Paper bag for Environment

Date: 11 October 2009,
Environment Group - 7
location baneshwor(yes nepal), pulchowk (namaste supermarket and the area)
Facilitator- Saunak Bhatta
No of members- 19
program 12:00, 3:00 (pulchowk)

As always the program started at 12:00 pm in the first hour of afternoon. Fortunately each and every participant including the facilitator saunak reached the specified location in time, therefore no fine was collected. The group of volunteers started manufacturing paper bags as mentioned in the action plan. The manufactured paper bags were decorated with colorful papers, different slogans and shine pens. It took around 2 hours for the volunteers to prepare around 80-90 paper bags. Then the group was taken to Namaste supermarket to run the awareness program. The awareness was carried out with the teem "Use paper bags instead of plastic bags". Some of the volunteers were demotivated in the beginning because of some negative response from the public but the volunteers were awarded with various positive responses as well which made them stronger. The group even met with people like R.k who is now planning to have a meeting with the volunteers about further strategies. The group of volunteers then went to the nearby Ashok stupa where experience sharing and debriefing day activities session was carried out. Each and every volunteer were awarded with a specific tag like Mr. Personality, Ms. powerful girls etc In this way the session ended.