Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Yerevan

Title of event
Sharing information about lead poisoning prevention through social media

Start date
16.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, as IPEN member, will raise public awareness through social media about lead poisoning prevention, in particular the need to accelerate and complete the global phase-out of all lead paints to protect vulnerable populations, particularly children, women and workers, from the negative effects of lead exposure.

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

Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals

Related web site
https://awhhe.am/; https://www.facebook.com/awhhe/; https://ipen.org/toxic-priorities/lead

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Sydney

Title of event
LEAD Group Advocacy and Awareness-Raising

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
19.10.2025

Brief description of event
In addition to The LEAD Group's annual ILPPWA events of Volcano Art Prize and our AGM Strategy Meeting, this year we will partner with WHO/UNICEF to Eliminate Childhood Lead Poisoning; we're launching a Project to Have a Portable XRF Machine in Australia for Bone Lead Assessment of Cumulative Lead Exposure in humans and wildlife; and starting a Petition to End New Lead Mine Approvals in Australia (to be signed by eligible voters here) which will hopefully start a global trend to End Lead Mining and start collecting, transporting, recycling and manufacturing ONLY lead acid batteries made from 100% recycled lead.

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

• Advocacy
• Health professionals’ event
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity
• Compliance Monitoring of Lead Paint Standards
• News Article
• Competition among Journalists
• Press Conference / Press Release

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://www.volcanoartprize.com

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Baku

Title of event
Expert meeting: Development new legislation act and nomenclature for limitation of lead in the paint

Start date
23.10.2024

End date
23.10.2024

Brief description of event
Representatives of stakeholders - parliament, independent lawyers, health, environment, industry experts, mass media and NGO representatives will be involved in the meeting. In advance, by October 1, the goals and objectives of the project will be sent to the meeting participants, as well as model legislative acts that exist in a number of countries. During the meeting, the positions of all parties will be discussed and a final resolution will be prepared for submission to the state organs..

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

Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)

Implementation of a new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint.

Target audience for event

• Government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Communities
• Paint industry

Related web site
http://ruzgar-ngo.org

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Dhaka

Title of event
Lead-Free Future: Protecting Children's Environmental Health through Awareness, Research, and Policy Advocacy

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
ESDO will observe ILPPW 2024 with activities focused on raising awareness and advocating for stronger lead regulations. Key events include a human chain in Dhaka with 100 volunteers, a media briefing to share research findings on lead content in children’s products, and a children’s art competition to highlight the dangers of childhood lead poisoning. A policy dialogue with stakeholders from government bodies and industries will push for a lead-level standard in industrial paints. Continuous social media and SMS campaigns will also run throughout the week to engage the public and promote lead poisoning prevention.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Rally or march
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://esdo.org/

Type of organization

Intergovernmental organization

City/Area
Dhaka

Title of event
Workshop on Source Identification Linked to MICS 2024 -2025 and Broader Perspectives

Start date
05.11.2024

End date
06.11.2024

Brief description of event
Rapid urbanization and industrialization in Bangladesh have led to upsurge of heavy metal contaminants in the environment - atmosphere, land, and water bodies. Heavy metals in the environment where children live exposes them through the air they breathe, the water they drink, the soil they walk and crawl on, the food they eat and the toys they play with. Some studies have confirmed lead in turmeric, toys, paints, aluminium and ceramic cookware and some food items in Bangladesh. While the extent of heavy metal poising in women and children is not fully understood, it is estimated to be widespread with devastating impacts in Bangladesh. Two studies conducted by UNICEF, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and the International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (icddr,b), found lead in the blood of 100 percent of children tested – a total of 980 children in four districts and 500 children in Dhaka city. About 40 to 80 percent of the children had very high blood lead levels above 5ug/dl, which is the WHO cut-off value that requires an intervention. A global study estimates that a staggering 35 million children in Bangladesh have high levels of lead in their blood with devastating consequences especially among the poor and undernourished. Lead is toxic and damages the brain of babies and children under the age of five years, causing lifelong neurological, cognitive, and physical impairment. To accurately measure the prevalence of heavy metals in blood, UNICEF has partnered with the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) to include the Blood Lead Levels module in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). The MICS will collect data on lead and three heavy metals – arsenic, cadmium and mercury levels in blood of 9,000 children and 4,000 pregnant women including micronutrients and anaemia.

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

• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Webinar
• Media engagement

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public

Related web site
https://www.unicef.org/bangladesh/en

Type of organization

Intergovernmental organization

City/Area
Dhaka

Title of event
Country Situation Assessment of Children’s Environmental Health

Start date
03.11.2024

End date
03.11.2024

Brief description of event
To review and make inputs to draft CEH assessment report for International Lead Prevention week with National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM).

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

• Health professionals’ event
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Webinar

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations

Type of organization

Intergovernmental organization

City/Area
Dhaka

Title of event
The Game-Changers for on a Lead-Free BANGLADESH

Start date
04.11.2024

End date
04.11.2024

Brief description of event
The workshop is one of the critical steps to UNICEF’s strategy. The aim is to convene a multi-disciplinary group of game changers in line with the objectives of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (October 2024) to emphasise the need for concerted efforts to eradicate lead poisoning.

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

• Health professionals’ event
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Webinar

• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Type of organization

Intergovernmental organization

City/Area
Dhaka

Title of event
Workshop on Source Identification Linked to MICS 2024 -2025 and Broader Perspectives

Start date
05.11.2024

End date
06.11.2024

Brief description of event
Rapid urbanization and industrialization in Bangladesh have led to upsurge of heavy metal contaminants in the environment - atmosphere, land, and water bodies. Heavy metals in the environment where children live exposes them through the air they breathe, the water they drink, the soil they walk and crawl on, the food they eat and the toys they play with. Some studies have confirmed lead in turmeric, toys, paints, aluminum and ceramic cookware and some food items in Bangladesh. While the extent of heavy metal poising in women and children is not fully understood, it is estimated to be widespread with devastating impacts in Bangladesh. Two studies conducted by UNICEF, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and the International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (icddr,b), found lead in the blood of 100 percent of children tested – a total of 980 children in four districts and 500 children in Dhaka city. About 40 to 80 percent of the children had very high blood lead levels above 5ug/dl, which is the WHO cut-off value that requires an intervention. A global study estimates that a staggering 35 million children in Bangladesh have high levels of lead in their blood with devastating consequences especially among the poor and undernourished. Lead is toxic and damages the brain of babies and children under the age of five years, causing lifelong neurological, cognitive, and physical impairment. To accurately measure the prevalence of heavy metals in blood, UNICEF has partnered with the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) to include the Blood Lead Levels module in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). The MICS will collect data on lead and three heavy metals – arsenic, cadmium and mercury levels in blood of 9,000 children and 4,000 pregnant women including micronutrients and anaemia.

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

• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Webinar
• Media engagement

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public

Related web site
https://www.unicef.org/bangladesh/en

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Abomey-Calavi

Title of event
Information and awareness-raising for young painters in the Atlantic department on the regulatory measures taken on lead paint in Benin

Start date
25.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
The overall aim is to inform and raise awareness among young painters in the Atlantic department about the results of paint analyses and the lead paint decree project. Mainly, it will involve : Identify actors, young painters from 25 to 30; who are exposed in the Atlantic department; Recommend that young painters use paints that comply with WHO standards. Make representations to government bodies The following actions will be carried out: Make a press release within the framework of this sensitizing Organise awareness-raising workshops for young painters and artists Mobilise the target public to take part in the awareness-raising workshop.

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

• Advocacy
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Media engagement

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)

Related web site
www.gaproffa.org

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Cotonou

Title of event
Campagne de lutte contre les peintures au plomb au Bénin

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Organisation de campagne dans les écoles pour la sensibilisation des enfants; organisation d'un atelier de sensibilisation des peintres bâtiments , campagne sur des Radios diffusion, Travail sur les réseaux sociaux.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Training event
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
http://onglagrandepuissancededieu.simdif.com

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Abomey-Calavi/Parana

Title of event
Raising awareness among young painters about the alarming results of paint analyses at the national level and the existence of a draft decree on LEAD PAINTING in the Republic of Benin

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
The event consists of raising awareness among young painters about the results of the analysis of paintings at the national level. Specifically, it will be a question of identifying the actors (Young painters aged 25 to 30) in the Atlantic department who are exposed to lead, informing about the awareness campaign, making recommendations for painting that meets WHO standards and advocating with government actors The expected results are the awareness of young painters about paints with a high dose of lead and about the draft LEAD PEINTURE decree in the Republic of Benin.

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

Outreach to young painters

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint

Target audience for event

• Communities
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
www.gaproffa.org

Type of organization

National government

City/Area
Thimphu

Title of event
Observe the International Lead Poisoning Prevention week

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
25.10.2024

Brief description of event
As part of the ILPPW 2024, a high-level advocacy event will be held to disseminate the findings from the National Blood Lead Level Survey 2024, which focused on children aged 1-6 years. This event will also address the identification of environmental sources of lead and will launch the Country Situational Assessment on Children’s Environmental Health report. During the event, we will present a fact sheet summarizing the Blood Lead Level Survey report. A panel discussion on lead poisoning will be broadcasted on national television to raise awareness among the general public. Key stakeholders, including members of Parliament, executive officials, NGOs, and media representatives, will be invited to participate. Additionally, health screenings for Blood Lead Levels (BLL) and source identification will be conducted for high-risk groups, particularly workers at auto workshops in the capital city. This will involve the use of Lead Care Analyzers and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) machines.

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

• Advocacy
• Media engagement
• Conduct Health screening for blood lead level and source identification of lead exposure in the environment

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Related web site
www.health.gov.bt

Type of organization

National government

City/Area
La Paz

Title of event
Conversatorio: "Bolivia avanzando hacia una pintura libre de plomo"

Start date
22.10.2024

End date
22.10.2024

Brief description of event
Analizar el contexto de la pintura con plomo en Bolivia con la identificación de los retos y oportunidades a nivel normativo, técnico y económico para avanzar hacia su reducción gradual y eliminación y difundir información importante para el público objetivo identificado respecto a los efectos negativos.

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

Conversatorio con exposición de especialista

• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations

Related web site
http://www.pronacops.xyz/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Cochabamba

Title of event
Protegiendo Un Futuro Brillante para Nuestros Niños

Start date
24.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
El evento "Un Futuro Brillante para Nuestros Niños" esta diseñado para crear conciencia sobre los efectos nocivos del plomo en la salud infantil. Con una agenda que incluye exposiciones de expertos en la salud, presentaciones de la industria de pinturas y una discusión abierta, se busca informar sobre las fuentes de exposición al plomo y promover medidas de protección. La iniciativa reunirá a profesionales de la salud, activistas ambientales y miembros de la prensa, fomentando el diálogo y el compromiso en la lucha contra la contaminación por plomo en Bolivia.

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

• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Media and journalists
• Members of the general public
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Related web site
https://startamericastogether.org/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Ouagadougou

Title of event
Campagne de sensibilisation sur les dangers du plomb, notamment ceux contenu dans la peinture

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
27.10.2024

Brief description of event
Sensibilisation sur les réseaux sociaux sur les danger de l'exposition au plomb et la nécessité de prendre des mesures règlementaires pour limiter cela.

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

Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://www.facebook.com/AJEDD.Burkina?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Brasilia

Title of event
Multisectoral National Dialogue on the Informal Management of ULABs in Brazil: Addressing Lead Contamination

Start date
24.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
GAHP's Mercosur project aims to mitigate lead pollution by addressing the informal management of used lead-acid batteries (ULABs), aligning with GAHP's mission to reduce health risks caused by toxic pollution. While the Basel Convention regulates hazardous waste management, the LAC region's ban on transboundary movements has overlooked opportunities for circular economic solutions within the region. Some Latin American countries lack sufficient formal recycling facilities, resulting in costly transoceanic exports of hazardous waste and hampering recycling efforts. Brazil, with its technical capacity, plays a key role in the region. This event, titled "Multisectoral National Dialogue on the Informal Management of ULABs in Mercosur," brings together various sectors to address the environmental and health challenges and the consequences posed by informal ULAB handling. Supported by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection of Germany.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Training event
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)

Related web site
https://www.gahp.org/programmes/ulabs-mercosur

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Yaoundé -Centre

Title of event
Renforcement de capacités des hommes de médias et sensibilisation des jeunes ingénieurs de génie environnement et génie civil sur la nécessité de respecter la réglementation camerounaise fixant la teneur en plomb dans les peintures à 90ppm.

Start date
22.10.2024

End date
29.10.2024

Brief description of event
Il s'agit d'organiser un atelier de renforcement de capacités des hommes de médias et de sensibilisation des jeunes ingénieurs de l'école supérieure des travaux publics de Yaoundé sur la dangerosité de l'exposition au plomb et la nécessité du respect de l'arrêté ministériel fixant la teneur au plomb dans les peintures à 90PPM.

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

• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Members of the general public
• Consumers

Type of organization

Creation des centres antipoisons encore presque inexistants chez nous

City/Area
Douala/ Littoral region

Title of event
Campagne des consultations gratuites pour les moins de dix ans d'age.

Start date
15.11.2024

End date
25.11.2024

Brief description of event
Nous regrouperons périodiquement des hommes et des femmes des medicines traditionnelles et modernes; ainsi que des hommes et femmes de lois; des autorisées religieuses de tout genre pour attirer l'attention des uns et des autres sur les maladies et décès causés par des poisons industriels, traditionnels en general et surtout du plomb en particulie.. La campagne sera dans un premier temps, menée dans les villages et campagnes avant d'atteindre les villes quartier par quartier.

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

Roundtable discussion

Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure

Target audience for event

Consumers

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Ngong

Title of event
Sensibilisation communautaire sur l'impact environnemental des emballages plastics. Quelles alternatives pour un environnement sain?

Start date
18.10.2024

End date
25.10.2024

Brief description of event
Cameroun Association for the Promotion of Sustainable Development Goals (CAPSUDGO) est une association à but non lucratif qui oeuvre dans la protection de l'environnement avec les communautés à la base. Notre intervention prochaine consiste à sensibiliser 4 communautés rurales partenaires, sur la dangerosité des emballages plastics. Mener des réflexions ensembles et trouver des solutions locales.

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

Sensibilisation communautaire

Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure

Target audience for event

Communautés villageoises

Type of organization

Nongovernmental organization

City/Area
Yaoundé

Title of event
Bright Futures Begin Lead Free: Disseminating Information for a Healthier Tomorrow

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
This event aims to educate the public about the dangers associated with lead paint, raising awareness of the health and environmental risks. We will highlight safe alternatives to the national regulations prohibiting the use of lead paints in Cameroon. Additionally, we will encourage public procurement as an effective means to engage in community actions to eliminate lead paints, fostering a healthier environment for all. Join us in contributing to a lead-free future!

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

Social media activity

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)

Related web site
https://www.facebook.com/crepdcameroun/?locale=fr_FR

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Yaoundé

Title of event
A Lead-free future: protecting the environment and children's health

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
A multi-party dialogue consisting of an information and awareness-raising workshop for the various players or users of products containing lead (traders and consumers), A media tour consisting of various announcements and interviews in the local media (community radio, local television). A digital campaign aimed at spreading the word via social networks (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok). A mini school caravan during which the project team will visit schools to raise awareness among pupils and teachers of the dangers of lead.

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

• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Webinar
• Training event
• Rally or march
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
https://jvecameroun.org/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Colombia

Title of event
Debemos proteger a la población vulnerable de la contaminación con plomo

Start date
07.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Nuestra organización, realizará una campaña de concienciación en las redes sociales para destacar la urgencia de la prevención del envenenamiento con plomo. Esta iniciativa enfatiz la necesidad crítica de acelerar y finalizar la eliminación global del uso del plomo. Al hacerlo, pretendemos proteger a los grupos vulnerables, en particular a los niños, las mujeres y los trabajadores, de los efectos nocivos de la exposición al plomo, y promover un entorno saludable y sin plomo para todos.

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

• Advocacy
• Health professionals’ event
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Social media activity

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
https://rds.org.co/es/plomo-en-pinturas

Type of organization

Guild and non-profit organization

City/Area
Bogotá

Title of event
Responsible Innovation: Transforming the Industry for a Lead-Free Future

Start date
17.10.2024

End date
17.10.2024

Brief description of event
Hybrid forum aimed at all stakeholders involved with the paint industry, including pigment and paint manufacturers, distributors, civil society, and government, among others. The goal is to raise awareness about the importance of eliminating lead in paint, highlight the technical, economic, and social benefits of removing this heavy metal from paints, and showcase the success stories of industries in Colombia that have already made this transition through presentations and expert panel discussions.

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

• Webinar
• Training event

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

Academic researchers

Related web site
The event recording will be available on Acopinturas’ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@acopinturas9668

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area

Title of event
Educación y prevención: el rol de la academia en el abordaje de la exposición al plomo

Start date
24.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
Este webinario reunirá a tres académicos destacados en el campo de la química, farmacología y toxicología para discutir cómo se aborda la exposición al plomo desde la academia en Colombia. Se explorarán los enfoques actuales, la investigación en curso, y las estrategias de prevención y mitigación, con el objetivo de generar un diálogo constructivo sobre la responsabilidad social y el impacto de la investigación académica en la salud pública. Ponentes invitados: 1. Julia González Puertas - Decana de la Facultad de Química y Farmacia en la Universidad del Atlántico. - Experta en Farmacia Clínica y Toxicología Ambiental. 2. Álvaro Javier Idrovo Velandia - Profesor en la Universidad Industrial de Santander, especializado en salud pública y epidemiología. 3. David Combariza Bayona - Docente e investigador en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, con enfoque en toxicología y salud ambiental.

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

• Webinar
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public

Related web site
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4O_uUQrWQOuskA5vtEOHiA

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Ville de Goma

Title of event
Plaidoyer adressé à son Excellence Madame le Ministre d’Etat et Ministre de l’Environnement et Développement Durable de la RDC à Kinshasa intitulé " Menace de la peinture à plomb sur les enfants : demande de votre implication dans son élimination et la transparence des fabricants conformément à la convention de Bâle"

Start date
19.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
En effet, nos enquêtes sur le terrain ont montré un certain manque de transparence des fabricants de peintures. Sur certaines boîtes de peintures, comme ingrédients, nous avons trouvé cette mention : Alkyl resin, pigments, solvents and approved additives. C’est un manque de transparence parce que ces additifs dits « approuvés » ne sont pas clairement identifiés. Et cela constitue une menace pour les enfants. C’est pourquoi, nous avons recommandé d’établir un cadre juridique pour contrôler la fabrication, l’importation, la vente et l’utilisation, l’élimination de la peinture au plomb à la source, en exigeant la transparence des fabricants.

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

• Advocacy
• Media engagement

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Communities

Related web site
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/rfKLV2fffjnY1NLY/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Goma, Province du Nord-Kivu

Title of event
Plaidoyer adressé au gouverneur de la Province du Nord-Kivu, intitulé "Remerciement pour de votre arrêté du 25 avril 2024 interdisant la fabrication, la commercialisation et l’usage des emballages non biodégradables ; et demande son application sans faille afin de protéger la santé des vos administrés et éviter la pollution des écosystèmes"

Start date
20.09.2024

End date
20.10.2024

Brief description of event
Il convient de signaler aussi que, le plomb est ajouté au plastique comme agent stabilisateur et retardateur des flammes. Malheureusement, les familles dans la ville de Goma couvrent les aliments pendant la cuisson avec les emballages en plastique, donnent le thé chaud aux enfants dans les bouteilles en plastiques. Les additifs toxiques et le plomb dans le plastiques se dissolvent dans les aliments et intoxiques les enfants. C’est pourquoi, nous menons des plaidoyers contre les emballages en plastiques et sensibilisons les communautés contre cette mauvaise pratique.

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

Advocacy

Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint

Target audience for event

Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)

Related web site
https://www.facebook.com/AICED-Asbl-102051812502991/; https://twitter.com/aicedasbl2022

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Bukavu, Province du Sud-Kivu

Title of event
Atelier réunissant des parties prenantes clés, pour faire progresser vers l’élimination des peintures au plomb en République Démocratique Congo.

Start date
25.10.2024

End date
25.10.2024

Brief description of event
Les participants travailleront ensemble pour : Analyser l’état actuel de l’utilisation des peintures au plomb et les impacts sur la santé publique et l’environnement en RDC ; Échanger des informations sur les meilleures pratiques, les défis rencontrés et les succès obtenus dans d’autres régions ou pays; Élaborer des plans d’action concrets pour réduire et éliminer l’utilisation des peintures au plomb, incluant des mesures réglementaires, des initiatives de sensibilisation et des programmes de substitution; Encourager la coopération entre les différents acteurs pour assurer une mise en œuvre efficace des stratégies adoptées; Informer les participants sur les dangers des peintures au plomb et les bénéfices de leur élimination; Obtenir l’engagement des parties prenantes à soutenir et à participer activement aux initiatives d’élimination des peintures au plomb; Définir des étapes claires et des responsabilités pour la mise en œuvre des actions convenues.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Cairo

Title of event
Share lead poisoning prevention information through social media

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, a member of IPEN, will raise public awareness through social media about the prevention of lead poisoning, specifically the need to accelerate and complete the global phase-out of all lead-containing paints, in order to protect vulnerable groups, children, women and workers in particular, from the harmful effects of lead exposure.

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

Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public
• School students

Related web site
Facebook: منصة الصحفيين لمستقبل خالى من الملوثات (Alrowad foundation)

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Addis Ababa

Title of event
Campaigning to promote lead chromates to be listed under the Rotterdam Convention

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Lead chromates are pigments used in the production of lead paints which are sources of lead poisoning in children and pregnant women. Many reports including WHO’s have shown that it can cause multiple organ damage and it is still in use in many countries despite its ban in wealthy countries like EU and the US. In 2018, Ethiopia passed a regulation to control the production, import and export of leaded paints with lead content above 90 ppm. This campaign is therefor to promote for lead chromates – which are sources of lead poisoning to be listed under the Rotterdam convention.

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

• Advocacy
• Training event
• Social media activity

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Banjul

Title of event
National multi-stakeholder forum on lead paint elimination in the Gambia

Start date
24.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
Young Volunteers for the Environment -YVE Gambia intends to conduct a national multistakeholder forum on the occasion of the ILPPW 2024 to learn from key health, financial, social and environmental stakeholder groups (ministry of health , The Standard Bureau , Consumer Protection Agency, Ministry of Trade , Ministry of Environment , National Assembly, Major Paint Importers , and Media among others ) and, in collaboration, to develop innovative and sustainable strategies or solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges on lead paint dangers, controls and elimination in The Gambia. Our Planned activities are intended to inspire key stakeholders to work together with us in achieving the advancement of lead paint standards, phase out and regulations in The Gambia.

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

Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations

Type of organization

Nongovernmental organization

City/Area
Tbilisi

Title of event
Improving Lead Paint Action

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
A year ago, a technical regulation governing lead paint came into force in Georgia. This new regulation on lead in paint imposes new obligations on manufacturers, distributors and sellers. Regulatory changes are an important but not final step towards eliminating lead paint. Implementation, enforcement and control are needed to ensure meaningful progress. It is therefore important to propose measures to implement national lead paint legislation in practice. This will be done during the week in the form of information materials and an information campaign in the national language.

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

• Advocacy
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Social media activity

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

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

Related web site
https://www.facebook.com/Gamarjoba2014Georgia

Type of organization

USAID Implementing Partner

City/Area
Port-au-Prince

Title of event
Awareness Campaign on Lead Poisoning Prevention during the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2024. Focus: Bright Futures Start Lead Free

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
The Twelfth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW), taking place October 20-26, 2024, is a major opportunity to raise awareness about the adverse health effects of lead exposure, particularly in children, adults, pregnant women, lactating women, and developing fetuses. Though little known to the general public in Haiti, lead exposure, primarily from lead-based paints, the air, soil, dust, drinking water, food, and various consumer products, remains a significant public health issue, especially in low-income and highly vulnerable countries. This year, Institut Panos will make the most of this week by addressing this issue through a short communication campaign to raise awareness among the public, particularly parents of young children and pregnant women, and mobilize healthcare professionals on dangers posed by lead found in different products. This campaign aims to 1) raise awareness about the sources of environmental lead contamination and exposure in Haiti and the dangers of lead exposure in Haiti, particularly among children, young adults, and pregnant women, and 2) encourage paying attention to lead’s danger from household paints, discarded batteries and polluted ground water and advocate for safer practices.

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

• Media engagement
• Social media activity
• Distribution of posters and materials to health facilities

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Type of organization

National government

City/Area
Tegucigalpa

Title of event
Actividades conmemorativas a la Semana Internacional de Prevención de Intoxicaciones por Plomo (SIPIP 2024)

Start date
15.10.2024

End date
15.11.2024

Brief description of event
This year, the activities are focused on: - Following up on the regulations established regarding lead that have not been monitored: lead in paints and possibly regulation on the management of lead-acid batteries. - Promoting and raising awareness among the population through social media communications, a university poster competition, and a student fair. - Conducting research on the presence of lead in toys in the Honduran market.

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

• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Training event
• Mural, street painting, drawing or other creative arts
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Type of organization

• Health care facility
• Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Rajender Nagar, New Delhi

Title of event
LEADCON-2024 "Lead Safe World - Lets Make The Dream Come True"

Start date
23.10.2024

End date
23.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our aim is to prevent lead exposure from any source, with a focus on creating a sustainable future in a zero harm environment. Urgent and intensive measures are required to prevent lead exposure and to support this mission, the Department of Biochemistry, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, is organizing LEADCON 2024 in collaboration with the Indian Society for Lead Awareness and Research (InSLAR). With this conference, our collective objective is to raise awareness about the dangers and potential health hazards of lead, prioritise best practices and organize a policy dialogue on this major health hazard.

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

• Advocacy
• Health professionals’ event
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Mural, street painting, drawing or other creative arts

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Nongovernmental organizations
• School students

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
3, Munirka Marg, New Delhi-110057

Title of event
Social Media Campaign for Awareness against Lead poisoning

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
We ran a social media campaign consisting of images, op-ed, videos, text and infographics to spread awareness against the adverse effects of Lead poisoning throughout ILPPW 2024.

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

• Advocacy
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Consumers

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Paryavaran Mitra 502, Raj Avenue, Bhaikakanagar Road Thaltej, Ahmedabad - 380059 Gujarat India

Title of event
Sharing of lead poisoning prevention information through the social media

Start date
22.10.2024

End date
25.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, a member of IPEN, will raise public awareness through the social media about lead poisoning prevention, specifically the need to speed up and complete the global phase-out of all lead-containing paints, in order to protect vulnerable populations, children, women and workers in particular, against the adverse impacts of lead exposure.

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

• Advocacy
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students

Related web site
https://www.linkedin.com/company/13684184/admin/dashboard/ https://www.instagram.com/pmitra502/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Lucknow

Title of event
Sharing of lead poisoning prevention information through the social media

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
28.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, Prithvi Innovations, a member of IPEN, will raise public awareness through the social media about lead poisoning prevention, specifically the need to speed up and complete the global phase-out of all lead-containing paints, in order to protect vulnerable populations, children, women and workers in particular, against the adverse impacts of lead exposure.

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

• Advocacy
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Academic researchers
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
http://www.prithviinnovations.org

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Vasant Kunj, Delhi

Title of event
Lead-Free Futures: Safeguarding Children's Health by Eliminating Lead Chromate in Paints

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
The International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week will be held from October 20-26, 2024, with a focal point on Lead in Paint. Led by the Advanced Study Institute of Asia, this campaign raises awareness about the dangers of lead chromate, a toxic pigment found in paints, and its severe health risks, especially for children. The campaign advocates for a lead-free future and compliance with the Rotterdam Convention. With activities such as public outreach events, policy briefs, and an active Instagram presence, the campaign targets parents, educators, policymakers, and public health officials to spark immediate action in reducing lead exposure.

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

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

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• Consumers

Related web site
https://asiaresearch.co/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Delhi

Title of event
Awareness campaign

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
25.10.2024

Brief description of event
The event will focus on highlighting the existing regulatory gaps and reaching out to a large number of consumers to make them aware of using lead-free paint. In this project, an article will be prepared by the TL team in English and Hindi to be published in the mainstream new paper. Further social media campaigns will be launched during the lead prevention week to reach out larger audience, mostly youth. A lecture has also been planned in a prominent college of Delhi university.

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

• Training event
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Teaching professionals
• Consumers

Related web site
www.toxicslink.org

Type of organization

Academic institution

City/Area
Jakarta

Title of event
Avoid lead poisoning products and prevent nature

Start date
23.10.2024

End date
23.10.2024

Brief description of event
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) is a global initiative to raise awareness about lead poisoning and promote actions to eliminate lead exposure, particularly in children. Lead poisoning has devastating health effects, especially on the nervous system and cognitive development, making it a critical public health issue. With a global focus on reducing lead exposure, ILPPW 2024 aims to reinforce the importance of prevention and the urgent need for global collaboration to create a lead-free environment. This talk show is organized as part of the 2nd World Conference in Health and Social Science, under the theme “Bright Future Begins Lead-Free”. It will gather experts and policymakers from key sectors to discuss strategies, achievements, and future steps in eliminating lead poisoning, particularly in Indonesia, and highlight the global and national efforts needed to protect future generations. Objectives The objectives of the talk show are: 1. To raise awareness about the harmful effects of lead poisoning, especially in children. 2. To discuss current policies and strategies implemented by the Indonesian government and international organizations to prevent lead exposure. 3. To share best practices and insights from global organizations like WHO and UNICEF on managing lead poisoning. 4. To foster collaboration among various sectors (health, environment, and human development) to create a lead-free future. 5. To engage stakeholders and the general public in proactive solutions for minimizing lead exposure in both urban and rural settings. Speakers 1. Representative from Ministry of Health (MOH) 2. Representative from Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF) 3. Representative from UNICEF 4. Representative from WHO 5. Representative from Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs.

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

• Advocacy
• Health professionals’ event
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Mural, street painting, drawing or other creative arts
• Video competition

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Teaching professionals
• School students

Related web site
https://wchss.binawan.ac.id/

Type of organization

Nongovernmental organization

City/Area
Surakarta

Title of event
Lead Paint and Pesticide Free Campaign

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Events held with various actions to campaign and lead-free education for school children and also free of chemical pesticides for farmers and women. The campaign was carried out through zoom meetings via webinars and also with our Instagram content.

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

• Webinar
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
https://gitapertiwi.org/; https://www.instagram.com/yayasangitapertiwi/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Jakarta

Title of event
The Bright Future of Indonesian Children Begins Without Lead

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
The activities that we will plan for the 12th ILPPW this year are more focused on coordination and strengthening between stakeholders to encourage an immediate ban on the use of lead in paint in Indonesia to protect the future of 30.2 million Indonesian children who are threatened by exposure to lead in their play facilities. The activities that we plan consist of three approaches to 3 pillars of stakeholders, Government, Industry and the paint user community / consumer community

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://www.nexus3foundation.org/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Jakarta

Title of event
Sharing of lead poisoning prevention information through the social media

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, a member of IPEN, will raise public awareness through the social media about lead poisoning prevention, specifically the need to speed up and complete the global phase-out of all lead-containing paints, in order to protect vulnerable populations, children, women and workers in particular, against the adverse impacts of lead exposure.

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

• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Webinar
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://www.instagram.com/nexus3foundation/

Type of organization

Nongovernmental organization

City/Area
Kingston

Title of event
Limiting Exposure And Decreasing the burden

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
This project will elevate discussion on the importance of enforcing regulations to prevent lead poisoning through an online seminar, social media campaigns, and an information booth.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
https://www.facebook.com/carpinutech/; https://www.instagram.com/carpinutech/; https://twitter.com/Carpin_utech

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Amman-Tareq District

Title of event
Bridging the Gap between the Ministry of Environment on one side and the Ministry of Health and Paint Industry on the other side

Start date
29.09.2024

End date
31.12.2024

Brief description of event
The project will work on bridging the gap between the two Ministries of Environment and Health. The Ministry of Environment is the focal point for all the chemical conventions including SAICM. However, the issue of lead in paint is handled by the Ministry of Health. LHAP will work on bringing the two ministries decision makers to meet and agree on coming up with a national legislation. But also, community consultations will be carried out with media coverage to further shed light on the issue of lead and its implications on health, mainly on children. In addition, LHAP will work on organizing a meeting with the paint industry to assess and evaluate the status of using alternatives after the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) project which has worked with industry on alternatives. The two meetings of the two secretaries and with the industry is to facilitate the issuing of a national legislation. LHAP will also continue working as well with the Ministry of Environment to support the countries delivering a notification regarding lead chromate listing in Annex III of Rotterdam Convention, something that has started almost a year ago and will continue during this campaign.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://web.facebook.com/ziyad.alawneh.79/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Amman

Title of event
Awareness campaigns on International lead poisoning prevention week of action

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Jordan Environment Society (JES) will organizing an awareness campaigns in Amman, Irbid, Jerash, Bani kenaneh, & Ajloun

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

• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public
• School students

Related web site
https://www.jes-jo.org/; https://www.enjaznews.com/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Nairobi

Title of event
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action (ILPPW)

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, a member of IPEN, will raise public awareness through the social media about lead poisoning prevention, specifically the need to speed up and complete the global phase-out of all lead-containing paints, in order to protect vulnerable populations, children, women and workers in particular, against the adverse impacts of lead exposure.

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

Dissemination of lead poisoning prevention information materials through social media

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)

Type of organization

Academic institution

City/Area
Mombasa and Kilifi

Title of event
Lead Poisoning: The unspoken facts

Start date
18.10.2024

End date
20.10.2024

Brief description of event
We shall convene and talk about the occurrence of Lead, side effects and remedy.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Training event

• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Academic researchers
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
www.pu.ac.ke

Type of organization

Academic institution

City/Area
Nairobi

Title of event
Bright Futures Begin Lead-free Kenya

Start date
22.10.2024

End date
25.10.2024

Brief description of event
The University of Nairobi is Organizing a series of events in collaboration with the Multisectoral Committee on Sound Chemical Management co-chaired by the Ministries of Environment and Health among several partners. The activities will piggyback on the University’s Research Week. The week will start with a physical (onsite) special focused and interactive evidence-driven technical/policy forum and open to virtual participation. It will also be open to social media interactions, posters and essay competitions. The 3rd day will be a high-level participation of sharing commitments and acknowledgment of various stakeholders and individuals while seeking deepened actions to reduce childhood lead exposure. The last day will be a culmination of the events through a procession of participants on a designated 10 km route with a band rich-in-awareness materials to the Ministries of Environment and Health to call for strong support and engagement to establish a clear national roadmap to reduce childhood lead exposures for a brighter future!

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

• Advocacy
• Health professionals’ event
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Training event
• Rally or march
• Drama, dance or other expressive activity
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Type of organization

Nongovernmental organization

City/Area
Bishkek

Title of event
Lead information campaign

Start date
20.09.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
The event will focus on promoting media literacy and combating disinformation in Kyrgyzstan, organized by the Public Foundation "Door Media." As part of the initiative, informational videos and social media posts will be created to educate the public about lead, its properties, dangers, and common sources. These materials will aim to raise awareness about the risks lead poses to health and the environment, offering practical advice on how to minimize exposure. The campaign will empower communities with knowledge, helping them make informed decisions and protect their families from potential harm caused by lead contamination.

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

Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Media and journalists
• School students

Related web site
www.doormedia.kg

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
г. Бишкек (Bishkek)

Title of event
Обмен информацией о профилактике отравления свинцом через социальные сети по Центральной Азии

Start date
16.10.2024

End date
31.10.2024

Brief description of event
Независимая экологическая экспертиза, член IPEN, будет повышать осведомленность общественности через социальные сети о профилактике отравления свинцом, в частности о необходимости ускорить и завершить глобальный отказ от использования всех свинецсодержащих красок, чтобы защитить уязвимые группы населения, в частности, детей, женщин и рабочих, от негативных последствий воздействия свинца.

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

• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public
• Consumers

Related web site
Ссылки Canva на карточки социальных сетей IPEN ILPPW 2024: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGQimiijIY/ReLIowoIqN-a_Eb-tvuh6Q/edit; https://www.canva.com/design/DAGQinsjb7s/0kZZgaCG8jr8KfbNhyXQbA/edit

Type of organization

Initative group

City/Area
Bishkek

Title of event
Lobbying for changes in legislation on lead content in consumer goods

Start date
01.10.2024

End date
31.12.2024

Brief description of event
The following technical regulations have been adopted in Kyrgyzstan: "On the safety of chemical products"; "On the safety of buildings and structures, construction materials and products", "On the safety of paints and varnishes". However, the requirements of these regulations are not implemented to the proper extent in Kyrgyzstan. Experts of the initiative group “Jashyl Kyrgyzstan” will study documents containing international recommendations regarding the lead content in products and mandatory labeling of goods for lead content, as well as the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic and independent research in this area. A package of documents will be developed for holding consultation meetings with deputies of the Parliament, as well as with the leadership of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision. A rationale will be drawn up for making appropriate changes to the regulatory legal acts of the Kyrgyz Republic.

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

Consultation meetings with decision-makers

Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint

Target audience for event

Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Coleman Avenue, Sinkor, Monrovia

Title of event
Education and Awareness Workshop on Lead Paint

Start date
24.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
The Pollution Control Association of Liberia will host a workshop entitled : Education and Awareness Workshop on Lead Paint' to increase the level of Awareness about the dangers of Lead Paint, including the Health and Social impacts. The workshop will discuss the issues of Policy Legislation and Trade of paint in Presentations and Plenary sessions. The workshop will investigate the potential impacts of Lead Paint when used in Liberia. Participants will come from the Government, NGOs, the WHO, USAID, Educational Institutions and the communities. An update of the Local status of legal limits on Lead Paint will be given. Other activities will include Lead in Paint Facts sheets and other education publications. These activities will create or investigate the implementation of Lead Paint Laws, including Policy, Legislation and standards.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Training event
• Drama, dance or other expressive activity
• Media engagement

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Penang

Title of event
Prevent lead poisoning and exposure

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
25.10.2024

Brief description of event
A press conference will be conducted as part of ILPPW2024 to announce the results of lead content in samples of tested spices and children’s products. At the press conference, we will display the samples containing lead and put up posters and placards specifically produced to highlight the dangers of lead. Besides media representatives, the public will be invited to the press conference and given a copy of the press statement and CAP booklet "Lead and Ill Health". The event and other communication materials on the subject will be publicised through the organization’s website and social media platforms.

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

• Advocacy
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Members of the general public
• Consumers

Related web site
https://consumer.org.my/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Penang

Title of event
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
21.10.2024

Brief description of event
SAM's social media participation in the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2024.

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

Social media activity

Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public

Type of organization

Professional association

City/Area
Mexico City

Title of event
Workshop: Leading the Way: Expert Insights on Why and How to Go Lead-Free in Paints. ANAFAPYT Technical Conferences 2024.

Start date
09.10.2024

End date
11.10.2024

Brief description of event
The Technical Conferences 2024 are a specialized training event for interaction between manufacturers and suppliers of the paint and coatings sector, which is held year after year in different states of Mexico, promoting the growth of the sector and the region, with the main objective of disseminating scientific, technical, social and regulatory issues on everything related to the manufacture of paints and inks in Mexico. On this occasion, we have the collaboration of LEEP to hold a workshop aimed at manufacturers, where the processes involved in the reformulation of paints and their benefits will be explained.

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

Training event

• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

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

Related web site
https://anafapyt.com/jornadas_tecnicas/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Guadalajara

Title of event
Social media campaign and letter writing.

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Develop a social media campaign during ILPPW using GAELPs and IPENs materials and send a letter to UNEP and WHO officials responsible for the publication of the list of countries that have legally binding regulations to control lead in paints (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/indicator-groups/legally-binding-controls)- pertaining Mexico´s inexistent regulation to limit lead in paint.

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

• Letter writing
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Have international organizations put pressure on Mexican government to put in place comprehensive regulations to limit lead in pain

Target audience for event

• Members of the general public
• WHO and UNEP

Type of organization

National government

City/Area
Mexico City

Title of event
La intoxicación con plomo: prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento (Lead poisoning: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment)

Start date
22.10.2024

End date
22.10.2024

Brief description of event
This is a free, in-person, one-day course offered by top international experts on lead to medical personnel. The objective is to increase awareness and offer training to this guild to deal with lead poisoning. The training was split into two groups: one for general practitioners and epidemiologists, and another for psychiatrists. There is a pre-requirement to take this course is to take the free, self-paced, 4 h MOOC we created on this topic. The course is planned for approximately 200 physicians.

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

• Health professionals’ event
• Training event

• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)

Related web site
https://educacioncontinua.espm.mx/home/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Rabat

Title of event
Let's continue the fight for child safety against lead including lead in paint

Start date
23.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our objective is to ensure the application of current regulations and to raise public awareness of the dangers of lead. To do this, we will communicate with stakeholders to verify the extent to which the standard is applied and will advocate with them to increase control of paints sold in Morocco. On the other hand, we will raise awareness about the dangers of lead, including lead in paint, in the media and on social media.

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

• Advocacy
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Consumers

Related web site
htpp://www.amsetox.ma

Type of organization

Poison centre

City/Area
EMRO region and Katmandu Nepal

Title of event
Case-Based Lead Poisoning Panel Discussion for Clinicians and Public Health Professionals

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
21.10.2024

Brief description of event
This case-based panel discussion will discuss various aspects of clinical and public health management of lead poisoning from patient to country using past experiences. The panel will be for 2h15min and will be on Zoom. Registration is free but required. Session will be recorded. Date Monday October 21, 2024 Time: 6:45 pm-9:00 pm Nepal Time = 5:00 pm-7:15 pm Oman Time = 9:00 am-11:15 am US EST Zoom Registration Link: https://brown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvfuGpqj8pGdf_61bYd0sDfi18KQ7HRMML Agenda will follow Organizers: Dr. Ziad Kazzi (MENATOX), Dr. Ramu Kharel (Nepal Poison Center), and Dr. Badria Alhatali (Oman Poison Control Section).

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

• Webinar
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists

Related web site
www.menatox.org

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Kathmandu (Bagmati Province) and Biratnagar (Koshi Province)

Title of event
CEPHED with the Support of World Health Organization (WHO), Country Office for Nepal, Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) and International Pollutant Elimination Network (IPEN) will be organizing following events in Nepal.

Start date
15.09.2024

End date
30.11.2024

Brief description of event
Events with the support of World Health Organization (WHO), Country Office for Nepal (1) Collection, Customization, preparation, and production of GAELP New Materials for 2024 developed by WHO UNEP and others. (2) Organize a stakeholder workshop in Kathmandu exploring the policy gaps in the chemical safety policies, linkage with NCD, and way forward to address the chemical safety policy gaps together with initiation of addressing increased blood lead level (BLL) in Nepalese children and other vulnerable group. (3) A “Stakeholder Awareness and Capacity-building Workshop on Effective Implementation of Lead Paint Standards in Nepal” will be organized in Biratnagar, Koshi Province B. Events with the support of Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) and International Pollutant Elimination Network (IPEN) (1) Compliance Monitoring of Lead Paint Standards in Nepal with SME`s Paints Products (2) Public mass awareness through organizing a “News Article Competition on Lead Toxicity” among health and environment journalists. (3) Prepare Compliance Monitoring report and release it though organizing a “Stakeholder Workshop/Press Meet and News Article Award Ceremony”. (4) Advocacy with the government for effective implementation of lead paint standards with evidence from compliance monitoring results, (5) Advocacy campaign to push for nominating of lead chromate to be listed in RC. (a) Collection, Customization, preparation, and production of GAELP New Materials for 2024 developed by WHO UNEP and others. (b) Organize a stakeholder workshop in Kathmandu exploring the policy gaps in the chemical safety policies, linkage with NCD, and way forward to address the chemical safety policy gaps together with initiation of addressing increased blood lead level (BLL) in Nepalese children and other vulnerable group. (c) A “Stakeholder Awareness and Capacity-building Workshop on Effective Implementation of Lead Paint Standards in Nepal” will be organized in Biratnagar, Koshi Province in collaboration with the concerned local NGOs, local and provincial government, and health institutions including all stakeholders. (d) Compliance Monitoring of Lead Paint Standards in Nepal with SME`s Paints Products (e) Public mass awareness through organizing a “News Article Competition on Lead Toxicity” among health and environment journalists. (f) Prepare Compliance Monitoring report and release it though organizing a “Stakeholder Workshop and News Article Award Ceremony”. (g) Advocacy with the government for effective implementation of lead paint standards with evidence from compliance monitoring results, (h) Advocacy campaign to push for nominating of lead chromate to be listed in RC (Rotterdam Convention). (i) Prepare and submission of project completion reports and share them with concerned government agencies.

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

• Advocacy
• Health professionals’ event
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity
• Compliance Monitoring of Lead Paint Standards
• News Article Competition among Journalists
• Press Conference / Press Release
• Releasing of compliance monitoring report

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint
• Media/Journalists sensitization and recognition to the journalist for their contribution for lead toxicity awareness raising

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumer Interest Protection Agencies

Related web site
http://cephed.org.np/News/celebration-of-ilppw-2024-in-nepal/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Niamey

Title of event
Campagne de sensibilisation sur l'empoisonnement au plomb

Start date
25.09.2024

End date
03.10.2024

Brief description of event
Production des affiches de sensibilisation, publication sur les réseaux sociaux et sur les places publiques, conférences débat.

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

Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Type of organization

IPEN

City/Area
Jos

Title of event
ILPPW 2024

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, a member of IPEN, will raise public awareness through the social media about lead poisoning prevention, specifically the need to speed up and complete the global phase-out of all lead-containing paints, in order to protect vulnerable populations, children, women and workers in particular, against the adverse impacts of lead exposure.

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

• Advocacy
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• School students

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Jos, Plateau State

Title of event
School Campaign Against Lead Poisoning (SCALP)

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
25.10.2024

Brief description of event
SCALP aims to raise awareness about the dangers of lead poisoning in schools as well as interactive workshops on how to mitigate lead exposure in school settings. The event will include a sensitization campaign to Paints seller in our city with policy advocacy visit key stakeholders in the state for the policy implementation of lead-free environments and also intensified campaign on media to raise public awareness about lead poisoning and its prevention through our vaious social and mainstream media.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Training event
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)

Related web site
www.cearthworks.org

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Abuja

Title of event
Multistakeholder Capacity Building on Lead Poisoning Prevention

Start date
23.10.2024

End date
25.10.2024

Brief description of event
We are planning to organize a multistakeholder capacity building and advocacy on lead poisoning prevention and the dangers of lead exposure in children and generally public health and the environment for 150 carefully selected senior government officers, policy makers and other key stakeholders from Ondo, Kwara and Kano states of Nigeria in collaboration with the state ministry of environment, state legislative parliament, state ministry of health, state ministry of labor, state environmental protection agencies, manufacturers and retailers, health workers, civil society organizations, women and youth groups, local authorities and community leaders.

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

Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)

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

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations

Is this event open to public?
Yes

Contact for more information
Mr Ahmed Tiamiyu

Email
ahmed@capws.org

Related web site
https://capws.org/events

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Ile-Ife, Osun State

Title of event
Environment-Health Workshop and Quiz Competition for High School students in SW Nigeria to mark the 12th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) 20-26 October 2024 Theme: Bright futures begin lead free

Start date
23.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
Ten high schools in Ile-Ife area represented by 3 students and 1 staff, will participate in a Workshop where 2 materials from the ILPPW site will be presented. Thereafter, there will be a Quiz competition based on the materials taught. Prizes will be awarded both to individual participants, and the Schools they represent. The prizes will be presented during the 9th National Conference on Environment and Health, thus further giving publicity to the ILPPW 2024.

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

• Advocacy
• Training event
• Media engagement
• Quiz for High School students

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Consumers

Related web site
http://lsfnigeria.org

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Asunción

Title of event
Multisectoral National Dialogue on the Informal Management of ULABs in Paraguay: Addressing Lead Contamination

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
22.10.2024

Brief description of event
GAHP's Mercosur project aims to mitigate lead pollution by addressing informal management of used lead-acid batteries (ULABs). The project aligns with GAHP's mission to reduce health risks caused by toxic pollution. While the Basel Convention regulates hazardous waste management, the LAC region's ban on transboundary movement has overlooked the potential for circular economy solutions. Many Latin American countries lack formal recycling facilities, leading to the costly export of hazardous waste, impacting recycling efforts. This two-day event titled "Multisectoral National Dialogue on the Informal Management of ULABs in Paraguay" brings together various sectors to address the environmental and health challenges posed by informal ULAB handling. With the support from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection of Germany.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Webinar
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations

Related web site
https://www.gahp.org/programmes/ulabs-mercosur

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Lima

Title of event
Futuro Brillante, Libre de Plomo: Desafíos Para Latinoamerica

Start date
29.10.2024

End date
29.10.2024

Brief description of event
Lead poisoning remains one of the most serious global public health challenges, specially in Latin America. As part of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the Center for Research in Environmental Health, CREEH Peru invites you to the "Futuro Brillante, Libre de Plomo: Desafíos Para Latinoamérica" webinar. This webinar will provide an overview of childhood lead exposure since conception during pregnancy in women, also, a case study on lead prevention programme with a field lead kit. And, as speakers will include researchers from Uruguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, and USA.

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

Webinar

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• School students

Related web site
This event will be broadcast on CREEH's Zoom and Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/CREEHPERU

Type of organization

National government

City/Area
Lima

Title of event
Semana Nacional para prevenir la intoxicación por plomo “Pinta Salud, Pinta vida

Start date
22.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
The Ministry of Health, through DIGESA, has been consistently participating by carrying out activities during the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. On May 29, 2024, the Congress of the Republic approved Law No. 32038, the "Law that declares the National Week for the Prevention of Lead Poisoning to be the last week of October each year." As part of this year's activities, the following events have been scheduled: 1. Forum: "Peru Free of Lead in Paints" – October 22, 2024. 2. Inauguration of Mural at School IE N.o 7233 Matsu Utsumi – "Paint Health, Paint Life" – October 23, 2024. 3. Inauguration of the Painted Facade of the Carmen Medio Health Center in Comas – "Paint Health, Paint Life" – October 24, 2024.

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

• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Webinar
• Mural, street painting, drawing or other creative arts
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
http://www.digesa.minsa.gob.pe/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Quezon City / Metro Manila

Title of event
Awareness Raising Event for Children and Communities and Analysis of Consumer Products to prevent Lead Exposure

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
As part of BAN Toxics' initiative to raise awareness on toxic chemicals, a public event to promote lead-free kids, schools and communities will take place during ILPPW 2024. In commemoration of the United Nations Day, more than one hundred school kids dressed in national costumes of UN member states will parade to raise the concern on lead exposure in children’s products and push for lead-safe policies in school and communities. Series of activities includes consumer product screening i.e. toys and other children’s products for “lead” and publishing results to promote lead poisoning prevention and product safety.

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

• Advocacy
• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://bantoxics.org/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Quezon City

Title of event
Advocacy to Strengthen the Enforcement of the National Lead Paint Ban to Protect the Health of Children and Other Vulnerable Groups

Start date
08.10.2024

End date
31.10.2024

Brief description of event
The waste and pollution watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition will co-release with IPEN and the Philippine Paint & Coatings Association, Inc. (PPCAI) an unprecedented public notice informing and warning paint importers, distributors, retailers and consumers about non-compliant paints containing lead above the legal limit of 90 ppm to protect human health, the health of children and other vulnerable sectors in particular. The group will also draw attention to the urgent need to enforce the lead paint standard in consumer products such as reusable water bottles and tumblers. Prior and during the week of action, the group will disseminate IPEN’s social media cards on lead paint and lead poisoning prevention. The group will also reach out to government agencies and commercial establishments to appeal for the immediate removal of lead tainted products from the market, including online shopping platforms.

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

• Advocacy
• Media engagement
• Social media activity
• Outreach to paint retailers

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Media and journalists
• Members of the general public
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers
• Retail businesses

Related web site
https://ecowastecoalition.blogspot.com/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Davao City

Title of event
Promoting lead-free future through social media promotion and children-led mural painting

Start date
10.10.2024

End date
30.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, a member of IPEN, will raise public awareness through social media about lead poisoning prevention, specifically the need to speed up and complete the global phase-out of all lead-containing paints, to protect vulnerable populations, children, women and workers in particular, against the adverse impacts of lead exposure. Further, our organization will conduct a mural painting activity with children and students in one public school to engage children, teachers, and parents in the call for a lead-safe and free future.

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

• Advocacy
• Mural, street painting, drawing or other creative arts
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students

Type of organization

National government

City/Area
Chișinău

Title of event
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2024

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
During the week, several events will be held to raise awareness and inform the population about the risks of exposure to lead and its compounds. In this context, several informative lessons will be organized in educational institutions, elaborated press releases as well as articles on the impact of lead on health.

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

• Advocacy
• Health professionals’ event
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Mural, street painting, drawing or other creative arts
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Media and journalists
• Communities
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://ansp.md/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Dakar

Title of event
Plaidoyer en vue de la mise en place d'une réglementation interdisant le plomb dans les peintures

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
27.10.2024

Brief description of event
Lead poisoning causes pathologies that affect the health, particularly of children, pregnant women and seniors. It occurs mainly through the nose and mouth and every centimeter of our environment can be a source of contamination. At home, paint is on the walls, on our plates or even on the children's toys. In Senegal, we don't seem to worry too much about the harmful effects of lead in paint. To date, no regulations exist. If according to certain sources, a decree was in preparation after the tragedies of Ngagne Diaw, this would no longer be the case. This activity will attempt to work with media but also with children to lead an advocacy campaign for a ban on lead in paints.

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

• Advocacy
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
https://pan-afrique.org/wps/

Type of organization

Health care facility

City/Area
Ravne na Koroškem, Carinthia

Title of event
Blood lead tests in 3 years old children (residents of the area), International Lead Poisonin Prevention Week

Start date
07.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
We carried out a campaign to test lead content in the blood of 3-year-old children. We have invited all the children who live in the municipalities along the course of the river Meže. Last year, the Meža River flooded and carried lead-contaminated debris into the surrounding area. During the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, we will send a letter about the dangers of lead and protective measures to health to all media in the region and ask them to publish it.

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

Media engagement

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Media and journalists
• Communities
• Consumers

Related web site
https://www.sanacija-svinec.si/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Gampaha

Title of event
Community and School Awareness program on Lead poisoning Prevention 2024

Start date
22.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Two community awareness workshops and one School Awareness workshop will be organized according topic mentioned.

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

• Training event
• Social media activity
• Awareness workshops on lead poisoning prevention

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Teaching professionals
• School students

Type of organization

Intergovernmental organization

City/Area
Geneva

Title of event
Lead Paint Law Compliance and Enforcement Webinar

Start date
22.10.2024

End date
22.10.2024

Brief description of event
UNEP, in collaboration with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), is conducting a webinar on compliance and enforcement issues related to lead paint laws. This webinar will provide an in-depth overview of the best practices for compliance and enforcement of lead paint laws as captured in the Lead Paint Law Compliance and Enforcement Guidance, developed by UNEP in partnership with the World Health Organization and the US EPA. The webinar will feature country case studies of lead paint law enforcement and compliance in low- and middle-income countries, as well as provide the opportunity for participants to ask questions of technical experts and share information about their experiences with ensuring compliance with a lead paint law.

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

Webinar

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

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

Related web site
https://www.unep.org/events/webinar/lead-paint-law-compliance-and-enforcement

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Dar Es Salaam

Title of event
Enhancing media reporting of sources, effects and control measures of lead poisoning in children

Start date
15.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
AGENDA, Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS), the Government Chemist Laboratory Authority (GCLA) and Industry will train media using materials from GAELP and others from local sources. This will be followed by information dissemination to public by media. The aim is to enhance public awareness on sources, effects and control measures of lead poisoning particularly to children as well as to enhance enforcement of legal standard (90 ppm) in Tanzania. In addition, the team will monitor the media outcome for 10 months to identify some best reporters for possible award in 2025 ILPPW.

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

• Advocacy
• Webinar
• Training event
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://agendatz.org/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Bangkok, Nonthaburi

Title of event
Sharing of lead poisoning prevention information through the social media.

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, a member of IPEN, will raise public awareness through the social media about lead poisoning prevention, specifically the need to speed up and complete the global phase-out of all lead-containing paints, in order to protect vulnerable populations, children, women and workers in particular, against the adverse impacts of lead exposure.

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

Social media activity

• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
https://www.facebook.com/EarthEcoAlertEn ; https://www.facebook.com/EarthEcoAlert ; https://earththailand.org/en/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Tunis

Title of event
Towards the law to ban lead in paint in Tunisia

Start date
28.10.2024

End date
31.10.2024

Brief description of event
Download the files on lead in paint impacts on AEEFG facebook in order to push for launching the regulation officially on ban lead in paint.

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

Social media activity

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Push to launch officially the regulation on ban lead in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
www.facebook.com/AEEFG1

Type of organization

Academic institution

City/Area
Black Sea Region

Title of event
Screening Lead Levels and Raising Public Awareness of Lead Poisoning in Lead Mining Areas

Start date
31.10.2024

End date
31.10.2024

Brief description of event
Data will be provided to members of the Ombudsman of the Province of Santa Fe, on toxic chemical substances, especially on lead, present in paints, in contaminated sites, necessary actions to prevent contamination. Health impacts.

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

• Webinar
• Social media activity

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Fort Portal

Title of event
Saving children

Start date
25.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
AAID will Organize an awareness session targeting mothers to sensitize them on the dangers of Lead Poisoning. The objective of the Event is to create a safe Environment for Children free from Lead Poisoning. The activities we shall conduct radio adverts to Mobilize and Educate the Community on the risk factors of Lead Pollution and how to Prevent exposure to Lead Poisoning. And Draw an Action Plan for further to Manage the risk factors.

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

• Training event
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Local government officials
• Members of the general public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Kampala

Title of event
Multi-stakeholders Engagement workshop on Lead Poisoning and the policy, legal regulatory framework in Uganda

Start date
23.10.2024

End date
23.10.2024

Brief description of event
Multi-stakeholders to: i. Raise awareness on dangers of exposure to lead in paint, especially in children; ii. Receive national updates from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) on status of lead in paint including; policy, legal and regulatory frameworks in place and planned adjustments regarding the manufacture, sell and use of leaded paint; iii. Receive updates from paint industry regarding strategies for manufacture of lead free paints, opportunities, challenges and lessons to learn iv. Come up with key asks and recommendations v. Disseminate awareness/campaign materials, banners, brochures and T-shirts vi. Engage the media.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Outreach to paint manufacturers
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead
• Increased industry support to phase out lead in paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers
• Waster pickers

Related web site
https://www.biovision-africa.org

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Hoima

Title of event
Awareness raising on negative impacts of lead especially to children

Start date
16.10.2024

End date
16.10.2024

Brief description of event
Wemeco is going to hold a radio talk show on kazi -njema radio in Hoima oil city highlighting on the effects of lead to children under five years of age.

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

Media engagement

Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure

Target audience for event

Media and journalists

Related web site
www.wemeco.org

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Kyiv

Title of event
Lead Poisoning: Awareness, Prevention, and Collaboration.

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
This is an information campaign aimed at increasing awareness about lead poisoning among clinicians, public health professionals, and the general public in Ukraine.

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

• Advocacy
• Social media activity
• Promoting a Case-Based Panel Discussion on Lead Poisoning for Clinicians and Public Health Professionals, organized by Dr. Ziad Kazzi (MENATOX), Dr. Ramu Kharel (Nepal Poison Center), and Dr. Badria Alhatali (Oman Poison Control Section), which will take place on October 21st for Ukrainian medical and health professionals. Our goal is to raise awareness about lead poisoning, encourage knowledge exchange, and foster international collaboration to address and resolve the challenges of lead poisoning.

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Engaging the medical community of Ukraine to disseminate materials to raise awareness of lead poisoning
• Highlighting international experience in combating lead poisoning
• Encourage knowledge exchange, and foster international collaboration to address and resolve the challenges of lead poisoning

Target audience for event

• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
https://klatsed.com/en

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area

Title of event
An open, online, meeting hosted by the LEAPP Alliance as part of the WHO International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.

Start date
24.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
You are invited to an open, online, meeting hosted by the LEAPP Alliance as part of the WHO International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The focus this year is “Bright futures begin lead free”. The meeting agenda will cover recent news and activities and then focus on priorities and tactics. The aim is to identify the best targets for campaign action in the UK. Please join the meeting on Thursday, 24th October, 18:00 UK time, and, perhaps, together we can conquer lead poisoning. Join via Teams using the link below. https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Njk3ZDcyNjktNmQ3My00ZDgxLThkZmUtMTNjOGUzM2MyNWEy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a3191a3c-97bf-4b44-b4fd-689e0941945e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2281701d29-4bfa-4a63-a111-b6c4233ea8a8%22%7d.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Consumers

Related web site
https://leappalliance.org.uk/

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Morogoro

Title of event
Sharing of lead poisoning prevention information through the social media

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, a member of IPEN, will raise public awareness through the social media about lead poisoning prevention, specifically the need to speed up and complete the global phase-out of all lead-containing paints, in order to protect vulnerable populations, children, women and workers in particular, against the adverse impacts of lead exposure.

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

• Advocacy
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://www.irteco.org

Type of organization

Academic institution

City/Area
Arcadia, California

Title of event
CIEDM Actions for Hazard/Disaster Prevention and Preparedness at Arcadia Ecohome

Start date
13.10.2024

End date
23.10.2024

Brief description of event
CIEDM participates in following inter-related regional, national & international campaigns with a meetup at Arcadia Ecohome on the topic of prevention and preparedness of hazards and disasters and writeups to be posted on social medias to raise public awareness of and actions for them: Lead Poisoning Prevention Month & Campus Sustainability Month through October, International Day for Disaster Reduction on Oct. 13, the Great California ShakeOut on Oct. 17, ILPPW and California Flood Preparedness Week on Oct. 20-26, and Campus Sustainability Day on Oct. 23. The Meetup is schedule on Oct. 13 to kickoff our action program and the writeups to be completed by Oct. 23.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

Academic researchers

Related web site
https://www.facebook.com/ciedmeco

Type of organization

Academic institution

City/Area
Arcadia, California

Title of event
CIEDM Participation in ILPPW 2024

Start date
23.10.2024

End date
23.10.2024

Brief description of event
CIEDM hold a local meetup to support the global celebration of 2024 ILPPW and Campus Sustainability Day with a program of 3 actions: 1. A teach-in about the significance of the two campaigns at Arcadia Ecohome, a CIEDM property developed with a certified green building; 2. A tour of the Ecohome's building and ground to showcase the building and landscaping features in preventing lead poisoning and promoting healthy & sustainable environment; and 3. Online advocacy via social medias to share & spread the campaign messages and what we have done at the Ecohome.

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

• Advocacy
• Training event
• Social media activity

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Academic researchers
• Communities

Type of organization

National government

City/Area
Washington D.C

Title of event
Lead Detect Prize Demo Day

Start date
24.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
The Lead Detect Prize is a $1 million challenge on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to enhance testing for lead in children. On October 24th, the prize is hosting an in-person Demo Day at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. During the event, the five Phase 2 teams will showcase their lead detection solutions and the winners of the $850,000 Phase 2 prize pool will be announced. This event will recognize the important work being done to enhance testing for lead in children.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Media engagement

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals

Related web site
https://lu.ma/219ureww

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

Title of event
Avoid lead poisoning products and prevent nature

Start date
24.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
Join Pure Earth and Vital Strategies for an insightful webinar on the progress made over the past year of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, a partnership between Pure Earth, Vital Strategies, and the Ministries of Health in Colombia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Maharashtra, India, and Peru to strengthen each country’s national healthcare system to better prevent, identify, and treat lead poisoning.

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

• Webinar
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations

Related web site
https://www.pureearth.org/event/progress-on-blood-lead-level-surveillance-in-5-countries-a-briefing-on-the-first-year-of-strengthening-health-systems-to-reduce-lead-exposure/

Type of organization

Laboratory

City/Area
Rockdale County

Title of event
SoilSHOP Soil Testing Drop-Off

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
30.10.2024

Brief description of event
We are offering a soilSHOP in this neighborhood especially because of the recent fire incident, which may have caused some contamination nearby. Our lab offers testing for heavy metals and metalloids, including lead (Pb).

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

Environmental screening for lead in soil

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Citizens exposed to chemicals for the BioLab fire
• Consumers

Related web site
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGTSjUEnf4/fP-rL4Ls6-tXSjcA62C9Cw/edit

Type of organization

Small business

City/Area
Baltimore

Title of event
Free public screening of "Hiding in the Walls"

Start date
22.10.2024

End date
22.10.2024

Brief description of event
Free screening of the documentary film, Hiding in the Walls, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers. Hiding in the Walls (2022) is an award-winning film that tackles the complex history and legacy of lead poisoning in Baltimore, MD. This screening is open to the public and will be shown at the UMBC Albert O. Kuhn Library at 6pm on October 22nd, 2024.

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

• Advocacy
• Drama, dance or other expressive activity
• Film screening

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Members of the general public
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
http://www.hidinginthewalls.com

Type of organization

Intergovernmental organization

Title of event
Lead-Free Future for Every Child Webinar Series: Understanding sources of lead exposure

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
21.10.2024

Brief description of event
This webinar will provide a general background on childhood lead exposure, including key known sources. A case study on a successful lead exposure mitigation programme led by the Municipality of Montevideo will be presented. In addition, an update on the Toolkit to End Childhood Lead Poisoning will be presented.

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

Webinar

• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public

Related web site
https://ceh.unicef.org/events-and-resources/events/lead-free-future-every-child-webinar-series-understanding-sources-lead

Type of organization

National government

Title of event
Lead Awareness Curriculum Train-the-Trainer (English with simultaneous Spanish interpretation)

Start date
16.10.2024

End date
16.10.2024

Brief description of event
Join U.S. EPA on Wednesday, October 16 from 1 – 3:30 p.m. EDT for a webinar to learn how to use and modify the Lead Awareness Curriculum to educate communities about lead, lead exposure, and actions to reduce and prevent childhood lead exposure. Register at https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscumorj0pGfy-n0OLUhUy7RuKTyBcf44#/registration.

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

• Webinar
• Social media activity

• Implementation of new legislation on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscumorj0pGfy-n0OLUhUy7RuKTyBcf44#/registration

Type of organization

National government

Title of event
Know Your Rights! An Overview of U.S. Federal Lead-based Paint Regulations (English with simultaneous Spanish interpretation)

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
21.10.2024

Brief description of event
If you lease or own a pre-1978 house in the United States, join U.S. EPA and U.S. Housing of Urban Development on Monday, October 21 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. EDT for a webinar to learn more about your rights under the lead-based paint disclosure rule and the renovation, repair and painting rules, including how you can report violations of those rules.

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

Webinar

• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Local government officials
• Members of the general public
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeGrrzorHzQfd2QdEkHAasVdGrZln5I

Type of organization

National government

Title of event
Understanding Lead (English with sign language interpretation)

Start date
22.10.2024

End date
22.10.2024

Brief description of event
Join U.S. EPA Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 2 – 3:00 p.m. EDT for a live webinar about lead, its impacts, and actions that can be taken to reduce potential lead exposures and lead poisoning.

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

Webinar

• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals;
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsfu-rrDMtGrRQoBlKTk33v8UiEGtdG7E#/registration

Type of organization

National government

Title of event
Información sobre el plomo (Understanding Lead in Spanish)

Start date
23.10.2024

End date
23.10.2024

Brief description of event
Join U.S. EPA Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. EDT for a live webinar in Spanish about lead, its impacts, and actions that can be taken to reduce potential lead exposures and lead poisoning..

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

Webinar

• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals;
• School students
• Consumers

Related web site
https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsfuGvqT4oGu3TjRdQH_QsO3t5E5yuPTw#/registration

Type of organization

National government

Title of event
U.S. Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule Awareness (in English with simultaneous Spanish interpretation)

Start date
24.10.2024

End date
24.10.2024

Brief description of event
Join U.S. EPA Thursday, Oct. 24 from 1– 2 p.m. EDT for a live presentation for contractors about EPA's RRP Rule, which concerns RRP projects in homes, childcare facilities and preschools built before 1978.

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

Webinar

Strengthening or enforcement of existing chemicals law(s), including lead paint

Target audience for event

Government officials

Related web site
https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItdeyorTgvHDQOuEijkLMHJCY-Z4I7t-Q#/registration

Type of organization

National government

Title of event
Lead Exposures in Children's Environmental Health

Start date
23.10.2024

End date
23.10.2024

Brief description of event
Join us on October 23 as we discuss the potential harms to children from lead exposure, including sources beyond lead based paint and water such as ceremonial powders, cookware, spices and cosmetics. This webinar will also explore how groups like the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs), state and local governments, and federal inter-agency groups can work to address lead exposures in children, and what can be done at the individual level to keep children safe from lead.

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

Webinar

Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers

Related web site
https://usepa.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_r8adLiTTSBy1TDpo1YLqFg

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

Title of event
Lead Contamination: Health Interventions and Solutions in South America

Start date
29.10.2024

End date
29.10.2024

Brief description of event
The session will feature key insights and interventions to reduce lead pollution in South America, including: Maria Paola Lia, GAHP Executive Director, describes the GAHP model of work to combat pollution, lead in particular Judith Torres, Ministry of Environment of Uruguay, addresses partnership within the MERCOSUR countries and their collaboration to tackle the problem of the informal management of ULABs in the region. Alberto Capra, Basel Convention Regional Centre for South America, provides an overview of the revision of ULAB's guidelines, which is crucial for the sound management of hazardous waste. Dr. Lilian Corra, GAHP Senior Advisor and expert on health and pollution, presents the lead burden of disease, shedding light on the health implications of lead exposure and the necessary interventions. The event aims to foster collaboration by disseminating effective solutions to mitigate lead pollution and toxic exposure. This webinar was made possible through the support of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection of Germany.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Webinar
• Training event
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure
• Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure
• Increased awareness of the various sources of lead exposure
• Data about levels of exposure to lead

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Local government officials
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Media and journalists
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities

Related web site
https://www.gahp.org/events/lead-contamination-health-solutions-in-south-america ; https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TQjsh1GVSCS7CLnDaZ17OA#/registration

Type of organization

Academic institution

City/Area
Самарканд

Title of event
Презентация о вреде свинца

Start date
21.10.2024

End date
25.10.2024

Brief description of event
в последнее время отмечается повсеместное использование веществ , в которые входят вредные химические вещества , среди которых определенный процент занимают соединения, включающие свинец. как показывает наш опыт , многие люди не знают о вредном воздействии этого элемента на здоровье человека, особенно детей. Повышение экологической грамотности среди учащейся молодежи повысит осведомленность в правильном использовании продукции , содержащих токсичные вещества.

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

Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)

Increased consumer awareness about the health and environment issues of lead exposure

Target audience for event

Teaching professionals

Type of organization

Civil society non-profit organization

City/Area
Ha Noi

Title of event
Raise public awareness through social media

Start date
20.10.2024

End date
26.10.2024

Brief description of event
Our organization, a member of IPEN, will raise public awareness through social media about lead poisoning prevention, specifically the need to speed up and complete the global phase-out of all lead-containing paints, to protect vulnerable populations, children, women and workers in particular, against the adverse impacts of lead exposure.

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

Social media activity

Increased awareness about the vulnerability of children to lead exposure

Target audience for event

• Media and journalists
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Communities
• Members of the general public
• School students

Related web site
https://www.facebook.com/CGFED/

Type of organization

Nongovernmental organization

City/Area
Livingstone, Kazungula, Lusaka

Title of event
Implementation of making voluntary standard ZS1185 mandatory in support of elimination of Lead Paint Project

Start date
27.09.2024

End date
15.11.2024

Brief description of event
The Global Alliance to eliminate lead paint target is for all countries to have legally binding controls on lead in paint by 2020. Target was supported by Governments including Zambia at ICCM /4 conference in December 2015. Lead paint is still widely available and is still sold in Africa and Zambia in particular as per IPEN report. Studies of paint usedin homes in Zambia (39 samples) found that 64% of samples contained lead greater than 90ppm and the highest concentration measured was 120 000ppm. In Zambia, stakeholder workshop was held from 17th to23 December 2022 to obtain input for a draft law to reduce lead in paint and to make an existing lead paint standard mandatory. In 2023,outreach to policy makers and implementers was conducted to support drafting of legislation eliminating lead in paint and also to make existing standard ZS 1185 Mandatory. Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry has given a go ahead.

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

• Advocacy
• Roundtable discussion (e.g. multistakeholder meeting)
• Training event
• Rally or march
• Media engagement
• Social media activity

• Policy-makers and regulators are convinced to start work on developing law(s) to eliminate local sources of lead exposure, including lead paint
• Ensure stakeholder support for draft law(s) on chemicals, including lead paint
• Paint-industry phases out lead-based ingredients in paint

Target audience for event

• Government officials (including policy-makers, planners, procurement officers, regulation enforcement officers)
• Medical and healthcare professionals (including primary healthcare/community workers, nurses)
• Academic researchers
• Professional associations
• Financial institutions and donors
• Nongovernmental organizations
• Members of the general public
• Teaching professionals
• School students
• Workers and their representatives (trade unions)
• Paint industry (including paint manufactures, distributors and retailers, paint trade associations)
• Consumers