The PlasticWize Fellowship
SUMMARY
173 registered bootcamp participants
140 participants attended Zoom sessions
104 received certificates (having at least 50% attendance in the Bootcamp)
1275 minutes of learning time
6 DAYS
19 LEARNING SESSIONS
21 SPEAKERS
6 EXPERIENTIAL ASSIGNMENTS
With support from the Government of Canada through the Afriplastics Challenge, we are excited to announce the launch of our new behavioral change campaign to combat plastic pollution: The PlasticWize Fellowship.
Today, Nigeria sits comfortably among the top 20 countries in the world that contribute to marine plastic pollution. In May 2022, U-recycle surveyed a total of 1318 students from 160 tertiary in 36 states in Nigeria. From this research, it was discovered that about 7 in 10 Nigerian University students have never heard of the term “marine plastic pollution”, and consequently, have no idea about its meaning. This is not a surprise, however, as this research agrees with previous studies which have identified universities as a hotspot for single-use plastic overconsumption, excessive waste generation, and littering.
To nip this crisis in the bud, we will be embarking on a new behavioral change campaign called “The PlasticWize Fellowship”. The Fellowship is focused on catalyzing behavioral change amongst university students across Nigeria towards mitigating marine plastic pollution. This campaign features capacity-building programs and widespread creative interventions to educate University Students deeply on how to reduce their plastic footprints. In addition, it will be spearheaded by 30 young, female undergraduates who will be called the “PlasticWize Fellows”.
With support from the Government of Canada through the Afriplastics Challenge, we are excited to announce the launch of our new behavioral change campaign to combat plastic pollution: The PlasticWize Fellowship.
Today, Nigeria sits comfortably among the top 20 countries in the world that contribute to marine plastic pollution. In May 2022, U-recycle surveyed a total of 1318 students from 160 tertiary in 36 states in Nigeria. From this research, it was discovered that about 7 in 10 Nigerian University students have never heard of the term “marine plastic pollution”, and consequently, have no idea about its meaning. This is not a surprise, however, as this research agrees with previous studies which have identified universities as a hotspot for single-use plastic overconsumption, excessive waste generation, and littering.
To nip this crisis in the bud, we will be embarking on a new behavioral change campaign called “The PlasticWize Fellowship”. The Fellowship is focused on catalyzing behavioral change amongst university students across Nigeria towards mitigating marine plastic pollution. This campaign features capacity-building programs and widespread creative interventions to educate University Students deeply on how to reduce their plastic footprints. In addition, it will be spearheaded by 30 young, female undergraduates who will be called the “PlasticWize Fellows”.
SUMMARY
173 registered bootcamp participants
140 participants attended Zoom sessions
104 received certificates (having at least 50% attendance in the Bootcamp)
1275 minutes of learning time
6 DAYS
19 LEARNING SESSIONS
21 SPEAKERS
6 EXPERIENTIAL ASSIGNMENTS
Read about the plasticwize fellowship in details…
See highlights from the Plasticwize innovation workshop
Through the execution of the innovation workshop, the selected thirty PlasticWize fellows launched the PlasticWize campaign in 6 universities in Nigeria:
- Adekunle Ajasin University (Akungba-Akoko, Ondo state)
- University of Benin (Benin Edo state)
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (Ogbomosho, Oyo state)
- Obafemi Awolowo University (Ife, Osun state)
- University of Ilorin (Ilorin, Kwara state)
- University of Lagos (Yaba, Lago state)
Following that, the PlasticWize fellows trained and improved the capacity building of more than 300 tertiary students (of which 56.7% were female) on four themes:
- Understanding Plastic Pollution
- Climate Activism Lab
- Innovative Leadership
- Campaign strategy.
Moving forward, Some of the attendees of the PlasticWize innovation workshop have been onboarded to become plasticwize activators for the 21-day.
#PlasticWize challenge.