((Balqa Youth)) Implement an Environmental Campaign in Um Al-Amad
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The Directorate of Youth of Balqa Governorate, through the Um Al-Amad Youth Center, participated in a voluntary campaign aimed at reducing the phenomenon of indiscriminate waste disposal in the Um Al-Amad area, near the vehicle impoundment yard belonging to the Public Security Directorate, in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Directorate and with the participation of various official, security, and community institutions.
The campaign witnessed active participation from 25 young men and women from the members of the Um Al-Amad Youth Center, in the presence of the Director of Youth of Balqa Governorate, Ahmed Al-Hadidi, alongside the Director of Zei District and representatives of security agencies and a number of government institutions and departments, including the Environmental Protection Directorate in Balqa, the Joint Services Council for Balqa Governorate, the Balqa Tourism Directorate, the Balqa Cooperation Directorate, Zei Municipality, Greater Salt Municipality, the Joint Services Directorate, the Awqaf Directorate, the Education Directorate, Um Joza Secondary School, in addition to a number of partner and supporting agencies.
The campaign included the implementation of field cleanliness works that included collecting waste and removing debris from the targeted site, in addition to distributing special waste bags to vehicle drivers, and implementing awareness activities aimed at enhancing positive environmental behaviors and spreading the culture of maintaining public cleanliness, and reducing practices that contribute to the degradation of the environment and the urban landscape.
Participants emphasized the importance of the concerted efforts of official and community in facing environmental challenges, stressing the pivotal role of youth in the success of voluntary initiatives and the consolidation of the culture of social responsibility.
This campaign comes within the framework of the ongoing efforts made by the Directorate of Youth of Balqa Governorate to enhance youth participation in volunteer work and community service, and to develop their sense of active citizenship, alongside encouraging them to contribute to the protection of the environment and the preservation of natural sites, in a way that contributes to building a more aware and sustainable society.
