When we think nowadays about the future, we fear for the world we leave to our children.
Greenhouse gases, unrecycled waste that ruins our environment, animal species such as bees that disappear, the climatic changes and their disastrous consequences: the problems are manifold.
Don't worry, dear reader, I am not going to mention the melting of the ice cap.
I don't want to talk about international or national politics either: many governments and international organizations such as the UNO support and promote respectful treatment of natural resources. That is good, and I am glad that they begin to be heared.
But I want to talk about people who don't have the money of a
multinational like Total, who don't have the charisma of Al Gore,
who dont have the influence of the UNESCO.
People like you and me, who some day decide to do something before it is too late.
They come together to dream of a hospitable world, and they act.
The association ARPE (Association Roudana to Protect the Environment) is a place for people like them. Together towards the same objective: to demonstrate to children that the Earth is a gorgeous but fragile splendour, and that we need to take care of it if we want to enjoy it.
'Education to environment' is the motive of their actions. Everyday behaviour can be changed to have an advantageous impact on the environment. We can take care of it by being careful with nature and the people around us.
Convinced that education to environment can be a good way to a sustainable and participative citizenship, ARPE members have decided to concentrate on children: they are very interested, and their behaviour can easily change. They can also be the young ambassadors to their parents and to their elders, and they may be a intermediary for the young generations.
From walks to discovering local heritage, from special events (such as fixing up new trash bins in the town centre) to sustainable programs (like the 'green box of books' which contains books on environmental topics lend to public schools), ARPE thinks that even small acts can be important, and if the association pays attention to how the kids behave, grown ups are not banished: walks can be arranged for them to discover Taroudant and its surroundings, or to climb on the nearby Atlas.