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"The first time Makur Majeng posted photos on social media of trash-clogged
drainage ditches along the White Nile in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, his
phone would not stop buzzing. “How can I help?” one message read.
Within hours, 20 young people — many of whom had never met one another before —
had pledged to join him that Saturday at Suk Darfur, one of the busiest markets
in the city, armed with little more than willpower, trash bags and a few pairs
of disposable gloves.
An urban cleanup is sorely needed. When Juba’s municipal garbage collection
collapsed in March 2023, the streets were left flooded with refuse, choking the
White Nile and compounding the disastrous, ongoing decline of the Nile into
which it flows. The acrid smell of burning plastic fills the air.
Frustrated by authorities’ failure to take action, young volunteers have
stepped into the void, organizing cleanups via social media, training students
in environmental policy and pressuring local officials to address the major
environmental and health threats posed by the state of their streets and
waterways. In doing so, they are building, piece by piece, the nascent
foundations of a desperately needed — albeit informal — waste disposal system."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
