On June 7, an eco-cleanup "Let's Make the City Cleaner" was held in Dnipro — and it was a day that charged the space of the million-strong city not only with cleanliness but also with a new meaning.
Young people from five communities – Volnovakha, Vuhledar, Velykonovosilkivska, Olhynska, and Komarska – came out to the park area, armed with inspiration and the simplest tools.
No complicated equipment is needed here. Because the best resource is awareness and desire!
In just a few hours of the eco-cleanup:
- over 15 bags of trash were collected,
- the flower beds were well watered,
- a zone for future picnics without trash was created.
The conclusion of the cleanup was a warm eco-picnic without single-use plastic, with tea in thermoses and cheerful conversations about how else we can change the cities of Ukraine.
This event is not a period, but the beginning of a new culture of interaction with nature in the city. Young people from among IDPs are not only a hope but already today — leaders of change.
Each participant of the eco-cleanup received a memorable eco-keychain as a keepsake — a symbol of joint action and care for the environment.
The project received a logical continuation: participants created a Telegram channel, which activists from Dnipro have already joined. Plans include organizing regular eco-cleanups, publishing tips for sustainable living, and launching mini-campaigns among local communities.
Thank you to everyone who did not remain indifferent. We are those who create communities not with words, but with actions.
The UNICEF program in the Donetsk region is implemented by the NGO "Measures" in partnership with the NGO "Country of Development" with the support of the Donetsk Regional State Administration.
Based on materials from the Volnovakha City Military Administration