Author by the PSC Indonesia Team and originally published on the PSC Indonesia’s website.
WWF-Indonesia collaborated with the Keluarga Kita Foundation to leverage two important commemoration days – Plastic Bag-Free Day (3 July) and National Children’s Day (23 July) – to raise awareness on how families and households can be empowered in reducing plastic pollution from. Attended by 50 families, the event titled “Playing with Father: A Green Future in Our Hands.” aimed to highlight the importance of environmental education, along with positive parenting, in promoting eco-friendly habits and behaviours at home.
Bettering Waste Management Practices At Home
Led by panel speakers including a local artist, a student leader and a director of a waste bank, parents were invited to join a panel discussion about the importance of improving waste management and how this can start at the household level. Meanwhile, children participated in play and learning activities facilitated by Keluarga Kita Foundation, KOMIB – a youth organisation, and WWF’s education bus Panda Mobile to educate and increase their awareness on the importance of protecting the environment.
PSC in Bogor, Depok, and Jakarta: Reducing plastic leakage
Muhammad Ridha Hakim from WWF-Indonesia conveyed the importance of the PSC collaboration with the governments of Bogor City, Depok, and DKI Jakarta Province. With support from the authorities, the initiative is working to reduce plastic waste leakage into rivers and seas
“Waste Bank Units are mostly driven by housewives. They are the main pillar in waste management from its source, namely households. Through collaboration with the Plastic Smart Cities programme, the capacity of the waste bank continues to increase, expanding collaboration and services and utilising plastic waste for more useful and valuable products,” said Ridha.
Promoting Positive Parenting and Environmental Awareness
The main event was the game activity session of fathers and children guided by trained facilitators. The game used household waste, such as plastic cups, straws, bottle caps, and cardboard, to create crafts. The game was designed to stimulate various aspects of child development, from physical, cognitive, and social-emotional to language. This activity is then followed by a storytelling session related to ending plastic pollution.
Siti Nur Andini, the Director of the Keluarga Kita Foundation, expressed her joy. “This is not only a fun platform to strengthen father-child relationships but also a medium to spread good parenting and waste management practices that start from the family,” she said.
