Racing for the Earth: Earth Day 2013
Enthusiastic Earth Day Participants |
As
the population breaks it banks and competes with amount of gradual increase of
waste in our suburbs and street allies as our industries belch out smoke and
toxins to mother earth, as negotiator s strategize on their next move and stand
in COP 19 the earth is weeping of the impacts of human interest. This therefore calls for more hands on
actions to reduce our impacts on our environment and for intensive of all
stakeholders’ participation towards achievement of the same. It is against this
backdrop that African Youth Initiative on
Climate Change Kenya (AYICC), in partnership with Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), Community
and the youth of Thogoto village, Kikuyu came together to celebrate the earth
as they joined other worldwide Earth Day celebration on 21st April 2013. It was in an effort to
“give back” to the earth for its goodness in through its various services
provisioning: their productive agricultural lands, cultural: traditional
religious centers, regulatory: climate, air and water quality control e.g. the
ondiri swamp, supportive: production of oxygen and soil formation.
The
celebration was done in style: cycle for the environment dubbed Earth Race attraction participation of professional and upcoming cyclist from Ridestrong Cycling Foundation, Safari Simbaz and individual participants young and old.
Earth Race cyclists all ready to go! |
By: Gladys N. Gatiba
Great work Keep it up!
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