The ceremony of the civil award "Team Putin" was held in many cities of Russia today. It was initiated by the Popular Front. Honorary awards were given to those who every day, despite the danger and risk, work for the benefit of other people. In Kazan, awards were given to 18 people who made an invaluable contribution to the development and prosperity of Russia.
Among them are devoted friends of ecology, our colleagues, like-minded people and activists – Deputy Chairman of the Regional Branch of the Russian Geographical Society in the Republic of Tatarstan Andrey Agarkov and coordinator of the Movement of Young Naturalists in the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Farkhullin.
Andrey Agarkov was awarded the badge of national recognition for his long-term work with the younger generation, including with special children. He is the author of socially significant projects supported by the Ministry of Ecology – this is the arrangement of salt rooms in rehabilitation centers for disabled children, under his leadership a project was implemented to help boarding school pupils adapt to life, an interactive screen on an environmental theme for preschool children appeared, which was transferred to 7 kindergartens of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Rustam Farkhullin, coordinator of the young naturalists movement in Tatarstan, also received the award today. Under his leadership, methodological recommendations were developed for conducting circles, events of an ecological and geographical orientation, which help the detachments to conduct their activities. The teacher annually organizes hikes, rafting of various complexity for absolutely different age groups: from younger schoolchildren who visit museums, nature reserves and national parks of the Republic of Tatarstan with him, to students with whom he goes on 3-day ecological rafting on rivers for garbage collection, conducting various studies, studying coastal erosion.
Congratulations to our colleagues on the high award! Keep it up!