Hello, this
is Global Bridge Network (GBN)!
Regarding
‘Environmental Protection through Expanding Lemon grass growing and Education
in Uganda’, this is the fourth report of 2nd year of this project.
This
time, ‘Activity 1.8 Train 160 children environmental protection activists in
monitoring and reporting of environmental abuse’ were carried out on Sep 2018.
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| Children demonstrating the
effects of environmental degradation through a short drama |
The environmental protection activist’s trainings were attended by 40 children selected from different schools and total participants are 160 children.
The activity was provided children with the
existing laws and regulations concerning environmental protection as well as the
trained children would later become activists who could monitor and report
environmental abuse deteriorated due to human activities. They would later grow
in responsible for making environment alert and becoming environmentally
friendly citizens.
Activities:
- Trained the children as environmental protection activists in monitoring and reporting environmental abuse such as the careless and irresponsible activities of human beings like bush burning, bad waste disposal, deforestation, and wetland misuse.
- Trained the children to follow up the progress of environmental activities by the environmental protection clubs formed in other 16 schools.
- Trained the children on school and community based environmental conservation to take lead on tree and lemon grass planting in the future.
- Informed the children their role towards environmental conservation including raising awareness about environmental protection in public and schools to cover issues related to water, air, waste reduction and recycling, as well as biodiversity.
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| Children trained into environmental protection① |
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| Children trained into environmental protection② |
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| Children trained into environmental protection③ |
Outcomes:
Ø Environmental
walks by environmental protection activists were carried out by Mungungulu P/S
activists and this has led to reduced cutting down of trees in Baggezza
sub-county.
Ø Reported
cases of environmental abuse at sub counties by children environmental
protection activists have led to reduce
encroachment on wetlands in Kigando Sub county
Ø Children
started participating in routine environmental clean ups with local leaders.
You can find the details in the reports below,
*This project is supported by Japan Fund for Global Environment of the Environmental Restoration (JFGE) and by Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency (ERCA)
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