Environmental Projects
Balagusar Village, Gusar
Kelly Vosilus, AZ5 YD PCV
Trash Cleanup
RPCV Rustin Johnson, Xacmaz, and his host organization Umid, also assisted by Kelly Vosilus, Balagusar Village, Gusar, led an environmental project in Balagusar and Hasangala Villages in the Gusar Region. Youth members in both villages were accompanied by students from The International School of Azerbaijan (TISA), Baku, as they worked to collect trash. Informal discussions were created about the environment and ways to help protect our natural resources were also talked about. Following the trash cleanup activities, there was a celebratory soccer game between the three youth groups. This was a very successful event and the youth were all happy to be a part of it.
Earth Day Activity
Informational fliers were created by youth in two villages, Balagusar and Hasangala Villages, about Earth Day and ways we can help the environment overall. After the fliers were created and reproduced, we walked around both villages posting these fliers on telephone poles and explaining Earth Day to local villagers. These fliers and our project activity created a discussion in both villages about the environment and methods of preserving our land, air and waters.
Environmental Committee Participation
Youth members from two villages, Balagusar and Hasangala, participated in the Environmental Committees activities including lesson plans focused on general environmental issues as well as Earth Day and several youth members participated in the Environmental Committee’s Art Contest. The youth members and their local PCV greatly enjoyed the activities produced and planned by the Environmental Committee.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
New Environmental Materials
A few Weeks back a review of the Barda Earthday Extravaganza was posted here on the blog. We have now posted all of the materials from that project on our sister google group, http://groups.google.com/group/ENVCOMM?hl=en. It is a step by step set of material you would need to complete a similar project. Its supper easy and fun so check it out!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Ganja Riverbed Clean Up
Ganja Riverbed Clean Up
By: Bonnie
A group of Ganja youth came together to cleanup the Ganja Riverbed on a rainy day in early April 2009. The student group included university students from the economics faculty of the Azerbaijan State Agricultural University and students from the Ganja Vocational Training Center. Peace Corps Environmental Committee supplied a small incentive grant for this activity and the University provided much of the equipment and supplies. Approximately 50 students (boys and girls) participated in the all day event that collected nearly 2 city dump trucks of trash from the river near one of the main bridges. The day finished with a party celebration at the Economics building of the University. Bonnie Campbell PCV AZ6 met the 2 leaders of the group at her organization - the Ganja VTC when they attended her English Enrichment and Conversation Clubs. Three other Ganja PCV's were on hand to participate in the cleanup. Thanks to Tor, Linda and Margaret for their help with this project.
The SIFE committee from the University has taken this project to Baku for a presentation and will be going to Berlin in the fall of 2009 to present what they have done for the environment in Ganja.
Pictures attached show the mess before and the cleaned up area afterwards. Asgar and Eldar are the 2 students that planned this project and I am proud to know these two young leaders from Ganja.
By: Bonnie
A group of Ganja youth came together to cleanup the Ganja Riverbed on a rainy day in early April 2009. The student group included university students from the economics faculty of the Azerbaijan State Agricultural University and students from the Ganja Vocational Training Center. Peace Corps Environmental Committee supplied a small incentive grant for this activity and the University provided much of the equipment and supplies. Approximately 50 students (boys and girls) participated in the all day event that collected nearly 2 city dump trucks of trash from the river near one of the main bridges. The day finished with a party celebration at the Economics building of the University. Bonnie Campbell PCV AZ6 met the 2 leaders of the group at her organization - the Ganja VTC when they attended her English Enrichment and Conversation Clubs. Three other Ganja PCV's were on hand to participate in the cleanup. Thanks to Tor, Linda and Margaret for their help with this project.
The SIFE committee from the University has taken this project to Baku for a presentation and will be going to Berlin in the fall of 2009 to present what they have done for the environment in Ganja.
Pictures attached show the mess before and the cleaned up area afterwards. Asgar and Eldar are the 2 students that planned this project and I am proud to know these two young leaders from Ganja.
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