The Rise of the Youngens

Before I started as a Young Champion, there weren't many young environmentalists around. I didn't like the idea that adults were the only ones who should be able to organize and host clean ups. And so I gathered up my friends and started getting them involved in many activities there are. We all liked the idea of being young and capable of doing such things, and our role as present leaders. Two years later here I am, sitting in an office and am really aware of my surrounding. Students from high schools here on Majuro are forming clubs, environmental clubs that is, and are facing the environmental issues we have here. I am proud to have been around to experience such feeling. and I thank all my families and friends for always adjusting to my craziness to the environment. Every teenager here in the Marshalls have proven to me that they are all Young Champions.

Underwater Adventures

Certified Diver!  To kick up a notch on my dedication to the ocean I went ahead and got trained as a basic open water diver. I had an excellent time with the Raycrew divers. They taught me everything I needed to learn underwater. It was a two day adventure and was well worth my time. On the first day we did basic underwater procedures such as masks and full gears taken off and putting back on underwater. And on the second day we ventured to the deeper parts of the lagoon; we found amazing healthy corals with diverse ecosystems, I couldn't be more blessed. After the diving trainings we were also required to take a written exam on all that was needed to know on basic underwater diving. Now, happily living as a basic underwater diver. :)

/s/ Broderick

World Oceans Day 2012

Three years in a row the Marshall Islands young environmentalists have been commited on celebrating world oceans day. This year we took a much more serious action and called in the whole island. The fresh youth organization Jo-Jikum took initiative and organized an all community event that includes trash pick up around the coast line and an underwater clean up just several yards away from the shoreline.

After a month of planning we rocked and rolled. 

And this is our conclusion

FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETEEN BAGS!!! after several hours of trash pick up. It was unbelievable but it was a FACT. after this clean up, we were motivated to plan more to show our islands the destruction they are causing without noticing. 

****To view more awesome photos of this day please simply click the link below :) ENJOY :) :

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