Gorée’s Young Sentinels took part in World Clean Up Day organised by Dak’Clim in Hann, with workshops facilitated by RECIKIT. The event connected action on waste, learning about biodiversity and imagining solutions for a more thriving bay.
Connecting children’s commitment with collective action
The Sentinels’ participation in World Clean Up Day continued the activities begun in Gorée at GOCEAN’s launch. In Hann, the children joined an event led by Dak’Clim and took part in RECIKIT’s workshops. The encounter made cooperation tangible: learning with other organisations, sharing a setting for action and connecting everyday practices with coastal protection.
The Waste Fresco: understand before acting
In RECIKIT’s educational programme, the Waste Fresco invites children to identify waste categories, understand their pathways and connect their environmental impacts. Reducing, reusing, sorting and recovering materials become practices to explain, rather than instructions to repeat. Linking this reflection with Hann Bay makes it concrete: what is discarded can affect a shared environment and the life it supports.
Sunu Biodiv: our biodiversity, our responsibility
Sunu Biodiv offers a playful introduction to local and marine biodiversity. It connects threats with waste and human activities, then links each problem with causes and possible solutions. Educational play and teamwork make it easier to understand how cleanliness and biodiversity protection reinforce each other: caring for the bay also means caring for its living beings and their connections.
The Tree of Dreams and Solutions: imagining a thriving bay
The Tree of Dreams and Solutions invites children to imagine a clean, healthy and thriving Hann Bay. It makes room for their perspective and their ability to express a desirable future. The activity complements learning about problems by opening up possible responses: listening to ideas, discussing them and recognising children as participants in collective reflection.
From awareness to continuing learning
These educational approaches connect with the Young Sentinels’ pathway: observe, understand, experiment and share. They echo Gorée’s activities on plastic reduction, sorting, reuse and discovering nature. For GOCEAN, participation in the event helps deepen learning and cooperation so that children’s commitment continues in their everyday environment.
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