Breakthrough ,Breakthrough 2013

Female  poets for environment is gearing for a serious campaign titled 2013 Breakthrough. The campaign will bring together singers ,hip hop artists ,visual artists , environmental management  and authorities,governmental ministries ,Ngos on Environment the media . The whole Campaign for the Break through will be  led by female poets.

Clean up campaigns ,petttions, exhibitions ,poetry perfomances ,writing and environmental seminars will be organized .It will be a seriously inclusive program. Harare at the moment is littered , the water is not safe for drinking  and other domestic uses. The whole air is seriously poluuted with carbon gasses. Society is dying of cholera and typhoid.

We need our municipal authorities to take cognisence of environmental health. We are going to use our voices  for this Breakthrough 2013 .Schools ,clinics and youthe centres will participate in this Campaign.

Female poets for environment would need more support of educational literature , financial resources and cleaning materials from organizations ,the government ,united nations environmental program  and other like organizations.

Female poets for environment believe that  the cleaness and protection of environment is a human right and have to be uphold by each and every citizen of the world.

An unpollutted world is a safe world

by Mbizo Chirasha
Creative  Director- General
Girlchildcreativity project

Poets in Enviromental protection campaign

Zimbabwe is a country abundant with talent ,creativity and innovation. We are really talented with a influx of established artists , writers ,painters and poets. Our voices are strong that we can  change  the way things look and work out .We need to preserve and protect our environment using  any means neccesary . We need clean water , clean roads , clean air , healthy biodiversity  and  protect our flora and fauna.

We Poets for enviroment we believe if poets raise their voices in conjuction of other enviromental advocates we all win the wars in the protection of enviroment . We need to combine forces with government , Ngos , Insitituions  and other prganizations to  fight against enviromental  genocide  that is causing climate change, degradation  , hunger  ,ecosystem stress and other maladies.

The project seek to bring awareness and highlight ways and mobilze societies in respecting the enviroment.In the campaign we will produce and do the following activities
- Environmental Proection awareness seminars
- Writing and artists mobilzation workshops
- Poetry and Musical Cds on environmental protection
-Poetry and Musical  bashes on environment
- Poetry in Schools Competitions and programs with the whole concept of the campaigns.

We will work with organizations like Clean up the World , Enviroment Africa , Enviroment and management agency , Unep,Ecoliteracy centre and other organizations.

It is pleasing that so far we  are starting our activities and developing our visibilty  methods  for engagements ,collaborations and participation.

by Mbizo Chirasha

Founder/Creative Director - General - GirlchildCreativity Projects.

INTRODUCTION

The aim of this report is to highlight the issues that were addressed during the seminar conducted on the 13^th of October 2012 from11 am to 1pm. The report will encompass three sections that will be identified from A ,B and C. Section A will focus on the programs’ general background ,section B will look at the goals of the female poets for the environment and section C will be based on the intended plan for the project.

PROGRAM’S GENERAL BACKGROUND

The Female poets for environment program conducted the seminar after the realization that the Zimbabwean community needed their assistance The female poets realized that they live in a society that is rapidly lacking respect to its environment .The female writers and poets under the guidance of the producer of Girl Child Creativity came to a realization that there had to come up with a theme My environment ,Your environment as a result based project involving poetry writing ,performing as well as sending the message clearly to all people

GOALS OF THE FEMALE POETS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

 

Taking the responsibility in the preservation of environment

To raise an awareness on the impact of human beings in changing the way they utilize their micro and macro surroundings

Making advanced commitment to clean , conserve and protect the environment

Making people to realize the importance of where they live

Using a team of wordsmith, writers ,poets and musicians to use their creativity in the mobilization of environment al conservation

v Changing the people’s behavior worldwide by using creativity models that change the previous schema of the people towards the environment

SUGGESTED PLANS FOR THE MY ENVIRONMENT ,YOUR ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM

v Fundraising for the Tongogara High School Geography Club Weather station

v Inform different people from different institutions , communities in rural and urban areas the essential need for conserving the environment through using creative thinking.

v Poets for environment prize – a contest that will pit poets in a completion for an award for the best writers and performers.

WRITTEN Philis Tena - Operations Executive

GirlChildCreativity Projects.

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