Auja Eco Center is an entity that took upon itself the grand task of protecting the valley’s landscape as well as supporting its inhabitants.
Overwhelmed by the sheer amount of waste coming from single-use plastic alone, Morocco abandoned all use of it making it one of the first countries in Africa to pass a correlated law.
Michel de Bustros had a vision when he inherited a large plot of land in the 1950s.
When it comes to sustainability and the environment, action is much needed but in order to reach that, a huge responsibility lies on educators.
In 2015, a heightened garbage crisis loomed in Lebanon. Georges Bitar was an active part at the time, trying with others to collect and sort trash.
It all started when Salim Kabbara, angered by the site of Lebanon’s streets and beaches, decided to launch a small campaign for a beach clean-up in Tripoli, northwest of Lebanon.
“My childhood friend and I were faced with this issue of rehabilitated drug addicts being turned away from jobs,” George Ghafary says.
Bassel Baaklini wasn’t happy about the state of waste and waste disposal in Lebanon. “Each year we generate over 1.5 million tons of garbage,” he notes.
Isinsu Kaya emphasized on how super passionate they are on spreading awareness on a more sustainable way of living through Mumo.
“The first campaign we actually launched was in 2009 when we went on a cleaning spree in a residential neighborhood with dozens of houses.,” Sayed says.
The non-profit which is chaired by Queen Rania Al Abdullah, helps women both from local and refugee communities, with better employment opportunities by helping them create their own social enterprises or offering capacity building.
There was an issue plaguing Koura in northern Lebanon Lebanon and that is the lack of clean, portable water for its residents and refugees.
