THE GAMBIA, Niani District | Wind Element Summit: Turning the Tide on Plastic

Niani District, The Gambia

Hosted by Youth Against Plastic Pollution – Gambia

Wednesday 26 July

Location: Barajally Basic Cycle School

Times: 7:00 – 18:00

Format: In-Person

Cost: FREE

The Summit is designed to bring together the cream of the society to take ownership of the environment, and take on the challenge of plastic pollution.

Registration for this Summit is closed.

DAY 1: DATE

TimeDuration SessionSpeaker(s)
07:00-07:1515 minsWelcome from Hosts and Overview of DayHosts
07:15-07:2510 minsIntroductionsHosts
7:25-8:1045minsIntroduction to this place and environmental issueCleaning exercise. Guest Presenter
8:10-8:3020— Q&A w/ speaker
8:30-9:0535 minBreakfast Hosts
9:05-9:2025 minDivision of participants into small groups Hosts
9:20-10:0545 minGroup discussion by small groups outsideGroup leaders
10:05-11:1065 min{move back to main space inside} for group presentations plastic pollution Hosts and team leaders 
11:10-12:3020minEntertainmentParticipants 
12:30-13:3060 minFull group discussion — what did we observe? What problems relating to wind Element do we think we want to tackle? Hosts
13:30-14:4545minPrayers breakLunch break Host and participants 
14:45-15:3045 min{break into smaller teams to brainstorm strategies for creating change}Team leaders 
15:30-15:4515minEntertainment by the drama groups and scouts songs Scouts
15:45-16:4550 minPrésentation of stratégies by different groups .And question and answer session.Gest speakers
16:45-17:0520 minAsr prayerHosts and participants 
17:05-17:4035mnSpeakers views and comments 
17:40-18:0020 minVote of thanks by the participants Closing remarks by the host.

DAY 2: DATE

TimeDuration SessionSpeaker(s)
9:00-11:00120minCompilation of notes and editing of video and pictures. Hosts team

Summit Hosts

Sanna Jambang

About this Summit Location

The Gambia is one of Africa’s smallest countries bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. It occupies a long narrow strip of land that surrounds the Gambia River. The land is flat and is dominated by the river, which is navigable throughout the length of the country.

Captain Planet Foundation

About the WIND Summit

WIND represents circularity and the potential to transform our global economy from one of extraction and waste of natural resources (linear), to one of continuous reuse and recycling (circular). Plastics, mostly derived from petroleum products, is one product that is causing problems in our environment and is contributing to climate change. This WIND Summit is convening Planeteers in communities around the world to develop campaigns to turn the tide on plastic.

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.