The Friends of the Environment Center of the Ministry of Sports and Youth launched a summer programme with a range of events, activities, as well as land and cruise tours to raise young people's awareness on environment.
The programme will run during the whole month of July until August.
Organised in a societal partnership with LuLu Hypermarket, Al-Hanzab Reserve, Alazem camp and Monoprix, the programme intends to raise young people's awareness of the importance of conserving local environment through organizing several training workshops on methods of agriculture, recycling, handcrafts and knowledge trips.
The onset of the programme featured a workshop on ideas from extra fabrics with the participation of a host of females whose ages are 15-year-old and over, where they got familiarized with methods of utilizing fabrics and manufacturing things that are beneficial to homes, ranging from table covers, to house decorations.
The center is due to organize a workshop next Tuesday for the same category of females to raise their awareness on the importance of agriculture and methods of adorning home gardens with numerous beneficial plants.
The programme features land trip on Jul. 14 to explore wildlife at Al-Hanzab Reserve, in pursuit of introducing the attendees to plants and wildlife in Qatar, including their role in preserving food chains and species that depend on these plants.
In addition, the center will organize a cruise tour for young people on Jul. 19 to develop their awareness on the importance of preserving marine species and introduce the biodiversity Qatar abounds with, along with its efforts to nurture marine life and methods of preserving its species.
In August, the center is due to organize several events within the framework of its vision and objective to raise awareness on the importance of conserving environment and training on recycling processes.
