Steemit Action Summer Holiday Program (SASH-Program)

"using steem power (SP/SBD) to educate and engage young people in community service"

What is Community Service?

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Community service is work done by a person or group of people that benefits others. It is often done near the area where the volunteers live, so that their community reaps the benefits of their work. Volunteers do not get paid to perform community service, though sometimes food and small gifts, like a t-shirt, are given to them.

What is SASH Program?

The Steemit Action Summer Holiday Program (SASH-Program) is a community service program that strives to use the power of steem to educate, inspire and engage young people of the North West Region of Cameroon to in community service during this 2018 summer holiday.
From July 1st to August 30th 2018, @thegreens will educate, inspire and engage at least 20 young people (aged 06 – 17) in community service that is aimed at cleaning up, fixing up and conserving the environment of the North West Region of Cameroon.
Some of the activities envisaged for these two months include trainings in leadership, plastic collection and recycling, tree seed collection, nursing and tree planting, anti-litter campaigns, arts for environment, sports for environment, etc.
At the end of their 02 months community service program, @thegreens will use all the SBD generated from blogging about these young people’s activities to surprise them with “Back to School” gift materials i.e. @thegreens will purchase books, school bags, school uniforms, etc and give to these young people.

Why the SASH Program?

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Experience has proven that engaging young people in community service provides them with the opportunity to become active members of their community and this has a lasting, positive impact on society at large. Community service or volunteerism enables young people to acquire life skills and knowledge, as well as provide a service to those who need it most.
When young people are actively involved community service projects, they are contributing to the strength of their community while also building the strength of their character. It is important to actively engage youth so that they can go into the world as adults and be confident and productive citizen leaders within their communities.
The SASH-Program strives to nurture a new generation of young change-makers.

The SASH-Program Calender of Activities

On Friday the 29th of June 2018, we shall have our final planning meeting wherein we shall release the program of activities for the SASH-Program and we will greatly need your support in the implementation of this project. The activity program will be published on Monday 02nd July 2018.

Partner to engage young people in Community Development through the SASH-Program

@thegreens is in need of partners to support in the implementation of the SASH-Program. Partners are individuals and organizations that are interested in community development and want to support young people to engage in community service.

50% of the Steem/Steem dollars generated from partnerships and project updates will be used to support the SASH-Program activities and 50% will be used to prepare the young people for “Back to School 2018” in September were @thegreens shall use the %50 to purchase books, pens, school uniforms, school bags, etc and give to the young people as per the project budget below.

You can become a partner by;

• Pledging to upvote and resteem the SASH-Program updates
• Delegating steem power (SP) to @thegreens for a period of time
• Pledging to donate some Steem or Steem dollars to support the SASH-Program
• Fundraising for the SASH-Program, or
• Mentoring (online/offline) the SASH-Program participants.

By becoming a partner of the SASH-Program, you will receive a E-Certificate of Appreciation from @thegreens, letters of appreciation from participants of the SASH-Program participants and will recognized as an official supporter of young people, community service and community development in the North West Region of Cameroon.

The SASH-Program Project Budget (in USD)

Refreshment @ $10 per day for 30 days of outdoor of Community Service for 20 young people and 03 facilitators = $300

• Protective gloves: 23 pairs @ 1.5 per pair of gloves = $34.5
• School bags @ $10 per bag for 20 bags = $200
• School books @ $10 per dozen for 20 dozens = $200
• Pens, Pencils and color pencils @ $3 per set for 20 sets = $60
• School Uniforms @ $15 per uniform for 20 uniforms = $300
• School Shoes @ $7.5 per pair of shoes for 20 pairs of shoes = $150
• Certificate of Volunteerism @ $0.5 per attestation for 20 attestations = $10
• Transportation = $200
• Others = $50

Total = USD $1505

The school bags, books, uniforms, shoes etc will be handed over to the young people at the end of their volunteerism, so as to better prepare them for the 2018/2019 Academic year which begins in September 2018.

Appreciations

Special thanks to @canadian-coconut, @pennsif, @ecotrain and @adollarday for their continuous support to @thegreens.

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