Background
Youth can play a central role to save our devastating planet, however they still battle alone with limited resources and experience, If more youth-led initiatives can be supported , they can quickly grow their environmental consciousness, be able to carry out significant community impacts and become stewards of climate actions and can incredibly become sustainability roles models who will sustain our planet earth and inherit the livable place to our children, grandchildren and all generations to come.
Bugesera is one of districts of Eastern Province of Rwanda, being a peri-urban place; economic development is highly accelerating with new industries, urbanization coming in place and a new international airport being built, this imposes a need to a strategic green growth plan of this region, while a tree acts as a natural machine for carbon sequestration ,also other actions such as waste management, waste water treatment, clean energy and clean water will go along the way in new developments transition.
Objectives and outcomes:
We Do GREEN has partnered with Bugesera District and International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA) on March 3, 2020 involving 1000 delegates from different parts of the world and planted 400 ornamental trees in Bugesera with objectives to share Rwanda’s experience on fighting against climate change, youth involvement and green growth.
When grown these trees will be able to curb an equivalence of 6.8 MT Co2 each year while also achieving multiple ecological benefits.