The Community Clean Up Day was a campaign to bring pride and more sanitary conditions to Munsieville. We hoped to involve the entire community so that they realise that every piece of trash that they throw down has to be picked up by someone at sometime. We worked with the different levels of government to get this project off the ground. One of the real problems is they do not have anywhere to throw their rubbish, particularly in the informal settlement. Thus I am working to see if trash cans can be placed around the township on street corners and large refuse bins be brought in to put in strategic places around the township so that they have a place for overflow.
There is a lot more to do but it was a start to help them understand about littering and dumping. There are so many areas where people dump their rubbish that it is just unhealthy, unsafe, and plain disgusting! The worst has to be right next to the medical clinic. These people are already sick and then they have to pass this dumping area. I am going to try and speak with the mayor of the District about it since he is working hard on a 'green' campaign. It is one step at a time…
We are a week away from the Christmas Festival and Health Fair, a week which is going to be our biggest test yet, with all our strength needed to pull everything together for the festival. If you haven't had chance yet - please send the children of Munsieville a little hope by donating through our Star of HOPE appeal at www.projecthopeuk.org.
There is a lot more to do but it was a start to help them understand about littering and dumping. There are so many areas where people dump their rubbish that it is just unhealthy, unsafe, and plain disgusting! The worst has to be right next to the medical clinic. These people are already sick and then they have to pass this dumping area. I am going to try and speak with the mayor of the District about it since he is working hard on a 'green' campaign. It is one step at a time…
We are a week away from the Christmas Festival and Health Fair, a week which is going to be our biggest test yet, with all our strength needed to pull everything together for the festival. If you haven't had chance yet - please send the children of Munsieville a little hope by donating through our Star of HOPE appeal at www.projecthopeuk.org.
It's been great to see so many of you doing so - thank you for your support!
Michelle Webb & Neil Davidson, GSK Pulse volunteers at Project HOPE UK
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