Save the Dream Initiative Team joined the rest of the World in commemorating the World Environment Day celebration. The event which started at 11:30 am with a 1hour GREEN Walk and ended by 2pm was attended by one hundred forty six (146) participants. The program of event include; Community dialogue on Environmental Pollution, Environmental sustainability awareness, Climate Change and Environmental Human Rights as a key note address delivered by the Community Development Chairman (CDC) who also doubles as the youth head/leader, a welcome address was delivered by the ED Save the Dream Initiative, Opening Speech by the Program Officer, goodwill message was delivered by the Strategic Information Officer. The event was the 7^th World Environment Day celebration to be commemorated by the STDI community in Rivers.

Objectives

• To educate and communicate the community members on the effect of climate change
• To educate the community members on the effect of black Soot in their environment
• To dialogue and identify the sources of black soot
• Enhance Community participation in preservation of the environment.
• To advocate to the community leader on the new sustainable development goal (SDG)