NUMS Green Youth Movement (GYM) club organized a Green Day on March 21, 2023 at PWD campus for providing the students a platform to express their ideas to promote eco-friendly behavior and to educate them on recycling, composting and learning the methods of turning food waste into nutrient –rich soil.
Dean Social and Behavioural Sciences Prof. Dr Azam Chaudhary who is also Patron GYM Club inaugurated the Green Day and appreciated the efforts done by the Green Youth Movement and highlighted the scope of such activities at the university.
Climate Change is one of the most pressing environmental issues in the world. In recent years, Pakistan has experienced severe weather conditions, such as floods, droughts, and heat waves, which have caused significant damage to the environment and the economy. To tackle this problem, it is essential to encourage environment-friendly practices in university students, who are the future leaders of the country.
The key objectives of the event were: to educate the student about the importance of recycling and to share ideas about plastic, paper and glass recycling, enlighten them about composting and to learn the methods of turning food waste into nutrient-rich soil. Another objective was to create a sense of inclusivity in students through interacting at stalls including Cooked & Baked item stalls, Jewelry stalls (Eco-friendly), Eco-Friendly item stalls (cutlery, water bottles, re-used shirts, tote bags), Sketch and Painting stalls (Reused paper, Recycled Canvases) and other creative stalls to be managed by students from different societies.
The enthusiastic Eco Learners of both NUMS and Armed Forces Postgraduate Medical Institute (AFPGMI) set up their stalls including waste to wonder, shop green, Jewells by momii, door to green world cuisine, pasta la vista, candles of concord, farm to table, eco-oasis, eco-builders, best out of waste, it starts with you, sounds green to me, green pages, green tourism, Panipuri stall, let’s play clean and burger fest.
There were strict rules for stall registration and participation for example to provide reusable or compostable materials, to use compost bins, to encourage attendees to bring their containers and to recycle as much as possible to practice zero waste policy at NUMS.
The stalls were open for sale. In the end, the judges including Patron GYM, Prof. Dr Azam Chaudhary and GYM oversight committee members including Ms Sara Shafiq and Dr Wasim Sajjad announced the winners of Green Day. The 1st Position went to “Candles of Concord”, stall 2nd to “Best out of Waste”, and 3rd Position was won by “Shop Green”. All winners and participants were awarded certificates as well by GYM Club NUMS.
The Green Youth Movement Team was also highly appreciated for their remarkable efforts in arranging this auspicious event at NUMS. The team included Huwaid Ahmed (Captain), Waleed Qaisar (Vice-Captain), Abdul Haseeb (Communication Lead), Momenah Tanveer (Thematic Lead-Solid & Liquid Waste Management) and Tayyaba Jahangir (Thematic Lead-Eco Tourism).
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.JPG)
