ACS International School Doha hosted four of Qatar’s leading sustainability advocates in a panel to highlight three simple daily activities that can have a substantial impact on sustainability.
The school invited four panellists to discuss three simple daily tasks or changes to positively impact the environment. The panel, which was moderated by Grade 11 student Karima Ahmed, included:
- Fatma Al Khater, founder of Torba Farmer’s Market. Torba Market was established in 2017 to celebrate locally grown produce, homemade cuisines and artisanal endeavour.
- Ghanim Al-Sulaiti, owner and CEO of several sustainable businesses, including Evergreen Organics, Green and Go, Mylk, Botany, Paper Cut – all under the umbrella of Enbat Holdings, a vegan investment company. This is his third year of participation in the ACS Doha panel.
- Kim Wyatt, also known endearingly as Mama Baba Ganoush, active writer, presenter and entrepreneur who has worked in pioneering several sustainability projects and awareness strategies in Qatar.
- Geoffrey Baker, ACS Middle High School Individual and Societies teacher; founder of Grin Green International and ambitiously aiming to liberate Bangkok of its addiction to plastics using a student-led, grassroots strategy. Baker has also trained young entrepreneurs residing in the townships outside Cape Town, South Africa, to build, replicate and manage eco-friendly housing units in their communities.
Embodying ‘A Caring Contributor’
As part of ACS international’s Core Values and Ethos, each student is expected to embody A Caring Contributor by making positive contributions to individuals and communities, modelling ethical global citizenship, and sustaining the ecological systems and resources that support life. This is the third consecutive year that ACS has brought in guest speakers to educate the students on sustainability in Qatar.
According to Baker, it is great to have such a diverse and collaborative panel of people that have actively taken a role with sustainability in Qatar and to be able to have students actively engage and discover their part in continuing the movement for a more sustainable lifestyle.
We know that students, now more than ever, are questioning sustainability impacts, and how they can become more conscientious consumers and citizens – and the ownership falls on us to better equip young people with the knowledge, skills, attributes, and values to create a more just and sustainable future for all.
The panel concluded with a Q&A session participated by students and their parents.
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