Project On
E-WIN Baskets for Sustainability
Nigeria generates over 32 million tons of solid waste annually of which about 40% are Plastics. Indiscriminate disposal of plastic waste and its unregulated production and use in Nigeria is fueling a serious environmental and health crisis in the country. With no policy in place to regulate the use of plastics, Nigerians are daily exposed to threats to life by plastic waste which has been found to contain a chemical substance, dioxin, that the World Health Organization (WHO) says causes cancer. While most countries in Africa like Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania etc have launched various initiatives to combat plastic wastes, Nigeria has not done much in this regard. Read more>>>
Dr. Chiemeze Atama
POP Country Representative of Nigeria
Samuel C. Okorie
POP Youth Mentor and Ambassador for Africa
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Climate Education and Awareness
Applying the concept of climate education and advocacy training in local communities will help build a sustainable solution and network of actors among youths in Nigeria and in Africa, it is on this vision that the POP NIGERIA INITIATIVE thrives. According to UNICEF (2013) more than 13.5 million Nigerian children between the ages of 5-15 are out of school and also 1 out of every 5 children in the country is out of school with over 65% illiteracy levels from the Northern region. Read more>>>
