Buea, Cameroon
Hosted by Center For Community Enhancement Cameroon
Friday 28 July
Location: Land Mark University, Buea
Times: 8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Format: In-Person
Cost: FREE
Participants will learn about the different ways young people can contribute in beating plastic pollution, ideas about recycling and the recycling companies in Cameroon, and the role of gender in plastic pollution.
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Summit Schedule
| S/N | ACTIVITIES | RESPONSIBLE | DURATION |
| 1 | Arrival and registration of participants | participants | 8;00am-8;20am |
| 2 | Arrival of speakers and other guests | Speakers and guests | 8;20am-8;30am |
| 3 | Word of welcome from main host /sharing of badges | Summit host/volunteers | 8;30am-8;50am |
| 4 | General announcements | Summit host | 8;50am-9;00am |
| 5 | Rules and guidelines of the meeting /personal introduction | Host/volunteers/participants | 9;00am-9;20am |
| 6 | Overview of the summit and what to expect | Summit co host | 9;20am-10;00am |
| 7 | Coffee break | Summit host/volunteers/participants | 10;00am-10;20am |
| 8 | Overview of plastic pollution actions in Cameroon | Mrs LINDA SIRRIH | 10;20AM-11;00AM |
| 9 | Cameroon youths and the blue economy | Mr. Ngale Sammuel | 11;00am-11;30pm |
| 10 | Reuse,recycle,and up cycling | Mr.Abanda | 11;30pm-12;10pm |
| 11 | Gender and plastic pollution | Dr. Justine Ayuk | 12;10pm-01;00pm |
| 12 | Group discussions /networking | Participants /speakers | 01;00pm-01;30pm |
| 13 | Questions /Answers | Participants /speakers | 01;30pm-02;00pm |
| 14 | Group photos and lunch | Participants /volunteers/speakers | 02;00pm-02;30 pm |
Summit Hosts
About this Summit Location
Buea is an educational center with youths being the predominant population. As a result of the many schools and training centers in Buea, the large population has a direct impact on the plastic pollution that is alarming already. The town of Buea is located at the foot of mount Cameroon and it’s just 15km from the sea shores.
About the FIRE Summit
The FIRE Element focuses on rapidly transitioning to renewable energy sources, clean transportation, and accelerating ways to draw down fossil fuel dependence. Targeting the source of these emissions — namely fossil fuels — and doing so equitably, is the goal of the FIRE element. This FIRE Summit is convening Planeteers in communities around the world to develop campaigns to accelerate our transition away from fossil fuels.
About Planeteer Alliance
Planeteer Alliance is a program of the Captain Planet Foundation, a US-based NGO with the mission of engaging and empowering young people to be problem solvers for the planet.