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Monday, January 9, 2017

International Youth Day 2016

NORTH EAST TREE PLANTING ACADEMY

The theme of the 2016 International Youth Day is “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production”. This year’s Day is about achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It focuses on the leading role of young people in ensuring poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development through sustainable consumption and production.
youth POWER POSE 

Sustainable consumption entails the use of products and services that meet the basic needs of communities while safeguarding the needs of future generations.

The development and promotion of individual choices and actions that increase the eco-efficiency of consumption of all and minimize waste and pollution is critical to achieving equitable socioeconomic development. 
World Cafe session to identify polluters of environment


International Center for Accelerated Development, Child Protection and Food security sector of IRC and Plant for the planet foundation Germany marked the day with Tree party. The tree planting academy held at Mubi with over 80 in-schools participants planting economic trees that guarantees sustained livelihood. 

Young people making positive change happen across the world are not alone #YouthPower #YouthDay

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