Yesterday, May 24th, a group of 5 fellows from the Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative embarked on a mission to create a sustainable solution to the problem of waste management in Oyo state. The project tagged ‘City Clean Initiative’ (CCI) is a two-fold training program on;
1. Sustainable solid waste practices, and
2. Innovative Management and System thinking.Sponsored by the Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative of the United States’ Consulate, Lagos in Partnership with Access bank and the Oyo State Government, City-Clean Initiative will engage ~40~ 50 students from selected secondary schools within Akinyele Local Government, Ibadan for a period of one month. Yesterday, It featured a brief orientation of the program and short introduction into the courses to be taken.
While commenting on the project, the principal of the host school, GOFAMINT Comprehensive High School, Akinyele, Ibadan, lauded the Team for their effort and thanked the United States Consulate General, Lagos for designing the CYFI initiative towards empowering Youths in Nigeria with the skills set needed for the development of local communities in Nigeria.
Some of the students also expressed their delight about the program and appreciation to the organizers of this program while sharing their commitment to engaging the training with open-mind and championing the cause for a better environment in Ibadan.
The program ended with the inauguration of Environmental clubs in each participating school,
comprising ten members each.
Grace Ayanwole, a member of the Team and also a Fellow noted that the participating schools are:
1. GOFAMINT Comprehensive High School, Ojoo, Ibadan
2. Ogunsanya Boys and Girls Secondary School, Ojoo, Ibadan
3. Islamic Heritage Glorious School, Moniya, Ibadan
4. Daarus Salam College of Arts and Sciences, Moniya, IbadanSpeaking with our correspondent, one of the Fellows, Grace Iquot also mentioned that the CCI is founded upon the strong conviction that youngsters when equipped with the right skills, can be a force for positive change in society.
Highlighting their expectations, Abdulazeez Salahudeen noted that at the end of the training, participants will be required to set up Environmental clubs in their various Schools and develop innovative solutions for waste management in Ibadan. These innovative solutions will be exhibited at a grand finale event set to hold on an unannounced date in July.
Finally, Tunmise Adesina mentioned that a curriculum guidebook and a workbook have been developed by Fellows to facilitate the training. Expressing his optimism, he stated further that the CCI will undoubtedly set the tone for the incorporation of Sustainable Environmental Practices in School curriculums within Oyo state and indeed, Nigeria.