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.
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Summit Schedule
DAY 1: DATE
| Time | Duration | Session | Speaker(s) |
| 07:00-07:15 | 15 mins | Welcome from Hosts and Overview of Day | Hosts |
| 07:15-07:25 | 10 mins | Introductions | Hosts |
| 7:25-8:10 | 45mins | Introduction to this place and environmental issueCleaning exercise. | Guest Presenter |
| 8:10-8:30 | 20 | — Q&A w/ speaker | |
| 8:30-9:05 | 35 min | Breakfast | Hosts |
| 9:05-9:20 | 25 min | Division of participants into small groups | Hosts |
| 9:20-10:05 | 45 min | Group discussion by small groups outside | Group leaders |
| 10:05-11:10 | 65 min | {move back to main space inside} for group presentations plastic pollution | Hosts and team leaders |
| 11:10-12:30 | 20min | Entertainment | Participants |
| 12:30-13:30 | 60 min | Full group discussion — what did we observe? What problems relating to wind Element do we think we want to tackle? | Hosts |
| 13:30-14:45 | 45min | Prayers breakLunch break | Host and participants |
| 14:45-15:30 | 45 min | {break into smaller teams to brainstorm strategies for creating change} | Team leaders |
| 15:30-15:45 | 15min | Entertainment by the drama groups and scouts songs | Scouts |
| 15:45-16:45 | 50 min | Présentation of stratégies by different groups .And question and answer session. | Gest speakers |
| 16:45-17:05 | 20 min | Asr prayer | Hosts and participants |
| 17:05-17:40 | 35mn | Speakers views and comments | |
| 17:40-18:00 | 20 min | Vote of thanks by the participants Closing remarks by the host. |
DAY 2: DATE
| Time | Duration | Session | Speaker(s) |
| 9:00-11:00 | 120min | Compilation of notes and editing of video and pictures. | Hosts team |
Summit Hosts
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.
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.