Volunteers gather for a cleaner world
Campaign aims to purify environment
VOLUNTEERS from around Cape Town gathered at Mouille Point and rolled up their sleeves to clean the beach and join thousands around the world who participated in the Clean World Campaign movement.
The movement, hosted by the We Love You Global Welfare Organisation did similar campaigns in Zimbabwe, South Korea, Mexico, India, Australia and England, among other countries. The movement hopes to purify the environment and highlight the seriousness of climate change.
Volunteers who participated in the Cape Town clean-up gathered on the beach at 11am and managed to fill 125 garbage bags with toilet paper, cigarette butts, water bottles, and advertising flyers.
On the same day, 40 people from Port Elizabeth’s Govan Mbeki municipality also participated in the Clean World movement to clean up their turf.
“We held this event to prevent environmental disasters caused by climate change and to raise environmental awareness to preserve the global environment. Every year we have a Clean World movement, but this activity is more meaningful with the goal of implementing the UN goal,” read the We Love You foundation statement.
“We are pleased that one small act today is meeting the goals of health and wellbeing, clean water and sanitation, sustainable cities and regions, responsible consumption and production among the 17 sustainable development goals.”
The foundation created the Clean World Movement as an initiative for the world to respond to climate change and believes that if the interests and efforts of each country are gathered together to solve common problems of the world, such as climate change, we will have harmony and peace.
“I believe that through events like this we could bring about great positive change in the world,” said participant Rodriques Mauha. – Staff Reporter