ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN AT JENSLA SCHOOL COMPLEX

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ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGN AT JENSLA SCHOOL COMPLEX
by Godfred Owusu \| 16-08-2023 20:17 1
On 14th August 2023, I conducted environmental campaign at Jensla School Complex in Pankrono Adabraka community located in Ashanti Region Ghana. The aim of the campaign is to educate the young people about environmental conservation and also show them how they can be innovative to improve sustainability in our communities. The school children were happy to see me and also get this opportunity to voice out their ideas to conserve the environment. We started the campaign by asking the Students what environment is. They brought different definition about the environment, these are: Environment is anything that surround us, Environment is natural and man made things that surround us. But one definition that shock me was, environment is things that surrounding us both naturally and man made, but it becomes environment if we keep it clean and safe to support human life and other functions (Opoku Clement, Jensla School Complex student). We then continued the conversation by asking what are some of the human activities that affect the environment. The children brought their concerns about saying; air polluting, land degradation, water pollution and any activities which does not support the support the environment to function. One of the students ask me, how can we conserve the environment? I told them that through education, volunteering, and managing our own waste that is reduce, reuse, recycle our watse materials by being innovative. One the students told me that, sometimes when you tell the elderly people to do the right thing to conserve the environment, especially when putting rubber or unwanted materials on the environment, they will shout at you and tell you that you don't respect people and what power do you have to command your parents. I was sad when I heard that. This means our young people have the passion to conserve the environment but our elders stop/ cease them when they voice out their opinion. So as part of my work, I encourage them to find a polite way to educate their parents and, I will also educate and give polite advice to our elders that, when it comes to environmental conservation no one is young because each and every voice matter. I continued my presentation by showing them my project/ ideas taking in place to reduce plastic pollution. I used water bottle corks/ stopper to produce basket. I told them to use waste materials to produce something different which can help reduce plastic watse to sustain our environment. I gave them one week to bring their project works to their school, I will come back and check it by given them award. I'm doing all this to help young people love/ have passion in environmental conservation for now and future generation. I awarded the Students who participate and contribute/ share their ideas during the campaign exercise books to continue their education. And I told them I will come back and check their project by given them another award for being innovative to conserve the environment. To conclude, I will plead all ambassadors and young volunteers to help and encourage young people voice thier ideas to conserve the environment. Most of them have ideas but thier societies look down on them, so we can take this opportunity to bring these young people to promote sustainability. watch out for thier project works. Thank you for reading!

Former E-gen Ambassador Godfred Owusu

7 Comments

Yewon Mentor says :
Hello Godfred! This is your mentor Yewon.
You have written a wonderful report about environmental campaign!
I??m sure that it was so meaningful time to all students that raised awareness of the environmental issues.
Thank you for your meaningful report. Great job!
Posted 31-08-2023 10:11

Jessica Kyeremeh says :
Good job Godfred! Keep it up
Posted 29-08-2023 07:40

James Mentor says :
Hello Godfred! This is your mentor James.

It is very beneficial for young people to have the right perception of the environment and to discuss a sustainable future. I could feel the atmosphere of passionate education and serious discussion in your report. I can see how passionately you've campaigned by sharing your ideas to reduce plastic pollution with the participants. I hope you have grown one step further through the process of preparing and executing the campaign.

Thank you for your fantastic work! Let's keep it up with your next report as well.
Posted 25-08-2023 14:55

Godfred Owusu

Godfred Owusu says :
@Rahul Rajput: Thanks for sharing your ideas, but in my Region could you believe we have ten years young people who are into illegal mining? They drop out from school to get quick money which also have negative impact on their future and the environment as well. Letting them know the right thing now will help them grow with positive mind and will shape their future. For I know, when it comes to environmental conservation, everyone on this earth is concern and their voice matters. Thank you for your comment once again
Posted 18-08-2023 17:57

Rahul Rajput says :
But It too late . When they will grow up , the world will not be as it look like this. Instead we should encourage young youth to take suitable steps solve the problems.
Posted 18-08-2023 00:21

Godfred Owusu