My school is the greenest
The project “My school is greener” aimed to contribute to increasing the community’s capacity and skills in the management and enhancement of green infrastructure through environmental awareness and education in the first and second level students in the city of Pemba, especially in the districts with less concentration of green infrastructure (Paquite, Ingonane, Cariaco, Chuíba and Cimento), and high level of vulnerability. The idea was that through training and the creation of botanical initiation gardens in schools, children and young people would gain the awareness and habit of valuing and managing green infrastructure, as well as being a channel for disseminating information on good practices in the context of adaptation to the impacts of climate change on communities with high levels of vulnerability. The selection of this target group is justified by the fact that it is easy to assimilate and disseminate such values in the community in which they live.
The project was part of objective two of the Coastal Cities Adaptation Project (CCAP), which is basically reflected in the increased knowledge and adoption of climate adaptation measures by communities, civic organizations; Religious Based Organizations (CBOs) and others. It was funded by CCAP/USAID through grant agreement number 2018-02 ( DUNS# 561223726).
Main activities and results
Activity 1: Training of teachers and students on climate resilience, seedling management and production, botanical initiation garden management and rainwater utilization system.
Outcome 1: 200 teachers and students from 16 schools in the city of Pemba were trained in climate resilience, seedling management and production, botanical initiation garden management and rainwater harvesting system. Additionally, knowledge obtained by them was shared in their schools and communities. The training of the participants was done by professors of Botany and Civil Engineering from UniLúrio.
Activity 2: Setting up botanical initiation gardens and rainwater harvesting systems;
Outcome 2: 16 botanical initiation gardens and 12 rainwater harvesting systems were assembled, an activity that involved students, teachers, community members, media (RM, TVM), the city’s District Services for Youth Education and Technology (SDEJT), the Provincial Directorate for Youth Education and Human Development (DPEJTDH). In this activity UniLúrio provided plans and technical assistance.