Protection Through Small Actions

 September is the celebration of National Clean-up Month and World Clean and Green Week, starting from 17th to 24th of September. This serves as a reminder that every human being has a responsibility for his or her environment. It reminds us to take care of our environment, take actions on the different environmental issues and encourage us to clean and conserve our environment for a cleaner, greener, and safer environment. This blog highlights how I contribute to the protection and care for the environment by engaging in different activities.

In this picture, I am planting on the side of our house. Trees provide us with clean air and food and also protect us from the effects of different disasters. Since I live in Barangay Sarsaracat, which is in the mountains, if this grows, it will surely help us to avoid soil erosion.

I enjoy taking care of our garden and assisting my Dad with his plants. Gardening is a sustainable hobby that helps reduce waste, keeps the soil healthy and purifies the air while providing natural beauty and enhancing aesthetics to a home.

Me and my schoolmates participated in a clean-up drive in school. We are separated and were assigned in different areas. We are enjoying and having fun talking while picking up some trash. In this way, we have time to bond together while helping the environment of the school.

We participated in the RECYCRAFT contest of YES-O CLUB, wherein we turned bubble wraps, trash bags, food wrappers, used courier pouches and a broken umbrella base as an Umbrella. In this product, we helped reduce waste and contribute to sustainability for the environment. 

Since I often use social media, I spread awareness through sharing post about the environmental issues we are experiencing. It can encourage other people to take care of our environment, take actions and be educated about what's happening around us. 

 

"We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world."

—Howard Zinn

IMAGE REFERENCE

 ISNHS YES-O FACEBOOK. (2022, September 15) . https://www.facebook.com/share/p/XBS96fkG91YqyFwn/