{"id":6976,"date":"2019-04-30T14:58:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T12:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sboverseas.org\/?p=6976"},"modified":"2019-04-30T14:58:05","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T12:58:05","slug":"refugees-in-brussels-and-lebanon-take-the-trashtag-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sboverseas.org\/nl\/refugees-in-brussels-and-lebanon-take-the-trashtag-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugees in Brussels and Lebanon take the #TrashTag Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone loves a good challenge, especially an international one that\n transcends boundaries and connects people via the internet. The viral \nonline #trashtag challenge has done just that. In the last few months \neager volunteers, conscious of their impact on climate change, gathered \ntogether and took part in the #trashtag challenge by cleaning up their \nbeaches, parks, and roads in their communities and posting their before \nand after pictures online. This challenge was done to raise awareness of\n the quantity of plastic litter that international society produces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SB Overseas has taken part in this international movement both in our Lebanon centers and here in Brussels.<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>In our Saida Centre in Lebanon, 1<sup>st<\/sup> Grade students were \ngiven a lesson on trash collection and recycling distribution. This new \nfound skills were then put to the test when they took a school trip to \nthe Saida beach where a litter-cleaning activity was conducted. Our \ncenter in Beirut did a similar exercise in their respective beaches. The\n project aimed to take part in the international movement but to also \nengage children from an early age on the positive and negative impact \nthey can have on the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This activity presented a valuable lesson: there is plenty of work \nto be done, but with the right precautionary measures and the \nwillingness to take care of our planet, the work can be lessened, and \nthe act of cleaning can bring a community together.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brussels-express.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/57644649_2369097229780121_1552881336090361856_n.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30481\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SB Espoir also conducted a session of recycling activities with our \nBrussels teams working in the Woluwe-Sainte-Pierre and Uccle Centres. \nThe activities aimed to engage the youth in the ethical ways of \ndisposing of waste by teaching them the basics of recycling and garbage \nsorting pertinent to the Brussels community. Then the creative part \ncame, in which the youth participated in fun Do-It-Yourself projects \nusing common but rarely recycled materials such as papers and plastic \ncups to create something new. The leftover waste was viewed not just as a\n material to be recycled, but a material that could be reused to create \nsomething new and innovative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Both activities, spanning over kilometers of distance, presented a new issue that permeates our international communities.<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The existence of a waste hierarchy, in which many individuals refuse \nto reduce, reuse, and recycle their waste. In many cases, this occurs \ndue to the lack of awareness and knowledge regarding the impact each \nindividual has on our immense planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recycling is an excellent way to jump-start community involvement, \nbut education on the fundamental values of waste reduction is just as \nimportant. <a href=\"https:\/\/sboverseas.org\/nl\/\">SB OverSeas<\/a> recognizes \neducation as a valuable tool and has actively incorporated the \nimportance of preventative climate change measures in our education \ncurriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The youth is the future; we must provide them with the knowledge they need to care for the planet.<\/h6>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone loves a good challenge, especially an international one that transcends boundaries and connects people via the internet. The viral online #trashtag challenge has done just that. 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