Africa, Events

Uganda S4P 2024

by Hanh Do

Speaking 4 the Planet

St. Mark’s College

Namagoma, Uganda

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13 April 2024

USE YOUR PHILOSOPHY AS A CLUB TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES

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St Mark’s College, Namagoma, will host the first-ever Speaking 4 the Planet competition in Uganda. The first ever in Africa!

The theme for the speaking competition is USE YOUR PHILOSOPHY AS A CLUB TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.

 Students will participate through their clubs. Each participating club will present four items:

  1. Junior speaker (12-15yrs old) Maximum time 4minutes
  2. Senior speaker (16-20yrs old) Maximum time 4minutes
  3. Art.  One person speaks for maximum 1minute about the artwork. 
  4. One other item chosen from Drama, Dance, Poetry. Maximum time 4minutes.

Bruno Muyunga is taking the lead in making this event happen – the First Speaking 4 the Planet competition in Africa happen! He is an environmental activist and one of the school’s IT specialists. He says, 

It has always been my passion to protect the environment since I grew up seeing the natural environment. Now, sadly, it’s becoming damaged and many species are becoming extinct.

Educators, now, must take up the challenge to help children learn about the conservation of the environment.

While attending the 12th World Environmental Education Congress in Abu Dhabi earlier this year, I realized that St Mark’s College Namagoma can make a difference. I can make a difference. And everyone in our school can be a part of a sustainability journey.  Inspired by what I saw and learned at the 12th WEEC, I have decided to embark on carrying out education and awareness sessions to sensitize people about the natural environment and its contributions to humanity – which I think many people do not know about. I want to help nurture a young generation that can conserve the natural environment.

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