From September 11 to 21, the Donetsk Regional Ecology and Nature Center organized a series of outreach campaigns titled “Clean Hearts—Clean Planet,” timed to coincide with World Cleanup Day.
More than 250 children from among internally displaced persons from the Donetsk region, who currently live in various parts of Ukraine, joined the environmental initiative. The environmental relay tour covered Shostka, Perechyn, Stryi, Deliatyn, Uzhhorod, Dnipro, and the Cherkasy region. The program for each field event combined hands-on environmental activities, recycling competitions, an introduction to the 5R principles, and upcycling workshops, during which participants gave used items a second life.
The project aims to foster environmental awareness, promote responsible consumption, and engage students in the Donetsk region in practical actions to protect the environment. You can view posts about the events on social media using the hashtags #ЧистіСерцяЧистаПланета, #WorldCleanupDay, #ДОЕНЦ, #letsdoitukraine.