1. Project Description

The aim of the campaign is to foster ecological awareness pro-environmental engagement of residents of Musanze in order to properly segregate waste. The campaign also aims to show that waste segregation brings real environmental and economic benefits. The project is also intended to provide a clear overview of the various aspects of waste segregation, as well as to educate and encourage change in attitudes. The project also envisions communication with local government units. We were planning to train 30 volunteers, to sensitize 5000 households on proper waste segregation. We plan to have 40 local leaders to be involved in project. At the end of the campaign, the waste segregation awareness is supposed to be fostered and understood. The campaign will show that waste segregation brings real environmental and economic benefits. The project is providing a clear overview of the various aspects of waste segregation, as well as to educate and encourage change in attitudes.

      2. Project progress up to now.

• We trained 24 volunteers who are visiting different neighborhoods in Musanze city and we had also 3 official authorities from the district during the training.
• These volunteer s interact with the population and the local authorities of these neighborhoods and show them how they have to segregate their waste.
• We reached the population of Musanze city through the radio talk and advertising and interact with them on how to segregate their waste.
• We showed the population how to segregate waste by using different banners which are displayed in all neighborhoods of the City.
• We had different meetings with district officials on how to foster this initiative and how to help the volunteers who are interacting the population

3. Project plan forward

We expect to continue the advertising on radio which is in continuous until October 2021. The volunteers will continue the sensitization visit to the households in different community of the city. We will continue to interact with the local authorities in order to ask them to help in the sensitization of the population during different public meetings.

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