Last week marked Restless Development’s first ever global ‘Green Week’. It was a huge success as staff in the UK, Tanzania, India, Zimbabwe & Nepal took part in activities and challenges designed at raising awareness of climate change and how we can all do our bit to help the environment.
Aligned with the second week of the UN Climate Talks in Paris, Restless Development’s Green Week saw staff and volunteers come together to share their voice calling for a #CoolerPlanet.
Green Week began in the UK with a team challenge to create a Christmas decoration using only recyclable material from around the office:
Don't let the snowman melt #CoolerPlanet – we're going to win the recycled Xmas decs Green Week challenge! pic.twitter.com/k2cmevoNWx
— Sophie Foreman (@sforemanchild) December 7, 2015
Recycled office decorations by the Comms Team for @RestlessDev's Green Week https://t.co/wZs42yUws2
— Sho Konno (@ShoKon) December 7, 2015
In India, Restless staff kicked off their Green Week by taking the #CoolerPlanet messaging out to local young people:
@Restless_India @pradyumnarout0 has #CoolerPlanet ideas #GlobalGoals #GreenWeek -clean water sanitation @RestlessDev pic.twitter.com/xkzg5z9d9o
— susmita mukherjee (@sushmita_75) December 7, 2015
@RestlessDev @Restless_India volunteers in Bihar mark the green week. Young people take lead in making #CoolerPlanet pic.twitter.com/kyg6jFC6tN
— Johnson Nayak (@nilejohnson) December 10, 2015
The focus of our Green Week activities then switched to tree planting, with another team challenge in the UK and more staff involvement in our Delhi office too:
Excited for today's Green Week challenge -potting office plants! Campaigns for the win! #CoolerPlanet #WeAreRestless pic.twitter.com/1G03HGJpWC
— Anna Roguski (@AnnaRoguski) December 8, 2015
Our plants in #Delhi office are being preped to b taken inside, for a greener & #CoolerPlanet. pic.twitter.com/itUD4DbfWY
— Restless Development (@Restless_India) December 11, 2015
Who says an urban office can't be green with a #CoolerPlanet?! Growing sweet peas and cress in an Alice tea party… pic.twitter.com/PUqQigHdhu
— Nik Hartley (@Nik_Hartley) December 8, 2015
In Tanzania, staff contributed by taking part in a beach clean up and cycling to work:
Country director @MargaretMliwa commits to supporting climate change efforts in #Tanzania #wearerestless #GreenWeek pic.twitter.com/eqRcKnWAHP
— RestlessDev Tanzania (@SautiyaVijana) December 8, 2015
Cycling to work and promoting #SDG 14 #LifeBelowWater for #GreenWeek #CoolerPlanet #WeAreRestless #GPPDreamTeam pic.twitter.com/vrqSl3zDgO
— Rachel Tilly Litster (@RachTLitster) December 9, 2015
On Wednesday, staff in the UK took to social media to help spread the message of #CoolerPlanet and came up with some very creative ways to do so… Whilst in India we saw students taking the lead on Green Week actions:
So today's Green Week challenge at @RestlessDev is to tweet creatively. Here are the Comms teams efforts so far.. pic.twitter.com/6CgDYh9oau
— Bobby Dean (@Bobby_Dean) December 9, 2015
Students are leading action for #GreenWeek @Restless_India @RestlessDev. Let's work towards #CoolerPlanet for them pic.twitter.com/A2aS1nBAu7
— Durga Sankar Patra (@PatraDurga) December 11, 2015
In Nepal, our team shared messages of young people on the environment and also got creative and held a paper recycling training for staff and alumni:
In Zimbabwe, where staff will actually be holding their Green Week this week instead, Restless volunteers have already been busy learning about ecological rights at a youth climate camp in Zambia:
PICS of our volunteers in Zambia @MukuniVillage learning about ecological rights for a #CoolerPlanet pic.twitter.com/CeRtpIetsa
— Nanchie (@pmanyalo) December 11, 2015
Finally, back in London, we wrapped up our week’s activities and announced the winners of the Green Week challenges… Congratulations to the Communications Team!
Congrats to the amazing Comms Team for winning the @RestlessDev Green Week challenges! #CoolerPlanet #WeAreRestless pic.twitter.com/PlvNwBPUDV
— Anna Roguski (@AnnaRoguski) December 11, 2015
Thank you to everyone who took part in Green Week activities across the globe, we’re already looking forward to next year!
