Vivo Energy Ghana, the exclusive marketer and distributor of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in partnership with United Way Ghana, has launched the first-ever Vivo Energy Environmental Club under its umbrella initiative, Cyclean, to promote environmental sustainability in schools.
The initiative is in line with the Vivo Energy Sustainability Framework and seeks to inculcate the habit of good environmental practices among pupils as their contribution to supporting government’s efforts toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 – target 12.5 of substantially reducing waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.
The programme is critical to Vivo Energy Ghana as it forms part of the company’s overall business efforts to support achieving the 2030 SDGs Agenda, by investing in the communities where it operates and working with successive governments to support the development of these communities. The Human Resources Manager of Vivo Energy Ghana, Mrs. Mercy Amoah, stated this in her remarks during the Club’s launch at the La Enobal School in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality.
“We believe that creating public awareness and educating people, especially children, on how to preserve the environment is the foundation of a sustainable world for us and future generations. For this reason, we are pleased to be launching this programme and donating cleaning tools, handwashing facilities and other toiletries to support the Club and students with access to adequate resources for proper waste collection and disposal; and tools to recycle waste items from the environment and ignite their creativity to beautify the school environment,” she said.
As main implementer of the programme, the Executive Director of United Way Ghana, Mr. Felix Kissiedu, expressed his excitement over the programme’s launch and said it will provide an opportunity for pupils to be engaged in lessons and green activities – facilitated by teachers trained with a multi-stakeholder validated Ghana Education Service (GES) curriculum and relevant learning materials.
“Over the initial period of one academic year, our pupils from La Enobal Basic School will have the opportunity to expand their eco-consciousness and gain knowledge about the environment, help to solve local environmental problems, learn about green technology and compete in Environmental Club Competitions,” he said.
The Municipal Director of Education at the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality, Madam Habiba Kotomah, praised Vivo Energy and United Way Ghana for selecting the La Enobal School as the first to benefit from this initiative. “This programme is one that we have always yearned to initiate in schools within this municipality, and I am tremendously excited about the launch of this important programme which I hope and know will transform not just individual lives but the community as well,” she said.
She also appealed for Vivo Energy Ghana and other corporate bodies to assist in building WASH facilities for the municipality’s underserved schools.
