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Bogor youths organize green day
Sat, 03/08/2008 12:10 PM | City
Around 100 young Christians from various churches in Bogor municipality spent Friday cleaning a number of main roads in the city, in cooperation with the city's Environment Agency.
"This activity aims to encourage young people in Bogor to care for the environment," Andri one of the youths said.
At the end of the activity, the group had collected at least 20 large bags of garbage, mostly comprising leaves from rows of trees along Jl. Padjajaran, Jl. Juanda and Jl. Suryakencana in Bogor.
Many of them found roadside gutters were clogged with leaves and mud.
Separately, the young congregation at Santo Andreas Catholic church in Ciluar district, Bogor, held a video screening and discussion of environmental issues.
The video showed the connection between global warming and the bible, citing verses from Genesis that say when God created the earth, the sky and the contents, they were beautiful. It later showed how global warming has damaged the earth, like the melting of the polar ice cap at the North Pole.
"Afterwards, we held a discussion and decided to do something within reach. We decided to work with local people, to clean up our environment and plant trees," Yuni, one of the youths told The Jakarta Post. .
"We will also distribute garbage bins to public elementary schools here," Yuni added. -Theresia Sufa
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ReaderA (not verified) — Sat, 08/16/2008 - 10:57am
I tripple bow to the organiser and participants.
You may save the country one day.
I feel strongly that a government or its officials that can't manage the traffic system and envirnoment that they leave in are, in human history, damaging the country, the globe and we human.
Beth Palapa (not verified) — Sun, 07/06/2008 - 5:05pm
THUMBS UP to the organiser and participants!
Action is truly speaks louder than words. Ironically, where the follow up and commitment from last year's Bali convention from the central, regional and municipality goverments?
Young generations from all walks of life deserves better environment and education without any discriminations.
Bogor-nese in Londum
Rosalin (not verified) — Fri, 06/20/2008 - 1:02pm
hai Great Youths in bogor,
I'm proud of what the youth bogor did, even they are from different churches but you do the best to clean the environment. Ciayo For Bogor, Btw When the youth Jakarta do the same thing especially to clean Ciliwung River..
Jason (not verified) — Thu, 06/19/2008 - 3:55pm
such a great action for stopping global warming.
I'm from jakarta, how can join this group?
The Reader (not verified) — Fri, 05/02/2008 - 8:21pm
Selamat readers! My family lived in Bogor for 4 years...I can see you all now cleaning..what a testimony for the Christian church there...keep it up...Bogor is beautiful, esp. Kabun Raya... please take care of your city...
Carla (not verified) — Sat, 04/12/2008 - 4:53am
Very well done! Salut to Bogor Youth, the various Churches, and the city's Environment Agency. Congratulations in showing courage and determinations in taking the first steps of Awareness in Public Health and City's Cleanliness. A Fantastic example to other major cities in Indonesia to hopefully follow in the near future.