Voix du Paysan pour former et informer les citoyens : un engagement pour la justice sociale et climatique.
Every Friday, rain or shine, young people aged 18 to 35 — joined by other volunteers — mobilize in the streets of Goma (DRC) to collect plastic waste that clogs the city’s avenues and drainage channels. This initiative, called Plastic-Free City, illustrates the civic and ecological commitment of a generation determined to protect its living environment and campaign for climate justice. Coordinated by Emmanuel Ndimwiza within the movement Rights, Environment and Citizenship, the action is organized on a regular basis, with gloves distributed to volunteers to protect them from microbes as they plunge their hands into the trash. More than a simple clean-up operation, this weekly campaign carries a strong message: transforming Goma into a cleaner, healthier, and more resilient city in the face of environmental challenges.
Goma: Youth Refuse to Live in a City Choked by Plastic
Armed with gloves and bags, Goma’s young people — both women and men — walk the streets and drainage ditches every week to pick up plastic waste. We no longer want to see plastic in our city, says one participant, reminding us that civic responsibility should not always come from above. For these volunteers, development begins with simple actions: becoming aware of the disastrous consequences of plastic and taking concrete steps toward a healthier environment.
On the Shores of Lake Kivu: A Citizens’ Movement Changing the Face of the City
In Goma, groups of young people, equipped with bags and divided into small teams, roam the streets and the main arteries around the Alanine market to collect plastics and other waste clogging the drainage channels. This citizens’ mobilization, launched by the Rights, Environment and Citizenship movement, reflects a determination to clean up the city while raising public awareness about the urgent need for a clean, plastic-free environment.
A Strong Message: Civic Responsibility Against the Scourge of Plastic
In Goma, young people are actively engaged in the Plastic-Free Friday campaign to clean their city and raise awareness among the population. Driven by the idea that it is not enough to sing the national anthem but necessary to act concretely, they pick up the waste left behind by others while sending a strong message: everyone must take civic responsibility and stop throwing plastics into nature.
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