Schools across Sharjah are taking part in an awareness campaign organised by Sharjah Census 2015 to familiarise students with its role in ensuring the development of the emirate.

The campaign features a range of interactive workshops designed to highlight the importance of the census and the way it has been carried out through easy to understand exercises.

Organised by the management committee the awareness campaign will run until the end of November in both private and public schools including those in the Eastern and Central Region.

The aim is to raise students' awareness about the importance of the census and its role in achieving sustainable development for the betterment of future generations.

The campaign also aims to provide students with information about the phases of the national census project and how they can participate in it.

As part of the campaign each student will receive an introductory booklet which is age appropriate containing detailed information about the census and a variety of competitions and interactive activities will run parallel to the campaign.

Jameela Al Humairi head of PR and communications said: "The campaign has proved to be popular and we have had a huge response from school principals and students so far. This will also help students to play a part in making the work of the census teams a success during the two phases of the data gathering and collating."