Plogging Nigeria

At a time when the growing threat to the earths ecosystem is already leaving at its wake unprecedented humanitarian crisis across the world, it was imperative to birth an initiative capable of immersing the world with a culture that encourages a conscious and responsible interaction with the environment while simultaneously meeting desired human needs. Sometime in 2016, PLOGGING was formally initiated in one of the most sustainable countries in the world, Sweden. Plogging is a combination of jogging with picking up litter (Plocka up + Jogging). As an organised activity, it spread to other countries in 2018. Its a workout that provides variation in body movements by adding bending, squatting and stretching to the main action of running. Plogging Nigeria was launched on June 2nd, 2018 as part of the event to mark the 2018 World Environment Day, themed #BeatPlasticPollution at Obafemi Awolowo University. Instituted as a Club in the University, it is now attracting strong interest and...