An Introductory Message From AISM's Sustainability Committee
Dear AISM Community,
We are excited to announce that AISM has launched its SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE!
The Committee consists of a group of students, teachers and administrative staff who have taken up the commitment of helping AISM become more sustainable by implementing practices in all areas that are more conducive to contributing towards a greener school and consequently contributing towards improving the impact we all have on the environment.
We launched the committee, in honour of Earth day on April 22nd, with a recycling initiative. We have formed a partnership with a local recycling company called Recolixo and rolled out the initiative by getting the learners involved as Agents of Change, placing recycling and non-recycling stickers on all bins on campus and produced a charming informational student video with guidance on what goes in the recycling and non-recycling bins.
The committee is also collaborating with the Secondary School Students Environmental Committee with their composting initiative on campus as well as with their Community Machamba project.
The AISM IT department has initiated a multi-function "follow me" printer initiative that will make AISM’s printing, cartridge and paper usage, more sustainable.
The committee has a plethora of different projects, ideas and events we intend on implementing as we head towards fulfilling our mission. So many fabulous changes!
This term we will continue the work initiated on AISM’s Environmental Policy and get parents involved with a “Wish List” initiative, so please stay tuned for future events like World Environment Day (05 June) and World Oceans Day (08 June).
If we want to make a difference, we need all Buffalos to stand together to make that difference! Please do not hesitate to email us with questions, thoughts and ideas.
sustainability-committee@aism-moz.com
Important upcoming dates;
02 May - World Tuna day
12 May - International Day of Plant Health
20 May - World Bee Day
22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity
05 June - International day for the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
05 June - World Environment day
08 June - World Oceans day
Sustainability Committee Mission Statement
The purpose of the Sustainability Committee is to guide AISM, as an institution, towards increased sustainable practices to achieve an environmental footprint of which we are proud.
· We strive to lead the way as a sustainable institution in Mozambique and Africa.
· We strive to model, involve and empower the community through events, patterns of behavior and systemic structures in order to shape sustainable thinking and being.