Environmental Development

“Sustainable development is about meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” This is very challenging to maintain, with the various needs and wants of the present generation. Most important components of the environment are damaging or degrading daily resulting pollution of air, water, soil, ocean, etc. and depletion of natural reserves. Therefore, environmental education is necessary to change the attitude of people.

FRIENDS work especially with children and youth for environmental development. Organize green base camps for children and youth to experience the living environment. Educate them on good and bad environmental practices. Create opportunities to participate campaigns on beach cleaning, tree planting, door to door community awareness on garbage management, etc. Through this process they learn about, “What is my environmental responsibility?”.