Comments on: Egypt and the Environment http://johndmart.in/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/ Do you know what you're doing? - Web Home of John D. Martin III Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: stéphanie http://johndmart.in/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-10804 stéphanie Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:37:04 +0000 http://johndmartiniii.com/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/#comment-10804 Je suis allée à Safaga cet été.Je reviens y vivre en Décembre.J'ai aussi été frappée par la quantité de déchets un peu partout.Quand j'ai dis à mon copain que j'aimerais "nettoyer Safaga" il a souri et s'est un peu moqué, en effet ça parait assez utopique.Je suis rassurée en voyant que je ne suis pas la seule à être sensible à ce problème.La question: par où commencer? et puis toute seule en plus!! Stéphanie Je suis allée à Safaga cet été.Je reviens y vivre en Décembre.J'ai aussi été frappée par la quantité de déchets un peu partout.Quand j'ai dis à mon copain que j'aimerais "nettoyer Safaga" il a souri et s'est un peu moqué, en effet ça parait assez utopique.Je suis rassurée en voyant que je ne suis pas la seule à être sensible à ce problème.La question: par où commencer? et puis toute seule en plus!!
Stéphanie

]]> By: solava http://johndmart.in/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-10798 solava Fri, 27 May 2011 09:45:47 +0000 http://johndmartiniii.com/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/#comment-10798 We are a group of Egyptian volunteers. We have been ineterested articles and broadcasts about the garbage recycling society in Egypt. We are planning to start an initiative to help these people by sorting our garbage. __ __We want to start a campaign to get an organization to sponsor the idea and make waste sorting bins to be placed around Cairo and Alexandria in wealthy neigbourhoods, foodcourts, clubs and university complexes to start with.__We are also trying to find out if we can have mini composting units in places where there is a lot of food waste.__ __Please let us know if you can provide us with any statistics or ideas to support our project. We are planning to contact media figures to adopt the project in July. We are also ready to put our personal efforts to promote the culture of waste sorting and increase people's awareness.__ ____Solava Selim____ We are a group of Egyptian volunteers. We have been ineterested articles and broadcasts about the garbage recycling society in Egypt. We are planning to start an initiative to help these people by sorting our garbage. __ __We want to start a campaign to get an organization to sponsor the idea and make waste sorting bins to be placed around Cairo and Alexandria in wealthy neigbourhoods, foodcourts, clubs and university complexes to start with.__We are also trying to find out if we can have mini composting units in places where there is a lot of food waste.__ __Please let us know if you can provide us with any statistics or ideas to support our project. We are planning to contact media figures to adopt the project in July. We are also ready to put our personal efforts to promote the culture of waste sorting and increase people's awareness.__ ____Solava Selim____

]]> By: Dina http://johndmart.in/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-10795 Dina Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:29:43 +0000 http://johndmartiniii.com/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/#comment-10795 That's an excellent article. It is a huge problem in Egypt and I hope one day there will be a solution to cut it from the roots. I live in Mohandessine, it is one area full of garbage. I decided to use this excellent spirit people have after the revolution and invited the list of people I have on facebook who live in Mohandessine to think of ways to get rid of this garbage in a systematic way. I found a lot of positive response for participation which is great. I will start to have meetings hopefully soon to think of practical ways to do that. So I was happy to see your comments. If you have pratical ideas you already implemented or thought about, I'd really appreciated it if you share them with me as I took the responsability to lead this initiative. Honestly, I believe this problem will only resolved when the level of awareness and sense of belonging will increase for the unpreviliged and uneducated people. However, we can work on temporarily solutions on the short term until we can reach a permanent solution on the long term, hopefully. Thank you That's an excellent article. It is a huge problem in Egypt and I hope one day there will be a solution to cut it from the roots. I live in Mohandessine, it is one area full of garbage. I decided to use this excellent spirit people have after the revolution and invited the list of people I have on facebook who live in Mohandessine to think of ways to get rid of this garbage in a systematic way. I found a lot of positive response for participation which is great. I will start to have meetings hopefully soon to think of practical ways to do that. So I was happy to see your comments. If you have pratical ideas you already implemented or thought about, I'd really appreciated it if you share them with me as I took the responsability to lead this initiative.
Honestly, I believe this problem will only resolved when the level of awareness and sense of belonging will increase for the unpreviliged and uneducated people. However, we can work on temporarily solutions on the short term until we can reach a permanent solution on the long term, hopefully.
Thank you

]]> By: Rania http://johndmart.in/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-10794 Rania Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:17:33 +0000 http://johndmartiniii.com/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/#comment-10794 it's true ,but I tink this is going to change after the25th ofJan 2011 there will be a new clean Egypt it's true ,but I tink this is going to change after the25th ofJan 2011 there will be a new clean Egypt

]]> By: Eman Shaker http://johndmart.in/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-10692 Eman Shaker Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:16:14 +0000 http://johndmartiniii.com/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/#comment-10692 let's take a slogan for this important cause .... I suggest : Don't litter you're a human not a bug !! let's take a slogan for this important cause …. I suggest : Don't litter you're a human not a bug !!

]]> By: Anonymous http://johndmart.in/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-10680 Anonymous Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:23:29 +0000 http://johndmartiniii.com/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/#comment-10680 First of all, I don't think anyone would disagree with this article. Throwing trash everywhere is a serious problem and people KNOW it is a problem, but don't think they can make a remarkable change. I noticed this article was written in 2008, 2011 is approaching and we still can't see any change. Because, the campaigns raised-without mentioning names-they've become very popular and the Media could transfer the message to the public (I guess), which was a great start. But eventually, everyone forgot about the main "cause" once again! What we need is a powerful and endless campaign, that would turn "collecting trash" into a habit, not a burden as people think of it. Referring to "Brooke" Public Celebrity unfortunately works for some campaigns and has huge impact on the society. First of all, I don't think anyone would disagree with this article. Throwing trash everywhere is a serious problem and people KNOW it is a problem, but don't think they can make a remarkable change.

I noticed this article was written in 2008, 2011 is approaching and we still can't see any change. Because, the campaigns raised-without mentioning names-they've become very popular and the Media could transfer the message to the public (I guess), which was a great start. But eventually, everyone forgot about the main "cause" once again!

What we need is a powerful and endless campaign, that would turn "collecting trash" into a habit, not a burden as people think of it. Referring to "Brooke" Public Celebrity unfortunately works for some campaigns and has huge impact on the society.

]]> By: Brooke http://johndmart.in/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-10674 Brooke Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:53:11 +0000 http://johndmartiniii.com/2008/01/06/egypt-and-the-environment/#comment-10674 I am an American convert to Islam who married an Egyptian and I agree 100% with your concerns. In fact, I'd like to know if there are any groups in Egypt I can get involved in which work in the field you discuss. I'd like to contribute my time and effort into a program which might bring about change in Egypt to begin with... it's a start. I can see it now! A 'Beautify Egypt' campaign! Yes! Call the media! Manufacture the merchandise! Get public celebrity statements of praise for our cause! I am an American convert to Islam who married an Egyptian and I agree 100% with your concerns. In fact, I'd like to know if there are any groups in Egypt I can get involved in which work in the field you discuss. I'd like to contribute my time and effort into a program which might bring about change in Egypt to begin with… it's a start. I can see it now! A 'Beautify Egypt' campaign! Yes! Call the media! Manufacture the merchandise! Get public celebrity statements of praise for our cause!

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