In furtherance of its commitment to a cleaner and safer environment, a non-governmental organisation, Webfala Digital Skills for all Initiative, on Thursday, donated recycling bins to three schools in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital in North-central Nigeria.
The Executive Director of the Organisation, Mrs Nafisat Bakare, said the bins were donated to the schools to ensure proper disposal of used items that can be recycled and also fetch the schools money.
“The idea is to get students and staff of the schools to dispose of used items in the bins, particularly plastics and cans that can be recycled. The school will sell the items to recycling companies and can use the proceeds to get some materials that can be used by the students.
“As responsible residents, we must always make conscious efforts to keep our environment safe and contribute positively towards reducing the effects of climate change in our different communities. That is why we have donated these recycling bins to schools to ensure that proper waste management,” she said.
Bakare further noted that the donation of the recycling bins was in furtherance of her organisation’s campaign to raise awareness about climate issues and galvanise people to take actions to combat climate crisis.
She recalled that her NGO with support from The Do School, Germany, recently a Climate Ambassadors Summit for school children in Ilorin, where they were educated on climate change and ways to mitigate its effects.
Mrs Sherifat Abdulwahab, who is the Principal of Sobi/Alagbado Senior Secondary school, Alagbado, Ilorin, expressed gratitude to Webfala Digital Skills for all Initiative for its various efforts at addressing environmental issues in Kwara State.
According to her, the effort of the organisation will really help in promoting an eco-friendly environment. “This is a good initiative that I hope can be replicated in schools across the country,” she added.
The Head Girl of the school, Miss Rahmat Adeola, thanked the organisation for providing the bins and promised that their school environment will always be clean and safe.
