{"id":342,"date":"2024-08-22T09:56:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T09:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wenetuganda.org\/?page_id=342"},"modified":"2024-09-10T17:45:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:45:19","slug":"enviromental-health-climate-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wenetuganda.org\/?page_id=342","title":{"rendered":"Enviroment & Climate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Environmental Health & Climate\u00a0 Change Action<\/span><\/h1>\n

Why Today? \u201cTomorrow Is Too Late”<\/span><\/h3>\n
Global Worming, Climate Change, Water Pollution & loss of Biodiversity are global. For Uganda, this extends to Deforestation, drainage of Wetlands, poor Agricultural practices, Charcoal Burning, and concerns on management of non-biodegradable Wastes; \u2018\u2018every family generates more than 2kg of Plastic waste weekly; less than 5% is Recycled and, 57% collected; 43% drained or burned\u201d; release of Pollutants, Toxins & greenhouse gases. <\/span>
\nWENET partners with 18 Schools & 9 community Groups; and keeps touch with absolute rural illiterates, who; \u201cperceive environmental health & climate action as extravagant demonstration of power by the civilized or simply bureaucratic routines of local Government\u201d<\/span><\/h6>\n

No Action Now Means \u201cImmorality of The 21st Century\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
WENET feels, not making choices that benefits mother Earth today is \u2018\u2018Immorality\u2019\u2019, we preach; understanding of the environment, the impacts of human behaviour in it, and the importance of protecting the environment, and do commit;<\/span><\/h6>\n
*Greening school Projects, school Gardening & garden School, Sac-gardening & backyard Farming, green Charcoal, and safeguarding Water sources;<\/span><\/h6>\n
*Inducing climate-smart diversified Agriculture; communal Tree Planting, Fruit Trees, Food Forests, Agroforestry; reusing & recycling non-biodegradable Wastes; safe non-toxic supplies & clean energy;<\/span><\/h6>\n
*Advocating for public Policy changes & environmental awareness; social Media, Radio talk Shows & Debates, Events, and Processions with play Cards.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Our Motivating Reality; Environmental Health!
\nAs of 2023, WENET stood out, ensuring;<\/p>\n

*6 School Environmental Clubs practicing Greening, sac-Gardening & Recycling Plastics;<\/p>\n

*23 environmental training Sessions with Schools & Communities<\/p>\n

*908 teenage Girls trained on making environmentally friendly sanitary Pads;<\/p>\n

*210 Farmer Enterprise Groups are climate-smart; Agweng, Aromo & Ayami sub-County;<\/p>\n

*7 Radio Talk Shows & 6 school environmental Debates;<\/p>\n

*1,308 compound Trees planted by students within the 18 partner Schools<\/h6><\/header>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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