{"id":33371,"date":"2023-09-08t14:02:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-08t14:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=33371"},"modified":"2023-09-19t19:26:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19t19:26:20","slug":"cameroon-coastlines-cleanup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/cameroon-coastlines-cleanup\/","title":{"rendered":"youth volunteers battle to rescue cameroon coastlines, spearhead marine debris cleanup efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
on the busy streets of the buea municipality in the southwest region of cameroon, with an estimated 1000 taxis plying the roads, it is common to find passengers and drivers throwing plastics through their taxi windows. unfortunately, when it rains, this rubbish is transported from the city streets to the atlantic ocean. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n on june 10th, 2023, dozens of young people under the association for community awareness (ascoa) suited up to take on marine pollution. dressed in pants, shoes and gloves adapted to the activity, the volunteers converged at one of the active junctions in buea municipality ready to set off for limbe, a coastal city in cameroon to pick up marine debris along the limbola beach. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n