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Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana to form eco-clubs
June 22, 2011:
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Eco-club workshop for school heads |
One of ARC's partners in Africa, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has announced plans to form eco-clubs in all of its schools throughout the country.
The Church was among 31 faith groups that launched long-term action plans on the environment at the Windsor Celebration in November 2009; the school eco-club programme has arisen directly out of its plan.
Speaking at a recent workshop for the heads of the schools that will pilot the eco-club project, Reverend Winfred Hayford Azornu, acting general manager of the Church's education unit, said, given the right leadership, direction and orientation, children could become crusaders for environmental protection.
Activities that will be undertaken by the eco-clubs include:
growing and protecting trees
learning simple farming techniques
practicing sanitation and cleanliness
educating people to understand issues around climate change using the local languages.
Rev Azornu said prizes would be awarded to the schools with the best-performing eco-clubs.
To find out more, click
here for the Ghana News Agency report of the workshop.
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November 5, 2009:
Windsor Celebration 2009
The Windsor Celebration of Faiths and the Environment has been "a huge success", says ARC Secretary General Martin Palmer. As well as marking the launch of hugely impressive long-term plans on the environment by nine of the world's major faiths, the event saw leading secular groups pledge their commitment to work with the religions and the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledge the faiths' vital role in discussions on the planet. Visit our dedicated Windsor website www.windsor2009.org.
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June 27, 2011:
Interview with Sir Miles Hunt-Davis
Sir Miles Hunt-Davis became ARC's international president in 2011. ARC's communications director, Victoria Finlay talked to him about his work as British Commander in Nepal and Prince Philip's private secretary for nearly 20 years, and about the importance of engaging religions in conservation issues. |
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