E-waste awareness prog for Dimapur school students

Dimapur, October 7 (MExN): Karo Sambhav school programme, which aims to create awareness on critical environmental issues such as Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), will engage with more than 1200 schools across the country for the academic year 2017-18.  

In Dimapur, it will collaborate with Education department, Nagaland Pollution Control Board, and Dimapur Municipal Council to carry out the programme in schools, according to a press release from T Moasunep Ao, State Coordinator, Karo Sambhav school programme.  

The release quoted the organizers as saying that the e-waste awareness initiatives, first of its kind across the country, comprises strategies like circular economy and inspiring the students and teachers alike to take actions in their daily lives.  

“We have designed a curriculum which enables development of teacher’s competence and empowers them to achieve the above mentioned goals,” they said.  

The programme is expected to have a huge impact on the students, their peers, parents, relatives, and communities, the release said. “This is required to critically evaluate and consider the environmental impact of existing lifestyles, and move towards a creation of a circular economy.”  

Besides, those behind the initiatives believe that the programme encourages the students to lead a sustainable lifestyle, and inspires them to become the catalysts of change since the name itself suggests, Karo Sambhav, said an organizer.  

The entire programme comprises of three phases divided over a period of 4 months. In the initial phase, the teachers will be given training on the specially designed toolkit for the purpose. It consists of 6 exercises based on circular economy, understanding waste, design for environment, e-waste introduction and collection, petitions and potential career options in the field of environment.  

Then, the teachers will work in their schools with the students on various activities, community projects, practical field-work.  

The programme will end with a huge celebration after the end of the efforts and the achievements of various schools, teachers, and students, the release added.