Elementary students from Santiago Sur Integrated School participated on an upcycling journey, turning discarded clothes and plastic wrappers into rugs and wallets.
The activity, aimed to instill to the students a better understanding and appreciation of the importance of waste management through upcycling.
For many of the students, the experience was not only insightful. โ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐, ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ขโ๐๐ฆโ The ocean needs to be clean so the fishes will not die and (our parents) have livelihood, shared one of the students.
At the end of the activity the students showcased their end products โ wallets, rugs and pot holders. The upcycling activity also sparked a wave of creativity among the young participants, as some students playfully transformed old clothes into fashion items and hair accessories.
In his closing remark, Mr. Owen Fonbuena, Caba Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer (MENRO), reminded the participants, โ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆโ (Our garbage might go to water ducts and go to the rivers and eventually end up in our oceans).
Through the upcycling activity children are not only learning about the importance of environmental stewardship but also leading by example, demonstrating that with a little creativity and determination, garbage can be repurposed โ turning it into anything our imagination conceives. This serves as a reminder of the impact that small actions can have on creating a greener, more sustainable future.
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The Upcycling activity at Santiago Sur Integrated School is one of the activities of the "๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ-๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ" implemented by the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation under the INSPIRE Project.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐
Investing in Sustainability and Partnership for Inclusive Growth and Regenerative Ecosystems (INSPIRE) is a five-year grant facility of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that aims to improve natural resource resilience and security through the increased participation and engagement of civil society organizations (CSOs), media, academe, and local communities. It envisions to expand civil society participation and influence in natural resource governance for greater accountability and better results and complementation of local conservation and climate change mitigation actions. The Gerry Roxas Foundation (GRF) is the lead implementing partner for INSPIRE.