30/05/2026
*Event Report: Environmental Club Session - Revised*
*Date*: 27th May 2026
*Host*: Hututu Girls Senior School Environmental Club
*1. Purpose*
The club hosted a conservation + sustainability forum to connect students with field experts and youth-led green initiatives.
*2. Speakers & Key Highlights*
- *Wildlife Clubs of Kenya*: Focused on student-led conservation. Shared how school clubs can run tree planting drives, wildlife monitoring projects, and eco-competitions. Main takeaway: "Conservation starts with knowing your local species".
- *Kenya Wildlife Service KWS*: Talked on human-wildlife conflict and Kenya’s protected areas. Covered careers in wildlife management and how students can report poaching/illegal logging through KWS channels.
- *Perception Pioneers GREEN Initiative*: Youth group that reframes waste as a resource. Demoed upcycling projects - turning plastic waste into usable products.
- *Could You? Cups*: Social enterprise focused on ditching single-use cups. Presented their reusable cup model for schools/events + carbon footprint difference. Students saw how the deposit-return system works.
*Menstrual Hygiene & Sustainability Program*: Could You? Cups extended their reuse model to menstrual health. They discussed how single-use pads contribute to landfill waste - one girl uses ∼11,000 pads in her lifetime. The program explores reusable options + deposit-return systems similar to their drink cups. Key focus: cutting waste, reducing period poverty, and keeping girls in school. They emphasized that any menstrual product drive needs teacher + nurse guidance for safe use, sterilization, and hygiene education.
*3. Student Impact*
Q&A was active - questions covered starting eco-projects with no budget, careers in environmental science, and safe management of reusable menstrual products. Club members left with contacts for partnerships: WCK for club registration, KWS for field visits, GREEN Initiative for upcycling workshops, Could You? Cups
