What is the Young People's Environmental Committee?
The Young People's Environmental Committee is a decision-making body that is attached to the Municipal Council and aims to involve young people in the management of the municipality.
Since when does the Young People's Environmental Committee exist?
The Young People's Environmental Committee was officially placed into action on the 19th of December 1994.
Who are the members of the Young People's Environmental Committee?
The committee consists of 3 children from each of primary years 5 and 6 at the 3 schools in the municipality (Braives, Ciplet, and Fallais). They are chosen through elections held at each school. Pupils are elected for a period of 2 years.
At the moment (2008/2009), the young committee members are: Antoine Clément, Elodie de Hemptinne, Mathias Degee, Eve Delperdange, Léa Delperdange, Marjorie Dubray, Marie Dumont, Wendy Gillot, Bastien Griboumont, Aude Hauteclair, Martin Jesse, Thomas Lahaye, Camille Langer, Nicolas Marbais,Elora Sossois, Lucie Van Cutsem, and Christophe Verwimmen.
Here is a photo of the committee members:
What is the aim of the Young People's Environmental Committee?
It aims to make young people more aware of environmental issues, nature, and quality of life. »
The slogan of the Young People's Environmental Committee is: "Do life a good deed!". »
There are three main areas of action:
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Contributing to the education of the citizens of tomorrow
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Introducing them to their joint responsibilities
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Encouraging adults (parents, teachers, and representatives) to see children as independent beings
On the 20th of November 2008, the projects for the year 2008-2009 were passed. They include:
- The creation of a board game on sorting rubbish, new bins, better consumption habits, war on waste, renewable energies etc. as part of the Ener'Jeunes09 event
- Reusable bags: Awareness and sales
- Participation in the Effet de Jeunes contre Effet de Serre (Young People Against the Greenhouse Effect) events
- Participation in the Walloon Young People's Environmental Assembly
For more information, please contact Françoise Hogge, organizer of the Young People's Environmental Committee, on 0032 (0) 19 544048 or 0032 (0) 475 907517.
The members of the Young People's Environmental Committee meet about once a month after lessons in order to fulfil their responsibilities.
OK, but what exactly does the Young People's Environmental Committee do?
The committee faces challenges and tries to find solutions.
Some of the committees successes are:
Reusable bags:
- The installation of bird feeders in schools
- Participation in the "Nuit de l'Obscurité" ("Night of Darkness")
- Participation in Children's Rights Day
- Participation in "Mangeons une pomme locale" ("Let's Eat a Local Apple")
- Participation in "Récup' attitude" ("Salvage with a Smile")
- Participation in "Gros Pull" ("Woolly Jumper")
- In addition, the Young People's Environmental Committee has decided to participate in the Walloon Young People's Environmental Assembly in order to share their thoughts at a regional level. After one weekend and two preparatory meetings, the assembly met at the convention centre in Namur on the 22nd of April 2009 in order to lodge its motions. Three representatives of our Young People's Environmental Committee attended:
Marie, Mathias, and Thomas. For more information on the activities of the Walloon Young People's Environmental Assembly, see the Internet site that publicizes its work:
http://www.assembleedesjeunes.be/