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Art made of plastic: A joint work by the RYLA participants and the artist and Rotarian Hugo Soto. At the first Spanish-German RYLA seminar on Mallorca, 15 schoolchildren got involved in cleaning up polluted beaches. The young people were accompanied by Marja Ritterfeld, ex-governor of D1850 and member of the board of EndPlasticSoup. She was…
Ralf Thiel, Director Health at EndPlasticSoup, RC Wiesbaden-Rheingau, D1820 Germany, presented the Theme Plastic and Health during the Synergy Europe meeting in January. Based on the experiences in hospitals the EndPlasticSoup project group will support the discussion and actions to remove (plastic) waste from hospitals and in medical care: Avoid single use instruments of steel…
How do sustainability and plastic fit together? 42 committed students from Emsland and the county of Bentheim in D1850 (Germany) dealt with this question. On the initiative of the regional plastics network „Ems-Achse“ , they took part in the make@thon competition. They worked in small groups for a week to process and correct myths and…
From 15. February 2024 Rotary Club Zagorje Kum is the official Ambassador of EndPlasticSoup for the Balkan region: Rotary and Rotaract clubs from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania. Cooperation with the clubs and region from Troglav to Ohrid. We are happy and proud to be with you and helping…
The Rotary ICC Executive Council and the Rotary EndPlasticSoup International Board signed a MoU on the 9th of February in London. It is intended to be the start of joint actions.
27th January we organized the inspiring Rotary Synergy online webinar “Rotary with EndPlasticSoup: Rotary’s commitment to protecting the environment from plastic pollution.” Keynote speaker was: Mr. Kamal Sanghvi, RI Director 2019-2021, RC of Dhanbad, India. Other presentations: UN Plastic Treaty Health and plastic pollution Global Grant project “Nile Plastic Free” with the announcement of a…
Een hoopvol kinderboek van een prijswinnend team over een wereldprobleem en jonge helden. Hoe leggen we aan onze kinderen uit dat we een heel groot, in bubbeltjesplastic verpakt probleem hebben?
The students of the Rotary Youth Exchange in The Netherlands supported EndPlasticSoup with several fundraising actions and during a great goodbye event they handed over the cheque 8,000 Euro for education in Indonesia. A great result and example for the next student group and for Youth Exchange in other countries.
EndPlasticSoup was represented at the COP28 in Dubai by Abdul Rashid Alhassan, Rotaract Tamale, Ghana As one of the 12 selected volunteers, I found myself among a dynamic and passionate group representing the global Rotary-Rotaract community. This diverse team united by a common purpose added depth to the experience, fostering collaborative efforts and shared insights…