Getting Youth to care for the earth.

Deric Chiew (left) and Sabah YMM organising chairperson Veronica Tan moulding mudballs at the Green Expo here yesterday in conjunction to state-level Youth Day 2013. 

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Young Malaysians Movement (YMM) aspires to engage more youth in environmental conservation efforts that would better the world for next generation.
  Its chairman Deric Chiew said young generation including children should be taught on basic knowledge in preventing further damage to the earth.
  "Once they understand the concept of 'what you see today might not be available tomorrow', it will justify their conscience in managing resources.
  "It could be as simple as implementing 5Rs which include reuse, recycle, reduce, refuse and be responsible in their daily lives,"he told New Straits Times at the Green Expo here yesterday.
  When asked on youth's current involvement in conserving efforts, Chiew said they had approached schools in state to educate and encourage students' participating the organisation as volunteers.
  Chiew also added that their mudballs-making is among the most popular activity.
 "Those tennis-size balls, made of clay mixed with 'good' microorganism,  are effective and proven to reduce water pollution,"he explained, adding that since 2010, 80 schools had participated in such programme.  
    YMM, which organised the expo for the first time, had more than 7,000 targetted visitors within the three-day state level Youth Day.
   Also present at the expo was Likas assemblyman Junz Wong who commented that the responsibility of guarding the earth fell on everyone's shoulders including adults.
  "As for my part, I will look forward to work with Kota Kinabalu City Hall in ensuring the environment issue in constituency is well taken care of," he added.  
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