Singapore Scouts help Clean up the World
For the third year running, the Singapore Scouts participated in the International Coastal Clean Up in Singapore’s Pasir Ris Park. Starting in the third week of September, approximately 100 volunteers took part in removing 180 kgs of waste from a 1.87km of coastline. While the clean up was taking place, a water testing program was run along with education about marine conservation.
Through their efforts the Singapore Scouts were able to clean up coastlines, waterways and mangroves. In addition, local youth were educated on the importance of marine conservation, allowing them to connect with others in their community.
This World Environment Day, Abdullah Rasheed, Regional Director (Asia-Pacific Region), World Organization of the Scout Movement has also shared with Scouts a message:
World Environment Day is on 5 June and Scouts could use this day to share ideas and make plans to take action to clean up their local areas. More information is available in the attached flyer [see downloadable release below]. To learn more about the WED, please visit http://www.unep.org/wed/2010/english/.
We are also glad share with you the Clean Up the World activity report sent by the president of the CUW Ian Kiernan that shows a great commitment of the Scouts in the world to join this significant environmental event.
This event gathers more than 35 millions volunteers from different parts of the globe to learn, explore and take action towards a better environment in their local area. Last year Scouts in over 22 countries took part in CUW activities.
NSOs and local Scout groups are encouraged take part by registering and mapping their activities on the Cleanuptheworld.org. The theme is “Communities caring for nature” and will focus on the environmental education activities, clean up actions, waste reduction and recycling projects.
Participating NSOs in the Clean Up the World campaign 2009 they are as following: Scout Australia, Scout Association of Japan, Boy Scouts of Philippines and the Singapore Scout Association. For more info about Clean Up the World related activities, visit http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/en/PastActivities/activity-report-2009.html.
As in previous years, APR Office would appreciate receiving stories and photos of Scouts involvement both in the World Environment Day and the Clean Up the World for purposes of publication. Such stories could also be made as entries for the on-going regional contest “Tell the Story: Scouts are Making a Difference”.
Downloadable release: Clean Up the World
The Singapore Scouts will continue its active support of these global environmental initiatives.
