His name is José Fernandes and he is the winner of the “Sustainability Prize”, worth 2000 euros, launched this year for the first time within the scope of OPTO – Forum for Education and Training of the Algarve, organized by the Municipality of Albufeira in partnership with the Directorate -General of School Establishments – Directorate of Services for the Algarve Region and the IEFP – Institute for Employment and Vocational Training.
The first edition of the “Sustainability Award” was subordinated to the sub-theme “Water” and being the responsibility of the Municipality, it was presented this morning to José Fernandes, a student at the Basic and Secondary School of Albufeira, who was accompanied by his mother and teacher Isabel Jorge .
José Fernandes presented a poem entitled “Water in sublimation” where he defends a different look at the oceans, saying he believes that “the arts and, in particular, poetry, can help to save. Poetry teaches to listen and it is necessary to learn to listen to nature”.
This former student at Secundária de Albufeira is heading to Braga this coming school year, where he will begin his degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Minho.
Mayor José Carlos Rolo received the young man in his office last Friday, having expressed his satisfaction with the academic success obtained in Albufeira.
“In fact, the issue of water is a plural dilemma”, stressed the mayor, in his conversation with José Gonçalves. The mayor underlined that "the sustainability of the planet is of the order of options and that is why, in this ninth edition of Opto, which is an event that supports young people's options, we have launched this challenge".
Also present at the award ceremony was the vice-president of the municipality, Cristiano Cabrita, who is in charge of Environment and Entrepreneurship, but also of Youth.
The mayor congratulated the winner and stressed that “young people are a greater value and have a vision of the world to which it is necessary to be attentive. This year Albufeira launched this award within the scope of Opto and we hope that it will be an incentive for our youth to look into fundamental issues in the field of sustainability. I believe that in the future, these young people will be the solution to many of our questions”.
José Fernandes confided that the prize will be useful for paying tuition fees and, showing satisfaction, wished success to the Sustainability Prize launched this year by the Albufeira municipality.
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