If I Could Change One Thing in My Community

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Changing is an inevitable phase of every human being’s life. No matter what, we all think about various ways to upscale the things around us. Every neighborhood/Community has its own set of issues that need improvement for betterment of lives.

Henceforth, It was such a nice thought-provoking contest initiated by @ikechukwu77 on the “Incredible India” Community where all participants were encouraged to express their views & opinions towards making their communities better! And yes! I got myself involved too 😊

1. One thing you’d like to change/improve in your community?

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Well! If given the chance to alter anything big from my community then definitely setting up of proper waste management and public sanitation will be my pick! Presently improper disposal of waste & absence of organized recycle bins cause garbage to pile up in public areas & on the sides of drain pathways.

This will spoil the natural aesthetic beauty of our locality as well. So by changing our ways about handling daily waste materials we could make a cleaner & greener environment of our society to live healthily.

2. Why this change is important to you/your surroundings?

The importance of keeping environmental cleanliness affects human health, safety, and well being. If the area gets accumulated with dust & garbage then the chance of mosquito bites, presence of bacteria, & other pesky animals increases which leads to many seasonal diseases amongst the kids & elderly people.

The plastic waste scattered about also affects the quality of our local soil as well as contaminating our water ways.

It gives us a sense of pride in our community and increases outdoor social activities and provides an opportunity where children can be brought up in a safe and hygienic environment.

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3. How would you make this change if you have an opportunity and resources?

If given the resources and opportunity to do so, I would execute the following 3 step plan:
Infrastructure Development: Start by installing categorized bins for organic waste, plastics, and recyclables at various areas of my neighborhood and set up a schedule with the municipality regarding their collection frequency.

Community Awareness Campaigns: Create awareness about waste segregation, usage reduction of single use plastic, and start composting practices through conducting workshops inside local schools and community centres.

Monthly Cleanup Drives: Set up Volunteer Led Weekend Clean Up Drives where my neighbors will come together for cleaning Public Spaces & also Plant Trees Together.
So, to create positive changes in our communities doesn’t always take huge efforts.
Consistently doing collective efforts on some basics things such as Public Hygiene will definitely bring changes into your whole neighborhood.

We all should embrace to making ourselves & our neighbors cleaner now onwards because that’s what gonna make us healthy tomorrow 🌟

And again I want to express my sincere thanks to Incredible India Community and host for organizing such inspiring Initiative 😍

If u guys also wanna join with me then please do let me know! So here are my friends who I’m inviting into this contest:

@wringo , @pandora2010 & @chant

Best regards,

@waihin