Under the Pemba Recicla project, funded by ENI, implemented by the Associação Moçambicana de Reciclagem in Pemba, during March the following activities were implemented:

1 . Meeting with the direction of the Paquitequete Primary School

On the 1st of March, AMOR along with the 2 members of ENI held a meeting with the direction of Paquitequete Primary School, where the Pemba Recicla project is currently being implemented, with the aim of presenting the project and the its objectives, request for the availability of a space for the sessions and 40 students, 2 teachers and 2 cleaning assistants.

The first meeting between School and AMOR was the first step towards the beginning of activities at Paquitequete Primary School, and the questions and concerns that were posed by the board of the school were answered.

2 . First Session of the Environment Club at Paquitequete Primary School

On March 15, the first session of the Environmental Club (CAC) of the Paquitequete School was held. The session took place with an AMOR animator, the presence of 36 students, two teachers (focal points) and the direction of the school. The purpose of this first contact with the students was to introduce AMOR to CAC members, elect Club leaders, and also introduce the concepts of 3R’s and Sustainability.

The students were very receptive to the information and showed pure interest in the new activities that would be added to their agendas. The election of their leaders was carried out peacefully under the voting process, and at the suggestion of the students themselves, a new position of “Head of Hygiene” was added to the others who intend to run the CAC.

3. Session on Climate Change

On March 22, AMOR was with the students of the Club of the Environment and Citizenship of the Primary School of Pequitequete, holding another session, this one on Climate Change. During the session, practical exercises of solid waste management were carried out for resilience and adaptation to natural events.

A lecture was given on climate change that referred to issues such as the occurrence of Cyclone IDAI in Sofala Province, the main natural events in Pemba, and the impact of natural events, the vulnerability of the neighborhood of Paquitequete and the management of waste. The demonstration of the difference in the impact of rainfall in vulnerable and non-vulnerable areas was based on recycled material and left students interested in the new way of learning.

4. First session of Recycling PET bottles with CAC students

On March 30th, the first session of PET bottle recycling was held with the CAC students of Paquitequete Primary School. The session served to talk to students about the concept of recycling, what is recyclable material and the patented benefits of recycling in the environment.

As a way of putting them to practice, the students had the task of in groups to produce a decoration vessel made from a plastic PET bottle.