Tell us if that one time when you went out for volunteered community service. Specifically, cleaning the garbage left around by other people.
How did you felt after doing this? Would you want to do it again? Would you encourage others to do same? If you have some pictures, please share with us
When was around seven years old, i noticed that their is this environmental cleaning practice in my community. It took place one's in a month. During this time, all the married women in my community will come out in a group to carry out this exercise. In our local dialect we call it Ibo uzo which when translated means, cleaning of the roads. My late mom back then is always involved in this exercise. As we are coming up in age, Mom stopped going out by herself. Rather she will send one of us for the cleaning. On a very good day, it became my turn to do that and went out to carry out this exercise on behalf of my mother. Though i didn't enjoy it the first day, rather saw it as a stress. As time goes on, i started enjoying it. Because their is these law that even though you weren't able to come out that day, your potion will be left there for you to come and clean it the next day. So, I do go a day after that day with my friends or siblings to clear the grasses and garbages. Initial, I felt bad 😞 but later finds pleasure in doing that. I see it as part of life and today, am enjoying it because mom told us that it's part of life and if we don't learn now, it might be a problem for is in the future when we got married.
If you ask me if i would do it again. My answer is yes. Reason, i know the importance of earth for humans now than then. I know the benefits of keeping our surroundings clean from free radicals and pollution's. So, we can fight all these by keeping our environments and that of other's clean. For example, there was a time we deed some cleaning in my place of business. I joined the cleaning campaign. Though i didn't join them in bringing out dirts from gutters during morning hours. But at night, i helped in packing those dirts to a public dustbin where the government made provisions for it.
When it comes for encouraging others to join in this cleaning campaign, it jas been part of me since i learned about cleaning planet and see reasons why we should do so. I don't actually have the cleaning campaign pictures but, i have the one of my cleaning activities for today.
Cleaning post for 20/8/2024
Today is August 20th, 2024. It started raining from morning till night today just like it did yesterday. But i was able to clean the planet during early morning hours before the rain. Yesterday i did same thing but was knocked out by data network and i couldn't make my post. Due to the rain, i couldn't go to a far distance but was able to clean the garbages around.
Treat something very important as an important thing. Our earth remains the most important asset we have. Keeping it clean is our priority. Cleaning garbages in the streets is the way to care for our planet.
Am inviting @beveron, @marajah and @calebmarvel to join me in this contest.