Detailed description (English): On 22 September, on the day of Clean Cities, the association “Une, Gruaja” (Me. the Woman) in Pogradec, Albania will undertake some awareness raising activities. The group of the young people, volunteers at “Une, Gruaja” will go out in the center of the city and will meet people from the community and distribute some publicity materials related to waste management and the protection of the environment in our area. Some of them contain information and tips on recycling paper, clothes, composting organic waste, etc.
Another group of young people will wear T-shirts with sensitizing messages on the environment and ride bicycles all around the city and to some nearby villages. They will distribute the messages and the publicity materials as well.
Target group(s): young people, wide community
Objectives: Raise the awareness of the community in our area about the importance of reducing waste
Expected Outcomes: A group of around 30 young volunteers will be the initiating group, that will mobilize other people from the community in our area.
Press release, chronicles about the activity on the local TV SOT7, uploads on FB page Shoqata Une Gruaja, website: www. unegruaja.org, and You Tube.
Partner: NGOs Forum in Pogradec, Municipality of Pogradec