By Navin Rahman | Project Coordinator
Green Channel has successfully completed Stage 1 and 2 of its summer project.
Stage 1 is called EnviLearning i.e. a two day series of workshops that was held from 4th-5th in STM Hall, Scholastica Senior Section Uttara. The purpose of EnviLearning in this project is to give our participants the opportunity to get together with creative young minds and learn more about the environment. The day long workshop included inspirational speeches by experienced volunteers and persons: Mr. Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi to climb Mout Everest; Mr. Korvi Rakshand, the founder of JAAGO and Ms. Nabila Idris, the founder of Community Action on Day 1; Ms. Hiya Islam, Excutive Committee member of One Degree Initiative and Mr. Nafiz Imtiaz, the president of UNYSAB on Day 2. The talks were followed by a presentation on renewable energy and its scope of implementation in Bangladesh; a paper recycling workshop where Green Channel participants learned to make recycled papers and made over 150 sheets in two days; and a food composting workshop where they learned an easy way to make compost out of organic waste.
Stage 2 is called EnviVolunteering. The purpose of this stage is to expose the volunteers to field work. Participants over the 2 days (8th and 9th) in two shifts, cleaned portions of Banani Lake, Dhaka. This stage aims to raise awareness among students through action. Over 300 students participated in this stage.
Stage is 3 will be taking place over August to January: EnviOutcomes, the purpose of which is to give our participants the opportunity to combine knowledge and experience from Stage 1 and 2 and implement it at Stage 3. Participants were encouraged to come up with creative ideas to help the environment and submit a project proposal to Green Channel. Upon submission 1 project has been selected which will receive some funding (as a token of encouragement) and a mentorship from Green Channel to make their project successful and make a difference for our beautiful Bangladesh.
Future Plans: We hope to continue working for the environment. At this point we are working on a project that involves ideas of setting up trashcans in the streets.
You can check out all the pictures at our official Green Channel Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Channel/225027484195511?sk=wall
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