THE AWARENESS FOR A SUSTAINABLE & GREENER ENVIRONMENT STILL CONTINUES.

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VOL. 3A

“ We D o N o t

I n h e r i t t h e

Ea r t h f ro m

O u r

A n c e s t o rs ;

We B o r ro w I t

f ro m O u r

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We have Sponsored

S e v e r a l G r e e n

H a n g o u t s W i t h i n

a n d O u t s i d e

Nigeria. Watch out,

the next one may be

around you?

T h i s y e a r k i c ke d

o ff w i t h t h e c a l l

fo r a p p l i c a � o n

i n t o t h e A f r i c a

G re e n G ra n t

A w a rd 2 0 2 0 o n

t h e 1 s t o f

J a n u a r y .

H o w a r e y o u

p r o m o � n g t h e

S u s t a i n a b l e

D e v e l o p m e n t

Goals? Remember,

this is our Decade of

A c � o n , w h e n n o

o n e m u s t b e l e �

behind.

To spread our tentacles and

b r o a d e n o u r e ff o r t s t o

fulfilling our organisa�onal

goals, we are se�ng up state

r e p r e s e n t a � v e s a c r o s s

N i g e r i a a n d C o u n t r y

Representa�ves in Africa to

oversee the ac�vi�es of the

founda�on in their zones.

Due to the current

o u t b r e a k o f t h e

Pandemic, we have

been working on

o t h e r s a fe r a n d

a d v a n c e d

methods to enable

us deliver on our

a c � v i � e s a n d

events for the year.

The winner of

t h e 2 0 1 9

Africa Green Grant

Award, Yetunde

Fa d e y i o f R e e s

Africa and her team

members set out to

electrify three rural

co m m u n i � e s i n

Kaduna with no prior

access to electricity. The project delivered SDG 7;

Renewable Energy, working towards ending Energy

Poverty across the globe. They emphasised the need

for energy as a fundamental human right and pivotal

in developing sustainable communi�es.

A�er the comple�on of the project which lasted for 5

days; 28th January – 2nd February, 2020, Rees Africa

in conjunc�on with several organisa�ons including

the Eleven Eleven Twelve Founda�on who was

represented by Damilola Oladiipo electrified 91

households and provided 6 streetlights for these

communi�es.

They have

s h o w n

exemplary

quali�es in

e n d i n g

p o v e r t y

across Nigeria by reaching the furthest behind which

is the answer to leaving no one behind.

The first EETF tweet

chat for the year 2020

was facilitated by Mr

Taiwo Adewole (an

E n v i r o n m e n t a l

C o n s u l t a n t ) w h o

e x p l a i n e d t h e

involvement of stakeholders and individuals in

achieving a circular economy. According to him, the

government has the most important role to play,

coming up with strong policies to sustain the

environment and shu�ng down companies that are

not in compliance with environmental rules and

regula�ons.

In addi�on, all individuals must do away with the

“throw away” mentality and embrace the 3Rs;

Reduce, Reuse and Recycling.

GREEN HANGOUTS

The purpose of the Green hangout is to bring together

young like minds to deliberate on ac�ons that would

further lead to the achievement of our goals; the

three pillars of sustainability. It is �me to create a

working synergy amongst environmentalists and

climate change actors across the con�nent.

The founda�on has sponsored five hangouts within

and outside Nigeria.

Installa�on of solar panels on the roof of a building

LIGHT UP KAGARKO

Representatives at Light up Kagarko

TWEETCHAT

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Oyo State Commissioner for Environment Rt. Hon. Kehinde Ayoola

Addressing the par�cipants

Par�cipants

OYO GREEN HANGOUT

The program was

held on Saturday,

8 t h F e b r u a r y,

2020 at 11:47am

wi th ove r 100

par�cipants present. The host, Miss Boye of Lead

Radio 106.3FM welcomed the par�cipants and

expressed her excitement for being part of the Oyo

Green Hangout 4.0, the first environmental gathering

she is a�ending. Everyone present was asked to

introduce themselves by sta�ng their names, what

they do and why they are passionate about the

environment.

The Opening prayer was said by Miss Balqeez Adebisi

Mr Zadok Adeleye, the Project Team Lead for the

E l e ve n E l e ve n

T w e l v e

Founda�on, gave

t h e o p e n i n g

speech. On behalf

o f t h e E l e v e n

E leven Twelve

Founda�on, he

w e l c o m e d

e v e r y o n e a n d

expressed his

e x c i t e m e n t

concerning the youths ge�ng involved to make the

planet sustainable. He urged everyone to network,

discuss and have fun as the program promises to birth

greatness.

Mr Adetunji Lam-Adesina, the Founder of the

founda�on while addressing the par�cipants pointed

out that there are several opportuni�es in the

environmental sector, most especially for young

people because they are the future of not only the

country, but the con�nent and the en�re world. He

also noted that the sector has been neglected for so

long in this con�nent which is why there is the need to

power up the sector and make sure the leaders and

government directs their a�en�on towards the

sector. Furthermore, he posits that once the sector is

promoted, the three pillars of sustainability; social,

economic and environment will be achieved. He

encouraged everyone to network as much as possible

and have fun and to feel free to ask ques�ons from Rt.

Hon. Kehinde Ayoola, the Commissioner for

Environment.

Several ques�ons such as, what brought about the

name Eleven Eleven Twelve, what we do exactly,

internship and Graduate Trainee program were posed

to Mr Lam-Adesina, which he answered accordingly.

In order to liven things up a bit, the host had a game

session of concentra�on were two winners emerged.

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Par�cipants

Par�cipants

There was also an educa�ve session of ques�ons and

answers rela�ng to the environmental sector and the

SDGs. All the winners went home with branded gi�

items. A�er having so much fun with game and

random answering of ques�ons, the Commissioner

for Environment, Rt. Hon.

K e h i n d e A y o o l a w a s

introduced by the host and

brought forward to a�end to

ques�ons being posed to him

by par�cipants.

The commissioner started by

introducing himself and his

team members. He expressed his excitement to be in

the midst of the young ones. He stated that one of the

things youths should take control of now is the

environment because it's our world.

A lot of ques�ons ranging from Waste management,

genera�on of data for easy approach to waste

management issues, law governing the issue of burial

g r o u n d s , m y t h s a n d

tradi�ons as it affects the

environment, enforcement

of laws were asked from the

c o m m i s s i o n e r . T h e

c o m m i s s i o n e r w a s

magnanimous enough to

give answers to all ques�ons

asked. Among such answers he gave was that Oyo

State is working on transla�ng the regula�ons

governing the environment to Yoruba language which

will give a be�er understanding to the populace. He

also pointed out that His Excellency, Engineer Seyi

Makinde, the Oyo State Governor recently launched

the new solid waste management ini�a�ve which

pinpoints the exact things to do in waste collec�on,

storage and conveyance which will also give chance to

weighing of waste. This will

help monitor the PSP, waste

they carry and how they will

be paid.

The commissioner further

explained that poor a�tude of

people to proper waste

management is mostly caused

by myths and tradi�ons. He sighted an example of a

slight flood that occurred at Olodo last year and how

one of the residents said the reason for the flood is

their refusal to make sacrifices/lack of quality sacrifice

to Yemoja. He stated that there is already a plan to

incorporate the solid waste component into the

Ibadan flood management scheme and the

government is focusing on

Educa�on, Enlightenment,

p ro v i s i o n o f a d e q u ate

informa�on among other

things.

Rt. Hon. Kehinde Ayoola also

noted that the government

prohibits incinera�on and

now encourages recycling. He further men�oned that

the State will be banning single use plas�c very soon

but it can only be brought out if a replacement can be

provided which has actually been provided but halted

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a bit because of the present epidemic issue in China.

The commissioner ensured he gave good answers to

every ques�ons asked and it was obvious that

everyone was sa�sfied.

A group picture was taken with the commissioner. The

last round of game was tagged the green basket and

was anchored by the host with many branded

materials won by those that answered the ques�ons

picked correctly. As part of our vision to support like-

minds in the industry in fulfilment of SDG 17;

collabora�ve effort, opportunity was given to

Recyclegarb a recycling ou�it opera�ng in Ibadan to

speak about their upcoming ac�vi�es and enlist

people to join them in those ac�vi�es.

The General Manager of the founda�on, Barr. Adanna

Kalejaye gave the closing speech, encouraging

everyone to always ensure they engage only in

environmentally sustainable acts. The event ended at

3:44pm with a short closing prayer led by Peter

Salako.

VOYAGE A AKURE

The Eleven Eleven Twelve Team Members embarked

on a trip to Akure on Thursday, the 13th February to

pay the First Lady of Ondo State, Her Excellency,

Arabinrin Be�y Anyanwu-Akeredolu a courtesy visit.

We appreciated her passion for the girl child and

women in general and how she has included

environmental ac�vi�es in the lessons being taught to

the girls.

She was happy to see us and made remarkable

comment about our involvement in the environment

sector. She engaged us by sharing her stories on how

she has impacted the society through the girl child.

She has trained several girls from across different

states in Nigeria in different skills and how they can be

problem solvers within their socie�es which debunk

the no�on that the abili�es of the girl child are limited.

We sought for possible collabora�ons between Her

Excellency's founda�on “Be More” and the Eleven

Eleven Twelve Founda�on to which her response

shows she is always available to partner with us as we

make moves towards a hea l thy and safer

environment.

Eleven Eleven Twelve Founda�on Team Members

in a group photograph with Rt. Hon. Kehinde Ayoola.

Her Excellency, Arabinrin Be�y Anyanwu-Akeredolu

exchanging pleasantries with Mr Adetunji Lam-Adesina

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DURIAN VILLAGE:THE NEXT

We made a stopover at Durian Village to see the great

work Tony Joy and her team members are doing in

Imafon Community, Akure. They are taking great

ac�ons to promote the United Na�ons Sustainable

Development Goals and create a sustainable and

greener environment.

From the tour, we discovered the act of reusing

a g r i c u l t u r a l w a s t e t o c r e a t e h e a l t h i e r,

environmentally friendly products, teaching women

the art of cra�s to help them become self-employed.

The village also serves as a pla�orm for educa�ng

young minds and crea�ng a welcoming place for

women to come together and discuss a be�er future.

This is purely a way of contribu�ng to her

environment. We appreciated her efforts towards

implemen�ng her ideas to solve environmental

problems with resources most people consider as

“waste.”

CLIMATE STRIKE

“The love we give away is the only love we keep” -

Elbert Hubbard.

In showing our love to the environment we engaged

on a climate strike on Friday, 14th February 2020 at

Preboye's junc�on, opposite the University of Ibadan.

There were a total of 11 par�cipants including climate

ac�vists, team members and passersby.

We observed a silent strike for the environment with

our placards high in the sky with the words that plead

for the protec�on of our planet.

SPONSORSHIP AND COLLABORATION

In a bid to support efforts and ini�a�ves towards a

sustainable planet, we embrace ideas that are keen

and aligned with our goals and objec�ves.

EETF Team during the presenta�on of gi� to Her Excellency

At Durian Village

C l i m a t e S t r i k e r s

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ACTION GX, an organiza�on that seeks to improve the

quality of the environment and create awareness

among the young people especially in schools and

ins�tu�ons on the local environmental problems and

opportuni�es to create innova�ve solu�ons was one

of our partners this quarter. On the 18th of February,

2020, we supported the organiza�on by contribu�ng

waste drums which are to be distributed to schools.

This is to enhance and encourage children to imbibe

the act of a �dy environment and further include them

in environmental affairs as they grow.

ONE DAY ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIZATION

The United Na�ons SDG 17 seeks to strengthen global

partnerships to support and achieve the 2030 targets.

That is collabora�ve effort in reaching the 17 goals. In

line with this, we joined the serving corp members in

sensi�zing the Market women at Owode Market, in

Oyo town, Oyo State on the 20th February, 2020

The Oyo State Commissioner for Youths and Sport

Hon. Seun Fakorede addressed the par�cipants

assuring them of the government's support in keeping

the environment clean and �dy. Upon the comple�on

of the Honourable Commissioner's speech, the team

moved into a community that has zero knowledge

about waste management. The youths cleaned up the

community and sensi�zed people on the effects of

plas�c pollu�on. They got recyclables from the market

women and encouraged all par�cipants to get

involved in walking the talk and becoming change

agents in their various environments. All recyclables

were bought by recycling companies. We supported

this ini�a�ve through financial dona�on and our

team's presence. The founda�on was ably

represented by Zadok Adeleye and Yemisi Adeegbe.

AKWA IBOM GREEN HANGOUT

The Akwa Ibom Green hangout was held at Discovery

Park, Udo Umana Street, Uyo on the 22nd of February,

2020. The Director and Head of Department and

Climate Change and Awareness, Elder (Mrs) Comfort

Asuquo whi le address ing the par�cipants ,

emphasized the need for youth's involvement in

taking ac�ons to reduce the effect of climate change.

She further encouraged that every change that we are

clamouring for must start with the par�cipants

present. The li�le things w do have a long way in

affec�ng either posi�vely or nega�vely, the

environment. The program was a success with

par�cipant asking that the next green hangout comes

up in a short �me. The hangout was solely funded by

EET Founda�onMiss Yemisi Adeegbe and Mr Zadok Adeleye

at the Environmental Sensi�za�on

Par�cipants6

GRADUATE TRAINEE/INTERNSHIP

On the 2nd of March, 2020, the

first set of Interns joined our

team from the Pan African

University resuming to the

department of Research and

Development, EET Founda�on.

Their names are George Kofi

Owusu and Obateru Ro�mi. Our

doors are open to students who

are willing to intern with us. To

be a part of our Internship

program,

kindly send a mail to

enquiries@ee�ounda�on.org

with the subject of the mail as

INTERNSHIP/GRADUATE TRAINEE

THE IBADAN SDGs HANGOUT

On the 5th of March, 2020, Eleven

Eleven Twelve Founda�on was

represented at the Ibadan

Sustainable Development Goals

Hangout by the following team

members; Adetunji Lam-Adesina,

Zadok Adeleye, Oyinkansola

Sosanya, Bolanle Sobowale and

Yemisi Adeegbe.

The hangout exposed youths to

the knowledge of the Sustainable

Development Goals as well as to

awaken in them the zeal to drive

home these goals.

The convener, Mr Mayowa

Olayomade posits that we should

all do our best to come together

by establishing new contacts and

suppor�ng each other.

Mr Joseph Owan focused on the

h i sto r y o f t h e S u sta i n a b l e

Development Goals, highligh�ng

o n e a c h o f t h e g o a l s a n d

emphasised on the need for all

hands to work together in

ensuring that no one is le�

behind.

The SDGs gives us a pla�orm to

create a universal call to ac�on to

end poverty, protect the planet

and ensure that everyone enjoys

peace and no poverty.

The Oyo State Senior Special

Adviser on SDGs, Hon. Kunle

Yusuff was in a�endance as he

talked about the government's

interest and their plans towards

ensuring the ci�zens of Oyo State

live a peaceful and prosperous life.

He encouraged the youths to keep

sensi�sing people about the 17

goals which are key factors in

p r o m o � n g s u s t a i n a b l e

development in the na�on. As he

said, his office is always opened to

i n i � a � v e s t h a t s e e k t h e

eradica�on of poverty and

hunger, reduced inequality and

the fulfilment that no one is le�

behind.

At the Panel Session which

included, Hon. Yusuff, Mr Adetunji

Lam-Adesina, Mr Joseph Owan

and Mr Michael Ogundele. It was

concluded that educa�on and

enlightening the public is the first

step to achieving these goals, to

which Mr Lam-Adesina advised

that the youths should not leave

everything to the hands of the

government but take ownership Hon. Kunle Yusuf while addressing the par�cipants

EETF team members with the organizers

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TOWARDS THE OYO STATE GREENINNOVATION CHALLENGE

of their future by ensuring the use

of SDG 17 to get things done as

followers can some�mes lead and

vice versa.

In a bid to promote transparency

and to embrace collabora�ve

effort , IMAGES in i�a�ve i s

working with poten�al partners

w h o h a v e c o n t r i b u t e d

enormously to the Environment

Sector in the Oyo State Green

Innova�on School Challenge. The

members of IMAGES Ini�a�ve and

EET Founda�on team held a

mee�ng on, Wednesday 11th

March 2020 to discuss at length

about the Oyo State Green

Innova�on School Challenge.

The vision of Africa Innova�on

School Programme was stated and

the president of IMAGES Dr.

Olawale Olayide reiterated the

reason why the challenge is open

to only Public Schools: this is as a

result of the gap and differences

between Public secondary schools

and Private secondary schools

across the na�on. He emphasised

that the vision is for the African

con�nent especially on Agenda

2063. Launching out locally in Oyo

state Nigeria with the mantra,

“Think Globally, Act Locally”.

As an academia, he is passionate

about bridging the gaps in the

Academic circle, he believes that

the academic sector goes beyond

wri�ng papers and journals but

we should also embrace ac�on.

Mrs Adegoke (Director for Africa

G r e e n I n n o v a � o n S c h o o l

Programme) gave a succinct

report on the journey so far

e s p e c i a l l y i n t e r m s o f

collabora�ve effort with the Oyo

state Ministry of Educa�on,

Sc ience and Technology in

securing an approval to carry out

Oyo State Green Innova�on

School Challenge.

The General Manager of Eleven

Eleven Twelve founda�on, Barr.

Adanna Kalejaiye was excited with

the report of IMAGES Ini�a�ves

on a laudable project as this. She

reiterated that IMAGES ini�a�ve

i d e a i s a p a r t o f E E T F

o r g a n i s a � o n ' s g o a l a n d

emphasised the watch word for

the new decade, which is “Decade

of Ac�on'. She was impressed

with the allocated amount of

prizes as this seems to be more

substan�al compared to prizes

allocated to such compe��ons in

the educa�onal sector. She

advised that Innova�ve Programs

like this should not be a one –off

program rather it should be

sustained in order to create a long

las�ng impact.

M r. A d e t u n j i L a m - A d e s i n a

(Founder; Eleven Eleven Twelve

Founda�on) noted the support of

the founda�on towards the

program.

He con�nued by saying, the effort

is commendable especially as it

will focus on the con�nent at

large. He also advised IMAGES

Ini�a�ves to explore other op�ons

like media support to propagate

the schools innova�on, with this,

the Oyo Green Innova�on School

Challenge will reach a larger

audience leaving no one behind.

Furthermore, he suggested that

contents created by the schools

Members of EET Founda�on and IMAGES Ini�a�ve

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Par�cipants

should be promoted to ensure a

wider public coverage.

Dr. Olayide, President of IMAGES

Ini�a�ves expressed his sincere

apprecia�on to the Organiza�on

for the support.

LIBERIA GREEN HANGOUT

The Liberia Green Hangout was

sponsored by the Eleven Eleven

Twelve Founda�on in conjunc�on

with AgroTech L iber ia . The

h a n g o u t f o c u s e d o n t h e

importance of the youths in

d r i v i n g a n d p r o m o � n g a

sustainable environment. It was

held at Voinjama City, Lofa County

on Friday, the 13th March, 2020.

Par�cipants came from all walks of

life including youth organisa�ons,

schools, ar�san union, learning

c e n t e r s , c o r p o r a t e s o c i a l

organisa�ons, community college

and farming groups. Members

and head of these ins�tu�ons

were recruited to par�cipate so

they can serve as ambassadors to

s p r e a d t h e m e s s a g e o f

environmental consciousness to

the communi�es and their peers.

A total of 120 People par�cipated

in the forum including the city

council and the superintendents.

A total of ten youth organisa�ons

and CSOs were represented, fully

par�cipated in the discussion and

contributed to development of

ideas to sustainably maintain a

green environment and ways in

which youth can contribute in

figh�ng the env i ronmenta l

challenges facing the region.

Three schools provided students

and representa�ves to form part

of the forum.

The County Coordinator of the

Environmental Protec�on Agency,

Ambrose A. B. C. Jamina served as

a Guest of Honour and carried out

a presenta�on on government

environmental policies, laws and

programs intended to support

the sustainable development

goals and be�er environment for

the communi�es. He responded

to ques�ons and concerns from

the youths and cau�oned them to

serve as Ambassadors for the

e n v i r o n m e n t i n t h e i r

communi�es.

Mr. Jonathan S. Stewart, Lead

Campaigner for Agro Tech Liberia

provided an overview on the

growing environmental issues

confron�ng Liberia including

p l a s� c p o l l u � o n , fl o o d i n g ,

u n c o n t r o l l a b l e w a s t e ,

d e f o r e s t a � o n , t r a d i � o n a l

agricultural prac�ces, climate

change and the role of youth in

sustaining the environment. He

called on the youths to take

ownersh ip of the effort to

promote a green and sustainable

environment because their future

and wel lbe ing are d i rect ly

connected to the condi�on of the

environment.

The superintendent of Lofa

County, Hon. William Tamba

Kamba who was also present at

the hangout called on the youths

to collec�vely carry out ac�vi�es

aimed at keeping their ci�es clean

and green. He promised to

support the youth to achieve this.

He also disclosed plans to put a

stop to deforesta�on and open up

parks for tourism as an alterna�ve

means of livelihood.

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Cross Sec�on of the Par�cipants

Par�cipants were given the

opportunity to proffer ideas and

recommenda�ons that could help

policymakers and environmental

organisa�ons fight the challenges

currently faced in preserving the

environment.

Ø City government should place

trash cans along the street for

disposal of waste.

Ø Cons�tute environmental

working group comprising of

leaders of the communi�es to

work with communi�es in

management of waste.

Ø E s t a b l i s h m e n t o f

Environmental clubs in schools

that will carry out ac�vi�es

such as walk N pick, general

c l e a n - u p c a m p a i g n a n d

awareness raising.

Ø D e v e l o p L o c a l c o n t e n t

environmental policy and laws

to be implemented with fines

and penalty for violators.

Ø I n t e n s i v e e d u c a � o n o f

communi�es on the impact of

wastes and management

techniques and skills.

Ø City government to establish a

waste disposal sites for proper

disposal of waste in the

communi�es.

Ø Local government should

provide support to youth

organisa�ons to carry out

environmental ac�vi�es.

A networking session was created

to link youth organisa�ons so as to

enable them design common

ac�ons for the communi�es and

the environment.

The organisa�ons present were

coached on how to work together

o n d e s i g n i n g s o l u � o n s fo r

communi�es' problems. They

discussed how best to carry out

general clean-up campaign and

awareness in the communi�es.

T h e L i b e r i a h a n g o u t w a s

publicised on several online media

outlet such as WAP Liberia and

Liberian Observer The hangout is

an educa�ve and solu�on driven

environmental engagement,

which provides insight on the

various environmental issues and

ways young people can join the

fight to maintain a sustainable

environment for the future of the

young and upcoming genera�ons.

Below are the links to the online

publica�on;

h�ps://wapliberia.org/2020/03/1

4/agro-tech-ee�-partners-hold-

environmental-forum-for-youths-

in-voinjama/

h�ps://www.liberianobserver.co

m / n e ws /a g ro - te c h - l i b e r i a -

execu�ve-director-warns-against-

pollu�on-and-degrada�on/

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EETF Team Members with the Na�onal Coordinator of the World Largest Lesson,

Michael Semiye.

At the World's Largest Lesson

WORLD'S LARGEST LESSON

ACTIVATION

The World's largest lesson held at

the Tree Park, University of

Ibadan, Ibadan on Friday, 13th

March, 2020 is aimed at raising a

genera�on of new thinkers. The

Na�onal Coordinator; Michael

Semiye while addressing the

a�endees noted; the narra�ves in

our country will only change if the

students in schools has a change

of thought which is a reason we

have to work together to promote

a sustainable environment by

building what has been destroyed.

Mr Zadok Adeleye, Project Lead;

Eleven Eleven Twelve Founda�on

emphasized the reason we need

to work together to achieve the

goals for the sake of our future as

youths and incoming genera�ons.

The host, Mr Osikoyo Temitope

(assistant Coordinator of world

Largest Lesson Oyo State Chapter)

encouraged that we learn the

goals by heart to serve as guide in

each of our decisions. He finally,

implored the youths to embrace

the concept of “ Innova�ve

Volunteerism” and put it to good

use by showcasing their skills,

talents and ini�a�ves as a solu�on

to the challenges we face.

ONDO GREEN HANGOUT

The Program took place at The

Federal University of Technology,

Akure (Futa) Botanical Garden on

Saturday, the 14th of March. The

program started at 3:00pm with

49 par�cipants already seated.

The host, Coordinator of FUTA

SDGs hub –Emmanuel Is ika

welcomed everyone to the

program and kicked off with the

opening ceremony by introducing

Green Hangout and giving a brief

history of how it all started. He

emphasized the aim of Green

Hangout which is promo�ng

environmental sustainability.

The former coordinator of NYSC

CDS group on SDGs, Emmanuel

Kilaso led the introductory session

among the par�cipants.

Mr Emmanuel Isika introduced

the 17 goals of the SDGs and

explained them in details to the

audience for the benefit of those

w h o w e r e n o t

conversant with the

SDGs.

Ma�ers Arising: The

s e s s i o n o n 2 0 2 0

o u t l o o k w a s

a n c h o r e d b y M r

Oluwaseun Samuel

who focused on the

p ro b l e m s p ro v i d e d b y t h e

ques�onnaire for the Green

Hangout during the summit.

During this session, the audience

came up with amazing ideas.

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The problem with our environment which includes

waste management, deforesta�on, pollu�ons of

water bodies was brought to light and discussed

extensively. Ques�ons on what the government was

doing were asked. Sugges�ons were made by the

audience on how we could manage our waste by

thinking of our environment, sor�ng our waste and

posi�oning waste bins at public places for proper

evacua�on and disposal. At the end of the

programme, everyone in the audience was

admonished to be environmentally conscious. Group

photographs followed suit and in all, it was a blissful

event. The event was financially supported by EET

FOUNDATION.

BENIN GREEN HANGOUT

The Benin green hangout was held on The 14th of

March 2020 at the Ogba zoo and ecological garden,

Edo State. The event was rated a 'success' as synergy

and smarter ways of crea�ng a sustainable

environment were formed.

We were excited to welcome 29 par�cipants to the

event (including the organizing team), feed backs

go�en from par�cipants were posi�ve and highly

sa�sfactory, from the speakers to venue choice, to the

event line up of ac�vi�es, spurring us to do more. This

event engaged par�cipants in a totally different way

with renewed zeal to achieving environmental

sustainability.

The Eleven Eleven Twelve Founda�on did amazingly

well by graciously sponsoring and having their Edo

state focal person present. The interac�ve session saw

par�cipants raise issues bothering on environmental

challenges prevalent in their communi�es and

smarter ways of correc�ng them, an example is the

carrot and s�ck method, where people are

commended for their good work and punished for any

wrongdoing.

Provision of waste bins at strategic points, crea�ng

behavioural change through aggressive awareness

campaigns, all these were some of the micro solu�ons

given while the macro solu�ons includes government

inves�ng in renewable energy, public transporta�on:

reduc�on of carbon emissions.

The web game was played amongst par�cipants

where their hopes, commitment and pledges where

made with the yarn and using it to create a link

A cross sec�on of the par�cipants at the Ondo Green Hangout

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between all.

The photo session and refreshments brought the

event to a close.

The resource persons at the event included a

representa�ve of the Edo State office on Sustainable

Development Goals, Mr Patrick Omene who spoke on

his offices' plan of ac�vi�es which is to sensi�se the

populace especially those in the rural areas of the

state on the importance of achieving the SDGs. The

Execu�ve Director, Connected Advocacy; Mr Isreal

Orekha spoke on the need to have more climate

change actors.

EET FOUNDATION STATE REPRESENTATIVES

To spread our tentacles across the country, we have

engaged environmental ac�vists and change makers

in several states to represent the founda�on in

execu�ng our corporate goals in their respec�ve

states. A virtual mee�ng was held with the state reps

on the 17th March, 2020 at which they introduced

themselves to the house and were briefed on the

ac�vi�es of the founda�on. The founder, Mr Adetunji

Lam-Adesina admonished them to get involved and

ensure we all work together and put to ac�on our

ideas to promote a greener environment.

GLOBAL RECYCLING DAY

Global Recycling Day: The organiza�on, U-Recycle

Ini�a�ve, took to the streets for the World Recycling

Day which is widely celebrated on the 18th of March,

2020. The team members, to mark this day sensi�zed

people on the need to prac�ce the 3Rs to keep our

environment sustainable and healthy. To encourage

children, they donated bins to schools to dump their

refuse properly. This is to support the saying “Catch

them young.” It is essen�al to include sustainable

living in childhood educa�on by informing children, it

inspires new ways of thinking about a be�er

environment. The organiza�on was financially

supported by EET Founda�on.

THE PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT INITIATIVE

We have a passion for a sustainable environment, and

we are working towards our goals. Every weekend, our

enlightenment team has been taking the eco-gospel

message to several communi�es, educa�ng them on

reasons we need to protect our environment. We

have been able to encourage several households to

engage the proper use of waste disposal.

P a r � c i p a n t s

U-Recycle Ini�a�ve Team during the Global Recycling Day

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We also embarked on monitoring and evalua�on of

the areas we have touched. We are encouraged that

several households are now abiding with the laws

governing waste management in our socie�es. We

hereby encourage everyone to contribute their quota

to environmental sustainability.

CALL FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVES

As part of our drive not to leave anyone behind, we

are spreading out across Nigeria and Africa.

We are currently looking for representa�ves in the

following states;

ü ABIA

ü SOKOTO

ü KANO

ü IMO

ü CROSS-RIVER

ü TARABA

ü DELTA

ü JIGAWA

ü NASSARAWA

ü ANAMBRA

REQUIREMENTS

þ Must be between Ages 18-30

þ Must have passion for the Green Sector

þ Must be driven by a be�er future

þ Must possess people oriented skills

Interested and Qualified?

Kindly send a DM via our social media channels;

@eet_founda�on

OR

Send a mail to enquiries@ee�ounda�on.org

with State Reps as the Subject.

The EETF Public Enlightenment Team during sensi�za�on

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