Biography
I am student who is living in slum area in Kenya with single parent.I have participated active in Environment,fighting poverty,building peace and protecting human rights.Personal i strongly hold on human rights,personal freedom and justice as the main essences in our world today.I am fighting against Global warming and Climate Change which is world threats And therefore my main interest is focused on environment issues.I have conducted and organized clean up campaign at Nairobi River and other areas in the society which has led me to won various awards.Example in 2007 i won NWP Apprentice Ecologist Awards from Nicodemus wildness project organization htp://www.wildnessproject.org and also from Action For Nature 2008 International Eco-Hero Award.A part from that I received a certificate for youth ambassador from Global Peace Festival. Since my childhood, my mission and vision has to transform the environment to be a friendly place to all organisms and also to change the society in which I am living in and entire Africa community.I have promoted peace and cultural exchange through organizing soccer for peace and character Education which i have been offering to my fellow youths.I believe that we are ONE FAMILY UNDER ONE GOD despite our backgrounds .As youths in the society we should be responsible and beneficially in the society and we should realized that we are living for the sake of others .And to achieve all that I have form many Clubs in High Schools.Example Eco-Club Action whereby I am the founder and Young Wildlife Club which has about 5000 members from different High schools and Primary schools.
What inspired me to start this clubs was that people in the community were not concern about their environment. Most of them dump their waste right outside their doorstep making their environment unbearable. There was lack of collective responsibilities with who should dump and collect waste in right place.
Also poor drainage and waste collection posed health problems for children who tend to play wherever there is open land or interesting opportunities for explorations in stagnant water and drainage ditches or the scavenge in piles of garbage. In many communities in Africa it is impossible for children to play outdoors and to avoid these hazard children between 5-10 years old for instance are disproportionately affected by helminthes and such water based diseases as bilharzia, cholera and typhoid.
Therefore, in case of a disease out-break the slum dwellers were the first victims to bear the brunt. I thought their imminent danger under privileged people was not going to be done quickly to over come the situation before it worsens. In addition, lack of city council of Nairobi in Kenya to play it’s part well. The city council neglected the slum areas, which are adversely affected by poor waste management.
My main goals are
1. - TO TRAIN SLUM RESIDENT ON PRACTICAL AND AFFORDABLE WAYS OF ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT.
2. - To promote health standards in the slum regions through health education a wariness creation and training of youths on needs to preserver environment.
3. - To improve primary health through a cleaner up environment campaign.
4. - To promote a focus on bottom –up participatory approaches to slum environment planning and emphases on local action in consideration of gender issues and reduction of poverty in slum areas.
5. - To spread ecological a wariness as well as understanding of its far-reaching importance to the people and the society.
6. - To address the needs of slum environmental planning and development through training a wariness creation and initiation of community based action.
7. - To promote the use of safe and low cost waste disposal technologies with emphasis’s on the informal sector participation to promote environmental based income-generating income
My future plans are:
1. - To provide technical assistant and support to the communities in Africa and other content in the world concerning waste management and trees planting through seminars, workshops and other training session
2. - To start waste recycling project which will help the people from the informal settlements to earn living and generate income.
3. - To start projects of composing waste to become fertilizer from organic waste so as to manage garbage menace in the society.
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