacity building of Federal, Provincial and Local government and paint industries.
• Improved overall chemicals safety status 6. Updated report on compliance of standard on lead in paint etc.

Contact for more information

Mr, Ram Charitra Sah Executive Director and Environment Scientist CEPHED, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel/Fax: +977-1-5201786 Mob: +977-9803047621 

Email

info@cephed.org.np & ramcharitra@gmail.com 

Type of organization
National government

City/Area
Country wide

Country
New Zealand

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Title of event
Social media campaign

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
A number of weets sent out on the official Ministry social media accounts

Target audience for event

• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public

End date
19 Nov 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information

Hopley, Tim

Email

tim.hopley@health.govt.nz

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Lagos

Country
Nigeria

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2021 - Working together for a world without lead paint (Working with Paint Manufacturing SMEs)

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
SRADev Nigeria will be holding one-day workshop focused on raising awareness and educating SME manufacturers on the hazard of lead paint, disseminating information on the progress of the ongoing reformulation process with the SMEs and the government and sharing lessons learnt and next steps on eliminating lead paint in Nigeria. A media engagement to publicize this activity through a national TV, about 3 print media and 2 online media as well as several social media engagements will be involved.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

End date

30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
  

Dr Adogame Leslie

Email

Sradevnigeria@yahoo.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Chorrillos

Country
Peru

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Webinar

Title of event
Regulatory Actions

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Present the results of the Global Program "Lead in Paints" with emphasis on the regulatory framework for lead removal in paints. In addition, the regulatory progress of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru will be presented. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
29 Oct 2021

End date
29 oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Miss López, Ana

Email

ana.lopez@ceer.ec

Type of organization
National government

City/Area
Panama City

Country
Panama

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Awareness raising and advocacy with paint importing companies and users. 

Title of event
 Visits to paint manufacturing/importing companies in Panama

Is this event open to public?
No

Brief description of event

Officers of the Ministry of Health visited two companies that import paints to Panama and a third company/workshop that uses paints to cover metallic structures, in order to raise awareness about potential content of lead in paints and a future regulation in Panama of lead paints. SDS and MSDS of paints were reviewed with the companies to learn if there are indications of presence or absence of lead. 

Target audience for event

Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
27 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint

Contact for more information

Luis Montalbán Ibérico, 

Email

lmontalban@minsa.gob.pa

Type of organization
National government

City/Area
Panama City

Country
Panama

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Webinar

Title of event

Awareness raising webinar on lead paint poisoning prevention 

Is this event open to public?

Yes

Brief description of event

A virtual awareness workshop with national key stakeholders to raise awareness about lead paints and poisoning prevention. The workshop had speakers from PAHO/WHO and UNEP on health impacts of lead and the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint. A preliminary diagnosis of the situation of lead paints in Panama was also presented. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Members of the public
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations) 

Start date
28 Oct 2021

End date
28 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint

Contact for more information

Luis Montalbán Ibérico, 

Email

lmontalban@minsa.gob.pa

Type of organization
National government

City/Area
Panama City

Country
Panama

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Rally or march

Title of event

Awareness raising day about health impacts of lead and lead paints  

Is this event open to public?

Yes

Brief description of event

Various stands to raise awareness about the health impacts of lead, the potential content of lead in paints and the new technologies/practices by paint companies were showcased in one of the main bus stations of Panama City. The area is visited by hundreds of people daily, who were invited to visit the stands and learn about health and lead paints. The event was organized by the Ministry of Health of Panama and some paint manufacturing/importing companies, and was supported by the PAHO Panama Country Office.

Target audience for event

• Members of the public
  
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations) 

Start date
29 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint

Contact for more information

Luis Montalbán Ibérico, 

Email

lmontalban@minsa.gob.pa

Type of organization
Intergovernmental organization (IGO)

City/Area
Panama

Country
Panama

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Roundtable discussion

Title of event
 Status and trends on lead paint laws in Latin America

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The event will highlight the latest developments and results on lead paint laws in the Latin American region under the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint and present the experiences of some countries in the region with recently adopted lead paint laws or that are in the process of drafting a lead paint law. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
26 Oct 2021

End date
26 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information

• Ms. Barrantes, Vera PAHO/UNEP
• Ms. Boischio, Ana PAHO
• Mr. Pon, Jordi UNEP
• Ms. Zaffiro, Candela UNEP. 

Email

• barrantver@paho.org
• boischioa@paho.org
• jordi.pon@un.org
• maria.zaffirotacchetti@un.org 

Type of organization
National Government

City/Area
Quezon

Country
Philippines

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Rally or march
• Drama, dance or other expressive activity
• Media engagement
• Social media activity
  
  Title of event
  Street Art for a Lead-Safe Children’s Environment
  (plus launch of new report on lead content of industrial paints)
  
  Is this event open to public?
  Yes
  
  Brief description of event
  The EcoWaste Coalition will unveil a street mural espousing the right of all children to live, play and learn in a lead-safe environment. The mural will be prepared by a team of street artists using paints with no added lead. It will be done in Quezon City, the first local government unit in the Philippines to enact an ordinance requiring the use of certified lead-safe paints for publicly-funded construction, maintenance and renovation projects and activities. Through this visual art, we hope to rekindle public awareness and support for a lead-safe children’s environment in line with the Chemical Control Order banning lead in paint manufacturing. During the Week of Action, the EcoWaste Coalition will also release its joint report with IPEN about the lead content of industrial paints sold locally.
  
  Target audience for event
  
• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchersMedia and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations).
  
  Start date
  01 Oct 2021
  
  End date
  31 Oct 2021
  
  What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?
  
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints.
  
  Contact for more information
  Mr. Thony Dizon, Mr. Manny Calonzo
  
  Email
  info@ecowastecoalition.org
  

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Davao City 

Country
Philippines

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
Lead Safe Davao City: Enhancing Lead Prevention through Policy and Multimedia 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
This activity will provide an avenue to discuss existing and emerging concerns on lead on paints and raise awareness to the public with regard to the effects of lead poisoning on health and the environment. Further, this activity will also provide an opportunity to highlight existing measures taken by the government and the private institutions to address the lead concern.

Target audience for event

•  National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
15 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mr. Penalver, Mark 

Email
mark.penalver@idisphil.org

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Quezon City 

Country
Philippines

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
Promoting Lead-Paint Procurement Policy at the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) will reach out to the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, recipient of the 2021 Most Improved Local Government Unit in Environmental Health Services, to encourage the authorities to adopt an ordinance that will require the purchase and use of certified lead-safe paints for construction, maintenance and renovation activities in the thriving Zero Waste city, particularly for government-funded projects. 

Target audience for event

• Local government officials
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
25 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Ms Alvarez, Maricon

Email
maricon@motherearthphil.org

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Moscow

Country
Russian Federation

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Webinar
• Social media activity

Title of event
International Lead Poisoning Action Week: for phasing out lead in paint in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia and Globally

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event

In the webinar, organized by Eco-Accord in cooperation with IPEN, representatives of governments, civil society organizations, health partners, industry, Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will discuss the importance of the transition to the production and use of lead-free paint, the current state of affairs on the development of the EAEU Technical Regulation of the "On the Safety of Paints and Paints Material", the prospects for Russia, other EAEU member states and neighboring countries, as well as key implementation issues.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
27 Oct 2021

End date
27 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
  

Contact for more information

Mrs.Olga Ponizova

Email
ecoaccord@ecoaccord.org

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Kigali

Country
Rwanda

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Advocacy to policy makers

Title of event
Celebrating World Environmental Day

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
By June 5 fifth, REDO in partnership with Protestant Institute of arts and social sience (PIASS) have organized and celebrated world environment day where REDO has presented the research findings made on water pollution in Nile basin the case study of Nyabarongo river and its associated water ecosystem aims at reflection, critical thinking and awareness in preventing the pollution in Nyabarongo River. It was found that the wastes generated mainly from household, industrial and farming activities are the key pollution source to the river. The event was also participated by the local authority representatives and decision makers.

Target audience for event

National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)

Start date
4 June 2022

End date
5 June 2022

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint

Contact for more information
Dr. Gashumba Damascene

Email
inforedo@yahoo.com

Type of organization
Regional Intergovernmental Public Health

City/Area
Castries

Country
Saint Lucia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Webinar 
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
Regional Lead Paint Webinar: Impact of Lead Exposure and Eliminating Lead Paint through Regulatory Action

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The webinar was a collaborative event hosted by CARPHA, featuring presenters from CARPHA, UNEP, Lead Paint Alliance/US EPA, CROSQ, the Caribbean Poison Information Network Jamaica, the Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards, and youth voices. The invited speakers were Dr. Joy St. John, Executive Director of CARPHA, and Dr. Dean Chambliss, Subregional Program Director, Caribbean Subregional Program Coordination Office PAHO. The target audience included government officials, regulatory agencies, industry and the general public. The main goals were to raise awareness on the health effects of lead exposure and, to promote the UNEP Model Law and Guidance for Regulating Lead Paint.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
27 Oct 2021

End date
27 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Dr Newton-James, Kim

Email

newtonki@carpha.org

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Dakar, Senegal

Country
Senegal

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Media campaign for the elimination of lead paints in Senegal

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
As part of the celebration of the International Week for the prevention of poisonings due to lead paint, PAN Africa intends to organize information and awareness activities for the general public. Thus, meetings with the media and campaigns in social networks will be organized during the week.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
20 Oct 2021

End date
26 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information
Mrs Ndeye Maimouna Diene

Email

maimounadiene@pan-afrique.org

Type of organization
National Government

City/Area
Pretoria

Country
South Africa

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Webinar

Title of event
 Lead exposure and lead poisoning training 

Is this event open to public?
No

Brief description of event
The event will be in the form of a virtual training to raise awareness, and improve knowledge and understanding on what lead poisoning is, sources of exposure, exposure routes, local research studies conducted, notification of lead poisoning cases, environmental investigation and control, clinical diagnosis and management measures, local policies/legislations available to control lead exposure in different environmental media and settings, and background behind the “week of action” and the need for EHPs to conduct lead exposure awareness raising in communities. The training will also cover the adopted 2020 South African National Lead Exposure Prevention Strategy and the Lead in Paint Regulations that have been approved and are anticipated to be published for public comment at anytime.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals

Start date
26 Oct 2021

End date
26 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Increased awareness on health, safety and environmental issues from exposure to lead from various sources, with emphasis on lead in paint.

Contact for more information
Ms Flavia Makobe

Email

Flavia.Makobe@health.gov.za

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Riverside, Phuthaditjhaba

Country
South Africa

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Health Risk of Lead Paint Poisoning and ways to Eliminate its uses in Rural Areas.

Is this event open to public?
No

Brief description of event
We will do online Campaign on our Social Media Platforms. We will also engage our rural communities on awareness of lead poisoning as part of Rural Development Programme as many of the these communities uses lead paints and are not aware if their health impacts and risks that comes with it. We will engage with our Local Radio Station as to educate as many people as possible. We will also involve Early Childhood Development Centres as mostly uses lead paint for their children

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
MrTeboho Mofokeng

Email

teleodifoundation@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
All island (virtual)

Country
Sri Lanka

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 “Lead safe - child safe”

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) has planned to conduct a series of awareness sessions (virtually, due to the pandemic situation) for the week of action 2021. CEJ will conduct a paint testing and will publish the results through a press conference within the week. In addition, releasing a video on lead contamination, social media campaign, distributing awareness materials among the general public are in line throughout the week. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
26 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint

Contact for more information
Ms. Rubesinghe, Chalani

Email

dentallium@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Stockholm

Country
Sweden

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Webinar

Title of event
 Webinar on "Catalyzing the Global Phase-Out of Lead Paints"

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
IPEN is launching a global campaign to get Rotterdam Convention listings of the lead pigments that are used as paint ingredients. This webinar will discuss how listing lead pigments will advance global lead paint elimination; help countries adopt and enforce lead paint control regulations; and make exporting countries assume major responsibilities for the control of lead pigments and the lead paints that contain them. Co-sponsors: IPEN, Casa Cem (Mexico), Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (Nepal), and EcoWaste Coalition (Philippines). 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
27 Oct 2021

End date
27 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

Inform and educate NGOs in the network about the new IPEN effort to list lead pigments in the Rotterdam Convention, and making people excited to engage. Provide context to this effort through an overview of the global effort to eliminate lead paint: progress, successes, challenges. Share challenges of eliminating lead paint at the country level 

Contact for more information

Mr Calonzo, Manny

Email

manny@ipen.org

Type of organization
World Health Organization 

City/Area
Geneva

Country
Switzerland

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
Launch of the WHO Guideline for clinical management of exposure to lead  

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Exposure to lead is a significant public health concern estimated to account for almost 1 million deaths per year from long-term health impacts. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead exposure which can cause lasting developmental intellectual disability. Health-care providers, in particular clinicians, family doctors, community health nurses, paediatricians, obstetricians and midwives, need to have up-to-date evidence-based guidance on identifying the risk factors for lead exposure and the prevention, diagnosis and management of lead poisoning. The release of the WHO Guideline for Clinical Management of Exposure to Lead will assist physicians in making decisions about the diagnosis and treatment of lead exposure for individual patients and in mass poisoning incidents. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
  

Start date
28 Oct 2021

End date
28 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• To assist clinicians and health-care providers provide evidence-based treatment for exposure to lead

Contact for more information

Mrs Jardan, Elena

Email

jardane@who.int

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization  

City/Area
Dushanbe

Country
Tajikistan

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
Development of Technical Regulations for paints and varnishes in Tajikistan  

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event

A Round Table will be organized and will be considered the developed Technical Regulations (TR) for paints and varnishes in Tajikistan. The presentation on TR of paintwork materials will be made by the head of the department for the development of Technical Regulations of Tajikstandart. An employee of this department will supplement the presentation with rules for control and monitoring of TR on paintwork materials. Lecturers, experts, academic staff, entrepreneurs, the media will be invited. Handouts, posters, brochures, videos will be prepared.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
1 Nov 2021

End date
5 Nov 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information

г-жа Бурханова М.

Email

mburkhanova@mail.ru

Type of organization

Professional association

City/Area

Lome

Country

Togo

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event

 Raising awareness of the risks of lead paint, and urging national regulation by 2022

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The activity will bring together officials from the Ministries of Environment and Health, as well as parliamentarians and members of civil society (a total of 20 people) to discuss how to achieve, as soon as possible (preferably by 2022), a regulation limiting the lead content in paint to 90 ppm. To this end, a presentation will be made by a consultant who will outline the environmental, social and economic risks associated with the manufacture and use of lead paint Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations

Start date
27 Oct 2021

End date
27 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mr Amegadze Kokou Elorm

Email

kelorm5@yahoo.fr

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area

Tunis

Country

Tunisia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event

 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and Raising Awareness to Eliminate lead in paint 2021

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
This year AEEFG will celebrate this international week by highlighting the mains issues of lead exposure and raise awareness about the main sources of lead exposure and this campaign will be a social media activity.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
• School students
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations

Start date
25 Oct 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mrs Semia Gharbi 

Email

Type of organization

• National Government
• Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area

Tunis

Country

Tunisia

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Roundtable discussion

Title of event

Workshop "Together to eliminate lead in paint"

Is this event open to public?
No

Brief description of event
This year AEEFG will celebrate this international week by highlighting the mains issues of lead exposure and raise awareness about the main sources of lead exposure and this campaign will be a social media activity.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations

Start date

23 Nov 2021

End date
23 Nov 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information

• AEEFG: Mrs Semia GHARBI
• ANCSEP: Mrs Sonia KHAYAT / Mr Mohamed Wassim EL HANI
• Ministry of Environment: Mr Youssef ZIDI

Email

• semia.tgharbi@gmail.com
• soniakhayat21@gmail.com
• mohamedwassim.elhani@rns.tn
• youssef.zidi@mineat.gov.tn

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Kampala

Country
Uganda

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Media engagement

Title of event

 Organizing a radio talk show on polices and laws related to lead exposure and poisoning in Uganda

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
NAPE plans to host relevant stakeholders including government officials from Kiboga District, paint companies, Civil Society Organizations on the Community Green Radio to discuss lead exposure and the need to have a functional policy that regulates the use of lead added paints on the Uganda market. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
29 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints
  

Contact for more information
Atukwatse Peruth 

Email

atukwatse@nape.or.ug

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Kampala

Country
Uganda

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Media engagement
  

Title of event
 Creating Public Awareness During the 9th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (ILPPWA) 

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
A review of the lead poisoning regulations in Uganda will be done. 240 copies of lead poisoning reduction policy briefs will be prepared, produced, and disseminated during a press conference attended by journalists from both the print and electronic media, and addressed by officials from government particularly from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) as well as paint manufacturers/dealers in Uganda. Key actors will be requested to indicate their support to phase out plan. This project will contribute to the primary goal of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint which is to promote the global phase-out of lead paint through the establishment of appropriate legally binding measures to stop the manufacture, import, export, distribution, sale and use of lead paints in every country.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Start date
26 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased industry support to phase out the addition of lead to paint
  

Contact for more information
Mr. Muyambi Ellady

Email
elladmuyambi@yahoo.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Kampala

Country
Uganda

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Media briefing

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
As media organization we need to create awareness through different media platforms showing the negative impacts of lead that is still used in Uganda in products such as paints. and also ask questions to government actors that are responsible for standards their response in relation to lead contaminated products on the market. 

Target audience for event

Media and journalists
 
Start date
26 Oct 2021

End date
26 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information
Mr. Peter Akugizibwe 

Email

wemeco2018@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Kyiv, Kharkiv

Country
Ukraine

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Promotion of the Launch of the Lead in Paints Regulation in Ukraine

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Chemical Safety Agency (CSA) NGO together with Ministry of Health and National Scientific Institution will actively promote the state control procedure over compliance with the requirements of the Technical Regulation on lead in paints (proper implementation of state market supervision). CSA will advocate removal old lead paints from the living environment / replacing old lead paints on the national level based on the approved Modern Scientific Rationale on the Need for Limits on Lead in Paint. Prepared and adapted information materials will be used in the framework of awareness raising campaign for Kyiv’s and Kharkiv’s schools including mass media representatives.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

 
Start date
1 Sep 2021

End date
30 Nov 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Implementation of a new lead paint law
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
  

Contact for more information
Denys Pavlovskyi

Email

Csa_info@ukr.net

Type of organization
National government

City/Area
Kyiv

Country
Ukraine

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action in Ukraine in 2021

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Hygienic Regulation Committee (HRC) together with Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Chemical Safety Agency and O.M. Marzieiev Institute for Public Health will conduct media events with focus on entering into force new Technical Regulations for Limiting Lead in Paints and Varnishes and Raw Materials; the role of health sector in this process; next common steps in lead-free future. Awareness Raising Campaign will include participation in conducting series of eco-lessons for schoolchildren and their parents regarding the negative effects of lead on kids’ health. Information materials for the ILPPWA 2021 will be used as effective tool for campaigning and attracting new stakeholders.

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

 Start date
24 Oct 2021

End date
30 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
  

Contact for more information

Koval Ruslan

Email

rvkoval@ukr.net

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
UK wide

Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Advocacy to policy makers

Title of event
 How can we make it happen – bring your ideas

Is this event open to public?
No

Brief description of event
A conference call with the theme "How can we make it happen – bring your ideas". The call will include a presentation by Dr. David Jacobs, Chief Scientist, National Centre for Healthy Homes in the USA who will briefly tell us how lead poisoning prevention was progressed in the USA.

Target audience for event

• Academic researchers
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
  

Start date

26 Oct 2021

End date
26 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
  

Contact for more information
Tim Pye

Email

uk1@leadsafeworld.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Dar es Salaam

Country
United Republic of Tanzania

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Roundtable discussion
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Promoting enforcement of lead paint standard in Tanzania 

Is this event open to public?
yes

Brief description of event
Tanzania has endorsed national and East Africa lead paint standards with 90 ppm in 2017. The enforcement of this standard and awareness among the key stakeholders regarding lead paint and its impact is still low. Hence AGENDA aims to secure fund for unleash the implementation and enforcement of the standard so as the humans health and environment will be protected from effects of lead. AGENDA is as a member of the National Technical Committee for Paints and Allied Products Standards (members include manufacturers, government ministries and agencies, academia, research and CSOs) is currently engaged in the review of 5 draft standards that are being discussed for the East Africa members states 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
  

Start date

18 Oct 2021

End date
29 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Ensure draft lead paint law is supported by stakeholders
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information
Mr. Rajabu Fikirini

Email

Mr. Rajabu Fikirini

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Dar es Salaam

Country
United Republic of Tanzania

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Advocacy to policy makers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
 Media Awareness Campaign - conducting radio and television interviews Production of features on newpapers

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
Journalists' Environmental Association of Tanzania (JET) will conduct radio, television interviews and produce feature articles on International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2021. The journalists will gather relevant information on Lead Poisoning from different actors and stakeholders.

Target audience for event

• Medical professionals
• Media and journalists
• Members of the public
  

Start date
4 Oct 2021

End date
31 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
  
  

Contact for more information

John Chikomo

Email

jstanchikom@gmail.com

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
New York, New York

Country
United States of America

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

Title of event
Lead Poisoning and Learning: A Neurogenerative Approach

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The commonly held understanding is that lead-induced brain damage is irreversible. Recent studies have shed light which may disrupt this belief. We plan to discuss how lead interacts with our neuroanatomy once it crosses the blood-brain barrier. We will go on to discuss the research that points to the potential reversibility of cognitive deficits, the need for similar studies, and the necessity of an interdisciplinary approach to alleviate lead paint, other environmental lead sources, and lead poisoning.

Target audience for event

• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public

Start date

28 Oct 2021

End date
28 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint

Contact for more information
Chris Lake

Email

chris@communityforacause.org

Type of organization
National Government, Local Government/authority, Academic institution

City/Area
Atlanta

Country
United States of America

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Screening soil lead levels

Title of event
Community Science SoilSHOP

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
In partnership with Historic Westside Gardens, Georgia Department of Public Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units; Saikawa Lab is offering free soil screening to anyone in Georgia, USA who’s interested in checking their soil lead levels. We welcome anyone to bring samples from at most two sites of your choice between October 15, 2021 – November 15, 2021. The instruction and the drop off locations are listed on the website: https://atlsoilsafety.com/community-science-soilshop-2021.

Target audience for event

• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the public
• School children

Start date

15 Oct 2021

End date
15 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
  

Contact for more information
Dr Saikawa, Eri

Email

eri.saikawa@emory.edu

Type of organization
Civil society non-profit organization 

City/Area
Columbia MD  

Country
United States of America

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Social media activity

Title of event
#NLPPWchat 2021

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
NCHH's fifth annual national lead poisoning prevention week chat (#NLPPWchat) will be  taking place on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET. NCHH’s Twitter chats are informative, thought-provoking, and even fun! The #NLPPWchat aims to (1) discuss lead poisoning prevention and response, (2) raise awareness about the sources of lead exposure, (3) share helpful initiatives, policies, and resources. All members of the public are invited to participate, but early registrants will receive the chat questions and other materials first. There are two ways to participate: (1) register for the Twitter chat at https://www.twtvite.com/NLPPWchat21 or (2) simply search for #NLPPWchat on Twitter and follow along. Feel free to like or retweet posts or add to the conversation. 

Target audience for event

• National and local government officials (policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical professionals
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations and communities
• Members of the public

Start date

26 Oct 2021

End date
26 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing a law to eliminate lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of an existing lead paint law
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased public awareness and support for eliminating lead paint
• Paint-industry stops using lead-based ingredients in their paints

Contact for more information

Christopher Bloom Communications and Marketing Manager

Email

cbloom@nchh.org

Type of organization
Local government authority

City/Area
New York, New York 

Country
United States of America

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

• Webinar
• Social media activity

Title of event
Celebrating International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week by conducting educational webinars on lead poisoning prevention and dissemination of lead poisoning prevention educational materials for the general public in various languages

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
We are the Bureau of Environmental Disease and Injury Prevention within the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Our mission is to prevent environmental disease and injury in homes, communities and the workplace, and to protect health by promoting healthy environments and health equity. We routinely conduct investigations of child and adult lead poisoning cases and provide education to prevent lead exposures. To celebrate International Lead Poisoning Prevention week we are hosting a series of virtual webinars in multiple languages to raise awareness about lead poisoning prevention. To register for a webinar click here.

Target audience for event

• Non-govermental organizations and communities
• Members of the public
• Workers and their representatives (trade Unions)

Start date

24 Oct 2021

End date
20 Oct 2021

What outcomes do you intend to achieve from your ILPPW activities?

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environmental issues from lead paint exposure
• Increased awareness on potential hazardous consumer products that contain lead.

Contact for more information

Education and Community Partnerships Unit, NYC DOHMH

Email

healthyhomesecp@health.nyc.gov

Type of organization
Academic institution 

City/Area
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Country
United States of America

What type of activity do you plan to organize for this year’s ILPPW?

Webinar

Title of event
This Lead is Killing Us: A History of Citizens Fighting Lead Poisoning in Their Communities, a digital exhibit from the National Library of Medicine - Web Series

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Brief description of event
The NSU Press HPD Library is promoting the National Library of Medicine's digital exhibit: This Lead is Killing Us: A History of Citizens Fighting Lead Poisoning in Their Communities. To complement the exhibit, we are hosting a web series with several virtual events focusing on the following topics: lead in drinking water, the health effects of lead poisoning, risk factors, screening process, statistics, overview of Florida's Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and restorative justice and systemic change and its intersection with environmental health.

Target audience for event