Summary of Activities – December – Beira

During December, the Mozambican Recycling Association held the following activities:

1. 2nd Training of the Community Based Organizations

On December 19, AMOR held the second training of the Community Based Organizations, with the objective of presenting the partnership agreement between AMOR and the CBOs and also the strategies for the management of school ecopoints.

The training was attended by community organizations working together with the Mozambican Association of Recycling. The presentation of the agreement consisted of presenting the premises that constitute the agreement, the manner in which it was implemented, as well as the obligations of both parties in the implementation of the AMOR – CBO partnership.

With the installation of school ecopoints, this 2nd training also aimed to guide the CBOs with regard to the management mode of each CBO responsible for a designated school ecopoints.

This training follows the first, held in August 2019, which aimed to train the CBOs in the management of community ecopoints.

2. Inauguration of the Ecological Christmas Tree

As usual, during the Christmas period of the year, the Mozambican Recycling Association assembles an ecological Christmas tree in a public space in the city.

On December 18, AMOR installed the ecological Christmas tree in Praça dos Continuadores, which contained around 5000 PET plastic bottles, mounted in a structure that simulated the shape of a tree.

On December 20, the official inauguration of the ecological Christmas tree was attended by Mr. Deviz Simango, President of the Beira Municipal Council and representatives of the Catholic Church, who had assembled his presbyter in the same place, as well as students from schools working with AMOR on the European Union Citizens Friendly project.

This tree aims to celebrate the holiday season and also make citizens aware of the best use and management of solid waste produced every day by each of us. Show that there is a possibility of producing better results from waste that is poorly managed through recycling.