Kisumu, Kenya
Hosted by Cloudton Hamp Ventures Sustainability
Saturday 29 July
Location: Mama Grace Onyango Social Hall, Kisumu
Times: 8:30 – 15:30
Format: In-Person
Cost: FREE
To our participants, expect this to be more of an interactive and learning summit on plastic, plastic pollution, and plastic waste management. There shall be facilitators to guide you in this courses in order to make the summit a success with the help of our sponsor Planeteer Alliance.
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Summit Schedule
Program
| Time | Session | Facilitator |
| 08:00-08:30 | Arrival and Registration | Ephraim Otieno, Co-Host |
| 08:30-09:00 | Prayers, National Anthem and Introduction | Moderators |
| 09:00-09:30 | Opening Remarks, introduction to the summit objectives and participants. | Claudius Mbuya, Host, Founder Cloudton Hamp Ventures Sustainability Group. |
| 09:30-10:00 | Strengthening evidence based plastic pollution quality assessment statistics through youth engagement. | Tom Ogalo, Founder Jijenge youth org |
| 10:00-10:30 | Mainstreaming youth engagement in the government programs of work and other activities of the Planeteer Alliance | Ephraim Otieno, Kisumu wind summit Co-host |
| 10:30-11:00 | Impact of micro plastics from stealth export of plastics and plastic clothes to Kenya a | Eddie, Founder Ecolusion Kenya |
| 11:00-11:30 | TEA | BREAK |
| 11:30-12:00 | Integration of plastic policies into national development strategies. | NEMA, KEMFRI & Ministry of environment and climate change. |
| 12:00-12:30 | Lake Victoria Restoration (Case Study presentation | Tom Ogalo, Founder Jijenge youth org Ephraim Otieno, Co-Host |
| 12:30-1300 | Mainstreaming nature based solution to address plastic pollution in Kenya | NEMA |
| 13:00-13:30 | The role of local communities in addressing plastic pollution in Kenya | General Discussion |
| 13:30-14:00 | Plastic pollution fight in Kenya by youth initiatives (Panel Discussion) | Youth engaged in plastic pollution in Kenya (CBOs & NGOs |
| 14:00-14:30 | Strengthening radical collaboration | |
| against plastic pollution. | ||
| 14:30-15:00 | LUNCH | BREAK |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Networking & Departure |
Summit Hosts
About this Summit Location
The location of our 2023 Wind summit is an ideal location for this timely and noble summit on plastics. Kisumu is one of the major victims of plastic pollution and mismanagement of plastic wastes, so this location is very ideal for the summit theme and vision.
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.