{"id":10509,"date":"2025-04-21T16:49:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T16:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/?p=10509"},"modified":"2025-04-21T16:49:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T16:49:43","slug":"planting-the-seeds-of-environmental-stewardship-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/planting-the-seeds-of-environmental-stewardship-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting the Seeds of Environmental Stewardship in Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our work in schools is perhaps the most hopeful chapter in our story. On January 20th, 2025, we visited the Ahmed Uwaisi Islamic Basic School to conduct an environmental awareness session. We believe that real change begins with young minds. By nurturing environmental consciousness in basic and junior high school students, we are raising a new generation of eco-champions who see waste as a resource and conservation as a shared responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"10511\" src=\"https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.37-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.37-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.37-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.37-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.37-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.37-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" data-id=\"10512\" src=\"https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.38-1024x770.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.38-1024x770.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.38-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.38-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.38-1536x1154.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-23-at-20.41.38-2048x1539.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><strong>Our co-founder, Fareeda, inspiring<strong> young eco-champions\u2014GreenBox Afrik delivering a climate awareness talk in January 2025.<\/strong> Fareeda Amankwa-Gabbey promoting slow fashion at the Step-Up Incubation Programme, January 2025.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through our schools programme, students would later engage in recycling competitions, innovation clubs, and hands-on upcycling workshops. Every eco-product we sell supports a child\u2019s access to these educational opportunities, turning consumers into changemakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10513\" src=\"https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1043-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1043-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1043-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1043-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1043-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1043-scaled.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10514\" src=\"https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1095-811x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1095-811x1024.png 811w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1095-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1095-768x969.png 768w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1095-1217x1536.png 1217w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1095-1623x2048.png 1623w, https:\/\/greenboxafrik.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1095-scaled.png 2028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our work in schools is perhaps the most hopeful chapter in our story. 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