Activities
HOME Project
INCEPTION EVENT
We launched our new project funded by USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program on 8th June 2021 (Virtually). Sustainability Begins at Home (Helping Our Marine Environment) or the HOME Project.
A huge thank you to all the invitees who made our launch event a success! We are thrilled to begin this new project and inspired by all the passionate people who joined us. We look forward to the partnerships that will be built during the project.
JUNE 2021
WASTE MANAGEMENT SURVEY
Our team and enumerators began surveying households in Hulhumale starting July 11th. Over the span of two and a half weeks we surveyed over 320 households in Hulhumale. Most of the interviews were carried out in person and over the phone due to COVID restrictions.
The survey was aimed at understanding the household patterns of single-use plastic consumption. The survey findings will help to design interventions for behavior change.
JULY 2021
HOUSEHOLD WASTE AUDIT
On 8th November we held a briefing on the waste audit for the waste audit interns. We started a 2-week waste audit of 10-12 households of Hulhumale' participating in the HOME Project. In this 2-week audit we will be identifying the amount and types of plastics thrown away by households. We concluded the waste audit and identified the different types and amounts of waste being discarded from the 12 households.
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2021
HOME PORTAL LAUNCH EVENT
The HOME portal is an interactive portal promoting alternative lifestyles and products for single use plastic. A huge thank you to USAID’s CCBO team, and our Chief Guest Mr. Mohamed Zahir (Meem Zaviyani) for officially launching the portal, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Samiyya’s Choice, Water Solutions and all the invitees who made this event a success.
NOVEMBER 2021
