Organisation: Information group represented by Arlis Alikaj

Dates: 5 June 2017

Place: Librazhd, Albania

Description of the activity:

We created every week voluntary initiatives for cleaning the river and giving the message to maintain it. Created a long term cooperation with the council of municipality for protecting the river and a Community ad hoc group for activating as many citizens as we can to prevent other damages to the biodiversity, agricultural business through the Shkumbini river.

What was the environmental problem:

Shkumbini is a very polluted and in high levels of urban wastes, hospital wastes (till late) and from irresponsible citizen. The main purpose shows clearly, the sadness of a group a youth fighting to keep the river clear and sensibilise the city before its too late because they are missing old times when they could swim in this city. But now in 2017 they are losing it and all you can see breaks your up. The Shkumbini which is called the lung of city is being polluted and its slowly dying taking also the life of ''citizens''. What can youth do is learn from their small victories and become a example for other citizens in our own city doing something big by being inspired.

The result of the activity:

The Community created boundaries with the local government institutions responsible for the environment. Also youth created a coalition with schools to lobby and create the green culture with additional hour talking about the only river of the city and environment in Albania.

Environmental challenge accepted - Public vote

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