Background
Chekalini shows bare plots that are exposed to soil erosion.
Access to water is limited.
Waste is often disposed on the floor
Objective
To increase environmental care
Activities:
St Charles Lwanga Technical Training Institute
- Reduce use of plastic bag: students make their own cloth school bags
- Environmental care: a compound-cleaning day near the church with the Pontifical Missionary children and students from Archbishop Njenga Girls (May 2014).
St Charles Lwanga Technical Training Institute and St Charles Lwanga Health centre compound (by the Chekalini Catholic church)
- Prevention of soil erosion: tree planting on bare land (kei apple, avocado, mangoes, passion, guvas, pawpaws trees) and growing of vegetables
- Increase soil fertility: kitchen compost recycling, organic manure from cows or decomposing plants.
- Introduce rain harvesting tanks
Results
- Plastic waste reduced
- Veggies have more nutrients (soil fertility)
- Soil erosion less severe
- The bare compound shows beauty with trees
- The bare compound no more used for burning of waste material from
- Extra food supply (fruit and veggies) - for patients and students
- Tree show as a barrier of security
People being served
People being served : Agents of transformation (Educators)
Age group : Adults 26-60, Children 0-17, Young people 18-25
Number of participants : 101-250
Schedule
Project status : Ongoing
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Overview
Society presence : Uganda/Kenya
Focus of the project : Planet
JPIC Imperative : Care for Our Common Home
UN Sustainable Development Goals :
