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5th Climate Action Day Several hundred young people involved in around 20 activities for climate protection in Africa, Asia and Europe Activities in Asia Indonesia Music Movement for Climate in Medan The youth in North Sumatra have formed a network called „Rumah Jangga“, composed of different UEM member churches. They promote awareness to other young people about climate change. This year they conducted a music movement and banner competition, with used materials. Indonesia Preach about climate change, donation of Biopore drills and promotion of local wisdom in Pangururan Climate change and the efforts of the HKBP congregation to overcome these effects were topics of a preach in Pangururan. Two Biopore drills were donated to the congregation. The use of Biopore will be promoted throughout the UEM Asia Region member-churches as a response to climate change in the region. Activities in Africa Cameroon Children were taught about solar energy in Mbouo 25 pupils from a primary school visited the Mbouo Multipurpose Training Center to learn about solar energy. They were taught how solar energy can be used for cooking, drying leaves and fruits and lighting rooms. Students answered a quiz about solar energy. There was a prize-award ceremony for the best students a few days later. DR Congo Cleaning, sanitation and greening the area in Cadelu In Cadelu, young people were sensitized about waste and climate change. They cleaned the area and planted crop. Tanzania Various actions were realized by the Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University in Lushoto, Tanzania, from 3rd to 4th of December 50 youth from Magamba-SEKOMU made an 8 kilometers educational walk to inform more than 160 villagers about the Climate Action Day. More than 600 school children and 8 primary school teachers were trained on the causes, effects and how to combat the effects of climate change by SEKOMU volunteers. Three hundred trees were planted in four school campuses after a climate change training. Furthermore, 50 persons were trained on tree planting techniques and 1000 trees were planted by them. Tanzania Various actions were realized by the Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University in Lushoto, Tanzania, from 3rd to 4th of December 50 kg of waste was collected by a cleaning action of SEKOMU in Lushoto. After that, waste bins were donated to the Lushoto District Council to sensitize the community and government leaders about pollution and climate change. A climate change action dialogue was conducted at SEKOMU. Ghana Activities and workshops at two schools in Ghana In Ghana, the E.P Primary School, HoBankoe, participated at the Climate Action Day with activities such as clean up exercises in and around the school premises, recycling activities like using rice bags as kitchen aprons or sandals, tree planting and a field trip to the Ethnographic Volta Regional Museum. Congo, Tanzania Further activities were realized by the Baptist community in Uvira, Congo, by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, and by the chist churches in Congo. Activities in Europe Germany “Christmas – The Different Way” in Bielefeld Young people of Open Globe Bielefeld organized a fair Christmas market. In numerous self-madeworkshops using recycled material and natural ingredients, participants could craft presents, that give joy. They could exchange know-how as well as things they didn´t need anymore. Presentations on coal imports and food sharing as well as music were also part of the program. Germany Smash-up breakfast in Dortmund Youth of Open Globe Dortmund made a smash-up breakfast, because more than a half of the produced food in Germany ends up in the waist containers. During the breakfast, they prepared an activity with refugees. Making Christmas present boxes from old posters and thereby saving resources was the purpose of an upcycling workshop in Dortmund at the 3rd of December. Germany Information Stands on Climate Justice in the Streets of Kiel The Youth Climate Network of the northern church “Klar zur Wende” had a stand at the Christmas marked in the center of Kiel. They informed about climate change and offered actions like painting sustainable shopping bags and recollecting ideas for climate friendly Christmas presents. Young people were impressed by a simulator of the effects of the Arctic ice melting. Information about a carbon free future was distributed by a volunteer in an ice bear costume. Germany Ideas for ecological Christmas in Göttingen Young people of the NGO BUNDjugend Göttingen distributed flyers in the center of the city, with advices how to celebrate Christmas in a more ecological way. Germany Upcycling workshop in Bremen The Norddeutsche Mission organized an upcycling workshop during the Climate Action Day. For example, interested people could learn how to create something new from and old jeans. Germany – South America Information month about the effects of aerosol in a primary school in Mülhausen An Argentinean volunteer of the youth exchange program between the Evangelical Church of Westphalia and La Plata got involved at the Climate Action Day. He gave background lessons about the negative effects of aerosols on water, health and the ozonosphere. Furthermore, the school children could make experiments about alternatives, like creating their own natural deodorant. A representative of the Brazilian NGO CAPA visited the school and told about sustainability and ecological small farming in Brazil. Germany Swapping and upcycling at the UEM The young adults' network of UEM participated actively in the Climate Action Day and swapped clothes, books and other things, played the keepcoolgame online to learn about climate change (http://keep-cool-online.de/) and upcycled old books to turn them into new things. One movement around the world. Connected on Facebook and Skype. Get informed and get involved! www.climateactionday.org www.facebook.com/climateactionday E-Mail: [email protected] Climate Action Day is organized by…