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Learn about our Initiation: Zero Waste at School

Zero Waste at Schools (ZWAS) is an initiative of CLEAN UP NEPAL started in 2017. ZWAS aims to enhance the knowledge and involvement of students, teachers, and support staff in waste management through an extensive seven-week module course. The program will cover various essential aspects, including the introduction to waste and waste practices, the importance of waste understanding and segregation, the implementation of the 5R's principle (reduce, reuse, rethink, repurpose, recycle), the significance of composting and gardening, the negative effects of waste burning and air pollution, the management of E-waste, and the connection between waste and climate change. By incorporating students from different grade levels and empowering them to take on leadership roles, ZWAS endeavours to foster a sustainable shift in waste management practices throughout the entire school, household and community.

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CLEAN UP NEPAL has introduced the ZWAS toolkit

CLEAN UP NEPAL has introduced the ZWAS toolkit as an additional resource for schools in Nepal, aiming to enhance students' understanding and practical implementation of sustainable waste management. By integrating this toolkit into the existing curriculum, it empowers students, teachers, and school management to grasp essential information about waste and become catalysts for change by modifying their daily behaviours. This initiative promotes substantial improvements in addressing waste management concerns within schools and encourages the adoption of best practices in households. Furthermore, CLEAN UP NEPAL has developed a Gamebook that offers an engaging and enjoyable approach for children to learn about waste and sustainable waste management techniques. Additionally, the organization has established the ZWAS Remote Learning website, providing an interactive platform for children to access waste management education remotely. https://education.cleanupnepal.org.np/

Learn about our Initiation: Zero Waste at Schools

Since 2017, with the support of several organisations, the program has been piloted and implemented at several schools in Nepal. We would like to recognise and give a note of thank you to supporters who have helped to build the momentum of the program:

  • The Direct Relief supporting CLEAN UP NEPAL for a year in research and piloting programs in several schools.
  • The British School, helping CLEAN UP NEPAL runs its first pilot of the Zero Waste at School at their school and supporting two government schools.
  • Impact Marathon for providing us the initial support to run several programs in the schools of Kathmandu.
  • ABC, our partner organisation, helped us in refining the program and helping us to deliver effective modules based on the human-centric approach with innovative contents for the school, parents and teachers.
  • At present, IM Swedish Development Partners, The Asia Foundation, “RIVER+ project is funded by the PLEASE Project, implemented by the South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme, supported by the World Bank, and with implementing support from UNOPS”; have been supporting ZWAS.

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Whenever there is challenge, there is also an opportunity to face it, to demonstrate and develop our will and determination - Dalai Lama. 

Though the zero waste at school virtual platform, an open-source platform for schools to access the course available online and can be accessed and utilized. All our contents are downloadable.

The courses have been designed for teachers likewise. The website is navigate-friendly for the students with games and activities to keep the students engaged and aware about the environment.  We hope you fully utilize the resources, meticulously researched and constructed, keeping in mind the context of Nepal. We hope our remote learning course will help you and your children to bring changes in the behaviour that will help to keep our cities clean and healthy.



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