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Doha
THE Women’s branch of Qatar Charity Center for Community Development in Al Rayyan has organised an event entitled ‘My Environment is My Responsibility’, in cooperation with the ‘Greener Future’ initiative.
The event, which was held within the framework of the Qatar Sustainability Week 2019, saw participation of 30 children along with many women and mothers.
The event aims at educating the participants about the role of recycling in reducing environmental hazards to society, teaching them skills to recycle paper and plastic waste, and encouraging mothers to recycle household items, especially bottles.
The workshop, which was presented by Hamad Saad al Jabara, an environmental engineer, included both theoretical and practical aspects.
The theoretical part focused on underscoring the importance of preserving environment, encouraging participants to not to use plastic items, and urging them to use papers and stuffs made of biodegradable and environmentally friendly substances.
The practical side dealt with training participants, including children, on how to recycle bottles and make beautiful things out of plastic water bottles, coloured papers and other materials.
During the workshop, Eng Jabara spoke on the dangers of items made of plastic, such as containers, bottles, carry bags, highlighting their negative effects on aquatic animals and the environment. He substantiated his argument by showing pictures of aquatic animals badly affected by plastic water bottles and other plastic items thrown near the beaches of seas and rivers.
“The workshop aims to create a sustainable environment in the community by developing ideas that can build a generation aware of the dangers of using plastics, encouraging participants to use alternatives other than plastics, namely papers, and guiding the community to shops that sell environmentally friendly products,” Jabra said in a press statement.
He also valued the participation of the ‘Greener Future’ initiative along with Qatar Charity in the ‘My Environment is My Responsibility’ event as part of the Qatar Sustainability Week 2019.
The workshop witnessed significant interaction from the participating mothers and children. “We learnt many new things, and knew about the importance of using environmentally friendly items and the dangers of plastics”, said Hiba Baroudi, a participating mother.
Doha
THE Women’s branch of Qatar Charity Center for Community Development in Al Rayyan has organised an event entitled ‘My Environment is My Responsibility’, in cooperation with the ‘Greener Future’ initiative.
The event, which was held within the framework of the Qatar Sustainability Week 2019, saw participation of 30 children along with many women and mothers.
The event aims at educating the participants about the role of recycling in reducing environmental hazards to society, teaching them skills to recycle paper and plastic waste, and encouraging mothers to recycle household items, especially bottles.
The workshop, which was presented by Hamad Saad al Jabara, an environmental engineer, included both theoretical and practical aspects.
The theoretical part focused on underscoring the importance of preserving environment, encouraging participants to not to use plastic items, and urging them to use papers and stuffs made of biodegradable and environmentally friendly substances.
The practical side dealt with training participants, including children, on how to recycle bottles and make beautiful things out of plastic water bottles, coloured papers and other materials.
During the workshop, Eng Jabara spoke on the dangers of items made of plastic, such as containers, bottles, carry bags, highlighting their negative effects on aquatic animals and the environment. He substantiated his argument by showing pictures of aquatic animals badly affected by plastic water bottles and other plastic items thrown near the beaches of seas and rivers.
“The workshop aims to create a sustainable environment in the community by developing ideas that can build a generation aware of the dangers of using plastics, encouraging participants to use alternatives other than plastics, namely papers, and guiding the community to shops that sell environmentally friendly products,” Jabra said in a press statement.
He also valued the participation of the ‘Greener Future’ initiative along with Qatar Charity in the ‘My Environment is My Responsibility’ event as part of the Qatar Sustainability Week 2019.
The workshop witnessed significant interaction from the participating mothers and children. “We learnt many new things, and knew about the importance of using environmentally friendly items and the dangers of plastics”, said Hiba Baroudi, a participating mother.
