Promotion of a clean environment

AIP organises activities on the promotion of clean environment not only in the schools but also in the communities amongst youths.

AIP organises activities on the promotion of clean environment not only in the schools but also in the communities amongst youths.

Promotion of a clean environment

Kinshasa is a city of some twelve million, sprawling across the southern edge of the mighty Congo river. It is the

capital of the DRC, one of the poorest countries in the world, with a per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 of just $8005. Apart from the upscale central district of Gombe where there is some basic garbage collection organized, the rest of the city is marred in open dumping sites, legal and illegal, rivers and drainage filled with all sorts of wastes. Meanwhile, the evidence of harm caused by poor waste management is widespread. Not a single rainy would elapse without causing landslide and killing people across the city, most likely because of clogged drainage.

For this reason, AIP is working to sensitize the population and most especially the youth on waste management and the necessity of maintaining a clean environment as it directly influences the health of local community members. AIP believes that both the community and the government should join hands in tackling the issue of waste management in Kinshasa. Though not yet fully resourced in terms of equipment and finances, AIP decided to

provide its contribution in this regard. Hence, visits were conducted in five (5) schools and universities to sanitize the youth on this important issues. On these occasions, AIP donated dustbins to schools that were visited; thus providing the students with basic tools to start

practising, at school level, what they have been sensitized about.

AIP is set to pursue its efforts on environmental awareness towards all relevant stakeholders as well as advocacy

for environment-friendly policies by government at all levels.