The very first Trash Hero Family Meeting in Czech Republic took place between 6 – 9th June 2019. There are currently 17 active chapters and 7 of the biggest ones have attended the meeting. Namely Trash Hero Praha, Trash Hero Brno, Trash Hero Ostrava, Trash Hero Plzeň, Trash Hero Karviná, Trash Hero Tachov and Trash Hero Hradec Králové.
The agenda covered a number of different topics such as the formation and history of the Trash Hero movement, operation of Trash Hero World and how Trash Hero Czech Republic fits into the world network. We discussed ethical values, what we consider as volunteering and its philosophy in detail. Vast amounts of time were dedicated to how to effectively organise clean ups – in order to cover health and safety issues, management of volunteering and event promotion. Particular chapters received training on Facebook (how to efficiently use and maintain Facebook pages) and communication with the media.
During the last day of our stay we had a cleanup in the city of Jihlava, where our meeting was held. The event was public and we had some locals joining us for the clean up.
A number of real outcomes were achieved:
-> Establishment of a new chapter – Trash Hero Jihlava
-> Creation of a methodology (curriculum) for presenting Trash Hero at all education levels (from kindergarten to university)
-> Facebook campaign “Yellow Tips” to roll out in July 2019 – a guide to reduce waste and single use plastic whilst shopping
However, the biggest value of this meeting was in strengthening the network of Trash Hero chapters across the Czech Republic and making them more involved in Trash Hero activities on a national level.
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