Posts from June, 2011
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Happy Environment Day from Rwanda!
This past Saturday, Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village celebrated Rwanda’s Environment Day. The student Environment Club and its two staff/volunteer sponsors coordinated the day’s events, which included tree plantings, speeches, and an environmental film.ASYV started the day with over 50 students working on our new nature
park and trail and gave the inaugural tour to some visiting donors.
The nature park, Parike Y’Umutungo Kamere W’Agahozo, was envisioned by
students and features a 600 meter trail that showcases acacia, umuko,
and other native vegetation. Environment Club members marked the event
by planting four native acacia trees in the park.After lunch, the club hosted an educational event. This event
attracted more than 250 village residents, including 220+ students and
over 30 staff/volunteers. We screened “Planet Earth: Freshwater,”
viewed a presentation about water conservation from our assistant
director, and heard from three students who spoke about trees.
Following the speeches, students and staff explored environmental
issues at an interactive idea marketplace. The club sponsored a tree
giveaway so that each family could plant a tree on Environment Day.Finally, after the event, students planted a total of 30 trees in
their yards, including 7 acacia, 20 papaya, and 3 guava. Please enjoy
the pictures of our version of Earth Day! -
The Village Times: Volume 2, Issue 1
Click here to read the latest newsletter!
Articles include:
“Women’s Corner”
“The Birds”
“Are they looking at the stars? Or becoming stars?”
and
Artists’ Corner
