Climate Change Education/Awareness Campaign: Encouraging Forestation and Discouraging Deforestation

On May 25, 2022, an event on climate change education was organized to encourage students participation in the promotion of sustainable environmental practices like tree planting, waste management, less use of single-use plastic, etc and Discourage actions that are detrimental to human health, environment and other living species. During the event, students all pledged to be climate and environmental advocates for Protecting Our Planet by Planting Trees.

At the end of the event, an eco club and an agroecology garden was established at the school.

Partners: NGOs: Avosuahi Global Initiative Against Human Trafficking/Child Exploitation, YALI Network Kogi State

Guest Speakers:

1. Miss Amodu, Avosuahi patence
2. Miss Adekola, Joy Olayemi
3. Mr Okeowo Segun Daniels

Impact:

1. 101 students were reached and engaged in a climate action exercise.
2. Change of perception about climate change
3. Increase in climate change education awareness
4. Students pledged to be climate change advocates and trees were planted.

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