Immaculate Heart Girls School Launches Laudato Si’ Club to Promote Environmental Conservation
Rukungiri: Immaculate Heart Girls School Nyakibale in Rukungiri Municipality has launched a Laudato Si’ Club aimed at promoting environmental conservation and raising awareness about climate change among learners.
The club is a youth-led initiative inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, which calls on people to care for the environment and protect the earth as a common home for everyone.
The club was officially launched over the weekend by Rev. Fr. Robert Ayebazibwe from Mbarara Archdiocese during a dedication Mass for A-Level students held at the school premises.
The initiative will involve students in various environmental activities, including tree planting, smart agriculture, school gardening, environmental innovations, waste management and community awareness campaigns.
Addressing the congregation, the school Headteacher, Sr. Sabina Tumusiime, urged students and the wider community to take responsibility for protecting the environment by keeping their surroundings clean and avoiding careless disposal of rubbish.
Sr. Tumusiime encouraged learners to develop a culture of proper waste disposal, noting that even small actions, such as throwing away fruit remains and used paper carelessly, contribute to environmental pollution.
Sr. Tumusiime also called on students to learn from communities and countries like Rwanda where people maintain clean roads and surroundings, emphasising that environmental conservation should begin with individual responsibility.
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Meanwhile, Rev. Fr. Robert Ayebazibwe called on the public to take an active role in protecting the environment through activities such as collecting rubbish and creating awareness about environmental conservation.
Fr. Ayebazibwe emphasised that environmental protection is everyone’s responsibility, adding that it is an important part of sustainable development.
Fr. Ayebazibwe explained that sustainable development means meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
He urged the students to embrace environmental conservation practices, saying the protection of the earth requires collective efforts to ensure that future generations also enjoy a clean and safe environment.
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