Overview of the project

GREEN AMBASSADOR'S, is an educational initiative aimed at children aged 5 to 17  years old, the goal being to educate global citizens. Children are the future of a population. Recognizing a children's right to a healthy environment means insuring life on Earth. A Green Ambassador has ecological values and is trained to understand world issues. He informs people around him on eco-citizenship and transforms behaviors as much as he can. He is a key actor for the green transition as well as inclusive and participatory management of the environment. During workshops, the Green Ambassador must used his or hers creativy to attempt to save the planet against climate threats.   A Green ambassador's main objectif is:

• to develop concret actions that value eco-citizens for protecting world heritage: the environment.

The global objective the Green Ambassador project is:

• to put into place Education on environmental issues an sustainable development in public and private schools in Ivory Coast in order to improve children's knowledge and attitudes concerning environmental problems
• to lay out the foundations of wise behaviors
• to have a significant effect on parents and local communities' behaviors too

To be even more specific, this project aims to:

• Create Environment Clubs in order to promote eco-education in schools
• Organise "awareness caravans" to put adults and children directly in contact with nature and biodiversity in urban areas like in rural aareas, all in a positive and attractive way
• Organise a national inter-school competition called "Eco-Genies"
• Create a theater group
• Organise workshops, seminars and conferences on climate change in order to empower the Green Ambassadors