The United Nations’ Environment Program (UNEP) declared a World Environment Day (WED) in 1972 to create awareness and personalize environmental issues around the world. It aimed to enable everyone to realize their responsibility toward the environment and their power to make changes and improve our environment as a better place to live. World Environment activities take place all year round but it is celebrated every June 5th each year.
As part of activities for this day, Fr. Gabby Lamug-Nanawa, SJ, point-person for the Environment Issues for the Jesuit Service Cambodia in Phnom Penh, came to Battambang to conduct a seminar-workshop entitled “A Second Look At Garbage” on June 2, 2012. Staff from various offices of Pet Yiey Chee Catholic compound of the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang and the Our Lady of the Assumption Parish gathered to participate. The workshop taught attendees how to manage and dispose garbage properly.
As part of activities for this day, Fr. Gabby Lamug-Nanawa, SJ, point-person for the Environment Issues for the Jesuit Service Cambodia in Phnom Penh, came to Battambang to conduct a seminar-workshop entitled “A Second Look At Garbage” on June 2, 2012. Staff from various offices of Pet Yiey Chee Catholic compound of the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang and the Our Lady of the Assumption Parish gathered to participate. The workshop taught attendees how to manage and dispose garbage properly.
On June 5, the seminar-workshop was redid by participants of the first workshop and held for a different audience. Youth from the parish community gathered at the Oscar Romero Pastoral Center in Peyt Yiey Chee to attend the forum on Proper Garbage Disposal. Two of our parish youth leaders, Thun Bunthean and Chab Vibol gave the presentation and facilitated the discussion after the talk. Aside from the various youth groups at the parish, there were eight participants from Hope for the Children Cambodia, a non-government organization which takes care of the orphaned, abandoned children and youth.
As the organizer of the event, I thought that the seminar-workshop is worthy and fitting activity to celebrate WED. I trust that the participants understood clearly the pros and cons of garbage and its proper management. I just hope that each participant would be responsible enough to educate others in reducing, reusing, and recycling the garbage. Activities are going on for the whole year, everyone can get involved in ensuring a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for ourselves and future generations.
--- Blas Descallar, Jesuit Volunteers Philippines (JVP)
As the organizer of the event, I thought that the seminar-workshop is worthy and fitting activity to celebrate WED. I trust that the participants understood clearly the pros and cons of garbage and its proper management. I just hope that each participant would be responsible enough to educate others in reducing, reusing, and recycling the garbage. Activities are going on for the whole year, everyone can get involved in ensuring a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for ourselves and future generations.
--- Blas Descallar, Jesuit Volunteers Philippines (JVP)
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