Use of astronomy as education tool, the mission of UNAWE and also SHA as a node in Haiti

The Haitian Astronomical Society is the National Coordonator for Universe Awarenes (UNAWE) in Haiti. We have received in our network this message about this stimulating new video launched by Prof. George Miley, the founding father of Universe Awareness. We reproduce part of it here. The link provided here will show the video in our UNAWE page: "Today Prof. George Miley, the founding father of Universe Awareness, announced a new video which celebrates the vision to inspire young children around the world with astronomy, science and technology. As you know, UNAWE celebrates it’s 10th anniversary this year. This video was released for this occasion in collaboration with Space Awareness at the Space Education International Workshop. The video emphasizes the mission of using astronomy for education: to motivate children to be aware of our world and universe and contribute towards global citizenship and protection of our own planet, Earth. The video was created with our UNAWE colleagues from South Africa, Japan, Portugal, Mongolia and Morocco, but is meant to represent all of us who have been working to inspire children using astronomy. You can view the video here: ... As you know, professor George Miley started the Universe Awareness programme 10 years ago, with a vision to educate and inspire young children, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds. During last 10 years, the Universe Awareness network has grown to a collaboration of more than 1000 educators, reaching almost 0,5 million children in more than 60 countries. George says: ‘When we started Universe Awareness 10 years ago, I didn't imagine that so many special people would become involved and that UNAWE would flourish in so many countries throughout the world’. It has been fantastic. Thank you all! Congratulations everyone, and happy birthday UNAWE!"