This is an idea that I have been thinking about for sometime and I thought I would throw it out there to see what you guys think. It actually concerns the problem of garbage in the DR but also education and charity for the schools.
As I am sure most of you know, in Canada and the U.S. (and probably elsewhere) there are "adopt a Park or highway" programs where certain community groups or schools take on responsibility for cleaning up and maintaining certain areas. My idea is to do this in the DR. Get a school to "volunteer" to keep a certain area clean and in return receive their much needed school supplies.
A lot of people have talked about the problem of garbage being one of education, and that has been seen to be the case in both Canada and the U.S. Most of us are old enough to remember the beginnings of the "keep American beautiful" campaigns to clean up the environment. The change in attitude has to start with the kids, and I think it also ought to include some education on WHY it is important to keep their environment clean.
What do you guys think? I am also going to post this at a couple of other boards to see what they think.
Rose
As I am sure most of you know, in Canada and the U.S. (and probably elsewhere) there are "adopt a Park or highway" programs where certain community groups or schools take on responsibility for cleaning up and maintaining certain areas. My idea is to do this in the DR. Get a school to "volunteer" to keep a certain area clean and in return receive their much needed school supplies.
A lot of people have talked about the problem of garbage being one of education, and that has been seen to be the case in both Canada and the U.S. Most of us are old enough to remember the beginnings of the "keep American beautiful" campaigns to clean up the environment. The change in attitude has to start with the kids, and I think it also ought to include some education on WHY it is important to keep their environment clean.
What do you guys think? I am also going to post this at a couple of other boards to see what they think.
Rose