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RIVER
CARE IN DOMINICA
With the theme
'Youth safeguarding waters' the Youth Development Division of
the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Sports
& Youth Affairs, together with the Dominica National Commission
for UNESCO and many other partners, are helping to restore and
maintain Dominica's freshwater and aquatic resources. These resources
are already under threat from indiscriminate cutting of trees
along river banks and from pollution in its many forms. The project
seeks to engage young people to reverse these trends by positively
contributing to the conservation of their natural resources through
the River Care programme.
Taking into
account the two International Decades: the Decade
of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) and the
Decade
for action on Water for Life (2005-2015), this project, starting
in 2006, seeks to expand the overall concept of Sandwatch - community
action based on sound science - to take into account river systems
using techniques that have been developed in Fiji and the Pacific
Islands through the River
Care Project.
The 'Youth
safeguarding waters' initiative has two phases:
- Summer
vacation programme (2006) involving 3,000 primary school youth
in monitoring rivers and beaches, waterway clean ups, planting
of trees, learning and sharing with their peers and community
about the proper methods of garbage disposal, and preservation
and beautification of their environment
- Involving
school Environmental Clubs in River Care monitoring activities
(2006-7)
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