Charity organization aims to educate next generation on climate change
“We at Green Kids want to do our part to act on climate change by empowering underprivileged schools and educating students about environmental issues.”
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The charity organization, Green Kids, on Sunday organized a book launch for two books that focus on wildlife conservation, environment, and the important role of trees in combating climate change.
Our latest 📚 tells the story of a little girl from #Hawraman who set out on a mission to collect different tree species in order to create a magical forest in her home garden.
— Green Kids (@greenkids_org) February 27, 2023
The story also features the essential role of trees in our survival & the fight against #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/ALlRh373sk
Dashni Morad, an environmental activist, who set up Green Kids in 2012 told Kurdistan 24 that “we at Green Kids want to do our part to act on climate change by empowering underprivileged schools and educating students about environmental issues, including the impact of climate change on their health, livelihood and future. We want to create a generation of sustainably-minded, environmentally-conscious people, making a difference in their communities.”
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“Climate change is a devastating problem that puts all life, including human life, in jeopardy,” she said. “Although the problem seems insurmountable, efforts of all kinds are needed to confront this issue. Addressing such an enormous problem starts with changing the consciousness of young people.”
“In our latest environmental campaign, we are launching two educational books—written by Omar Shahab and Hezha Hussein, and illustrated by Ala and Mohammed Shafa—to distribute across the Kurdistan Region. In addition, we plan to plant trees, provided by the Hasar origination, at schools.”
So far, nearly 5,000 school children have benefited from educational programs organized by Green Kids.
Very excited to sign a contract with @greenkids_org at the German Consulate in Erbil! 🇩🇪 supports their great “Climate Change Program” that contributes to raising environmental awareness for 8 schools 🌱and a special summer program for girls ♀️ pic.twitter.com/NnBiWRrB9N
— German Consulate Erbil (@GermanyInKRI) July 7, 2022
“We believe that if we want to tackle climate change, we need to change the consciousness of young minds. We have been working on this and have seen results within just two weeks. Children are responsible and they really want to act on the whole crisis, whether it's climate change, environmental issues or pollution,” Morad underlined.
“They truly want to do something, especially on reducing plastic use and recycling more. We have a program to collect bottles and take them to our recycling bins. There is a lot of hope. It is important to include environmental education in the school curriculum. This is what Green Kids is working on at the moment.”
“We are in talks with the Ministry of Education to add a two-week course on climate change to the curriculum in primary schools. We are currently reviewing the program.”
“We are excited about moving the process ahead, to ensure that the program will be provided in all primary schools in the region as soon as possible,” she concluded.
