On 29^th September CEJAD together with the community members and a construction expert are putting up the demonstration centre for waste management. The structure is made using blocks made from PET bottles to prevent dumping into the ocean. As a result the community members are not dumping plastic bottles and instead are supplying them to the community target group members for the block making process.

Mercury free technologies - NAPE-Uganda
NAPE continued raising awareness on the risks associated with the use of mercury in artisanal gold mining and promoting mercury free methodologies. The target group were artisanal gold miners
NAPE with support from the GEF small grants program UNDP put up a demonstration site in Kayonza-Kassanda district to illustrate the use of an alternative method of extracting gold using Borax by applying gravity concentration techniques. An experience sharing knowledge was organized where miners from other districts that have been trained by NAPE on the methodology facilitated and oriented   miners from Kassanda on how the alternative method works.

Against oil spill in Mauritius - groundWork 24 August 2020 – “We, organizations in Friends of the Earth Africa, the African Climate Justice Group, and Friends of the Earth Japan stand in solidarity with the people and Nature of Mauritius. We send our salutes and commend the Mauritian people in their incredible collective efforts, passion and commitment towards containing the spill and its impacts. Nevertheless, we condemn in the strongest possible terms, the oil spill from a Japanese owned ship, MV Wakashio and the demonstrated incompetence of the incumbent authorities in preventing it, and in dealing with the spill's aftermath.
The Japanese owned ship, MV Wakashio, carrying 4,000 metric tons of oil, ran aground just off the coast of the small island nation of Mauritius on July 25, 2020 and broke apart on Saturday August 15, 2020.
Over 1000 metric tons of the oil in the ship has spilled into the surrounding waters and there are concerns that more oil will spill from the ship. This spill is already and will continue to cause substantial damage to the Island's ecosystem and local livelihoods. This without mentioning the expected long-term damage to marine environments expected from the disposal of the shipwreck after it is removed.
Mauritius is a biodiversity hotspot and the spill occurred near two environmentally protected marine ecosystems and the Blue bay marine reserve park which is a wetland of immense international significance. Coral reefs, protected lagoons and the nation's shorelines have already been impacted.

Plastic pollution - groundWork 03 July 2020
Plastic pollution is a major threat to human health and environmental sustainability. Government policies that restrict plastic production is one way we can tackle this issue. Africa has made incredible strides in the fight against plastic, while not all bans on plastic have been effectively enforced, countries like Rwanda and Kenya have championed strong enforcement to justify the reasoning behind placing a ban in the first place. Other African countries have also made significant contributions to stop the production and importation of single use plastic. This Plastic Free July we reflect on the plastic policies that have been issued by African countries.