COVID-19 opportunities

Youth For Change Education

In Ghana, Government officially reopened all schools last week for academic work to continue after 10 months of closure because of COVID-19. 

Schools had a big challenge in managing the children under COVID-19 preventive measures. YFC is no exception. But am happy to report that, the lessons learnt from the last seminar has influenced our way of taking certain actions differently from the normal trend. 

First, the flowers we planted during the COVID-19 school closures have blossom and the kids are so happy to see that transformation and have taken it upon themselves to do the watering of them every morning. 

Secondly, the school is working on a waste separation agenda. Three containers are available in the school. One to collect plastic bottles (blue) , one to collect sachet rubbers from water (yellow ) and last one for collection of burnable trash (papers, toffee wrappers etc)  This has tremendously improved the cleanliness of the school. We hope to use the sachet rubbers for recycle products soon. 

Regarding the plastic bottles, I’m happy we have already started reusing them as water bottles for the students, because they are not suppose to share cups or bottles in the school as a COVID preventive measure. In addition, some of the bottles are used as liquid soap containers for handwashing. 

Lastly, we have announced the formation of Life-Link ambassadors project - the ambassadors will help with waste separation and a proper disposal agenda in the school. The school hopes to present a prize to them if they are able to achieve zero littering in their classrooms by mid April. 

Ali Ibrahim Founder and Director Youth For Change Education

Aiding Risk Groups In Our Community

Sigtuna Skolan Humanistiska Läroverket

During this unprecedented time, many in our communities around the world have been forced to change their lifestyles and be careful when performing seemingly harmless tasks such as grocery shopping. Many have been forced to completely distance themselves from society for fear of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Sigtuna, Sweden there is a group called FRG (Frivilliga Resurs Gruppen or voluntary recourse group). FRG are an organisation consisting of volunteers who help out in crises such as this pandemic. They have set up a system to deliver food and other items to risk groups in Sigtuna who are not able to shop on their own.

On 11th November students at Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket (SSHL), in Sigtuna, Sweden met with a representative from FRG at the local grocery store to learn the procedure and complete a few orders. Two orders were completed and delivered out into Sigtuna by the volunteers. This effort has been continued throughout 2020 and we are persisting in our efforts even now in 2021. We hope to continue this work for as long as there is a need in Sigtuna.

It is important that we make efforts to aid those in our communities who are in need around the world. Caring for others is a central pillar of the Life-Link ethos and is a vital part of society. The purpose of this continuous action is to help those in need in our local community and develop new skills within the students at our school.

Care,
Seán Berglund
Student Co-chair of Life-Link SSHL

Containing COVID-19

Berginya 684

In connection with the situation that is happening in our world, namely the pandemic and the spread of coronavirus, our school has taken certain security measures.

First of all, we equipped our school's classrooms with masks in the form of decorations.This is quite convenient for those who do not have a mask at home. You can just take it from the ceiling. Also we have equipped our classrooms with antiseptics that are used by every person who enters the room.

Additionally every person who enters the school approaches the guard who measures the students temperature. Teachers also have personal protective equipment as masks and gloves. Last but not least the class contains purifier of air, which is important for containing the spread of the virus.