"Transforming Girne", Environment Project Progresses

The ‘Transforming Girne Environment Project’, which aims to teach the principle of ‘Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle’ (abbreviated as “3R”) to students through their teachers, will be completed on March 22nd.

Training of 51 teachers from 4 state schools within the boundaries of Girne Municipality began on March 6th and will end on March 20th. Initiated by the Girne Municipality Youth Council, the ‘Transforming Girne Environment Project’ will come to an end with a certificate ceremony to be held on Friday, March 22nd. The training is provided by volunteer trainers Vijdan Şengör (Theory) and Irene Raab (Practice) and covers the topics of ‘reuse’, ‘waste reduction’, and ‘papermaking’.

Upon completion of the project, recycling bins and environmental education booklets will be delivered to the schools involved in the project: 23 Nisan Primary School, Karaoğlanoğlu Primary School, Şht. Hasan Cafer Primary School, and Mustafa Çağatay Primary School.

Project Philosophy and ObjectiveThe project, which aims to critically address the division created between nature and humans and to raise individual’s awareness of environmental values, provide the necessary perspective of the 3 Rs; the effects of consumers, producers, and intermediaries on their environment; green skills that need to be acquired in line with today’s conditions and needs, and skills that should not be lost are discussed. With the completion of the organized trainings, it is aimed for the certified teachers to convey these principles to their students within an educational plan. Furthermore, it is planned for recycling-themed exhibitions prepared by students to take place annually in the relevant schools after the completion of the project.