Let's do it in Kongo 2019

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Leo ja noorte keskkonnaaktivistidega koristuspäeva lõpus

Tüdrukutekooli tublid osalised
Vahetult enne Ghanasse minekut mainis Mondo Diana mulle, et ilmselt kaasavad kohalikud iirlastest misjonärid Tommy ja Leo mind ühte keskkonnaprojekti. Nii ka oli. Reeglina iga kolmapäeva õhtul on nende kodus väike kogunemine, nö pub night. Ole sa preester või kes iganes, aga kui sa oled iirlane, siis ilma korraliku Iiri pubita elu ei toimi. Uued vabatahtlikud on kolmapäevastele vestlustele alati oodatud. Nende kodu on nagu väike oaas, kust ideid ja jõudu ammutada. Nii sai natuke igal kohtumisel ka veidi projektist räägitud, aga lisaks ka suuremaid koosolekuid peetud. Kuna ma olen oma Eesti „Teeme ära“ suur fänn, siis ma pakkusin välja, et siin võiks midagi samalaadset teha, aga kaasata kooliõpilased. See polnud muidugi midagi uut, sest varem on vabatahtlikud teeme ära laadset koristust Gorugi kooli ümbruses teinud. 

Misjonärid omalt poolt soovisid üritust näha jätkusuutlikuna ja soovitasid õpilastele eelnevalt prügi, eelkõige plastiku, taaskasutusnippe õpetada. Me valisime välja kolm kooli Kongo ümbrusest ja ma käisin esmalt nendes koolides teavitustööd ja töötubasid läbi viimas.

Pildid töötubadest erinevates koolides: Nabdam Girl's Model JH School, Kongo Junior High School, Presentation Junior High School.

Panime paika, et koristuspäev võiks olla 10. aprillil. Esialgu plaanisime ürituse läbi viia 22. aprillil – ülemaailmsel Maa Päeval (Earth Day), aga sel ajal oli koolivaheaeg ja õpilased laiali. Misjonärid suhtusid sellesse aktsiooni väga tõsiselt. Me kujundasime ja tellisime plakatid ja loosungid (iga-aastaseks kasutuseks) ning õpilasetele vihikud ning pastakad preemiaks. Ma sõitsin isegi Tamalesse, ühte vabrikusse, kus prinditakse vihikuid. Proovisin väga asist muljet jätta: saadik, kes saabub rahapatakas näpus ja tellib tähtsa näoga 1000 vihikut. Vihikud tulid toredad ja õpilased tänulikud. Ja loodus ise oli muidugi kõige tänulikum. Ma ei tea, kas see on minu kujutelm, aga ümbrus tundub veidi puhtam, kui minu Ghanasse saabudes. Kui misjonärid seda traditsiooni iga aasta jätkavad, siis ju võiks midagi muutuda. Aitäh Leole ja Tommyle!

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