On Sunday 14 February the Secondary students at Muhammadi Madrasah took part in their first Value Day of 2016.
The theme of this Value Day was sustainability and caring for the environment.
With the help of the Sustainability subcommittee of the Jamaat students were initially given a short talk on the importance of thinking about the environment after which they were split into groups and given the task of developing solutions to 6 common problems we face within our community:
1. Carbon footprint from cars driving to mosque
2. Food waste created by mosque, including organic waste e.g. potato peels
3. Use of disposable cups, plates and cutlery throughout the year
4. Water usage
5. Keeping buildings warm
6. Use of electricity
7. Protecting plant and animal life i.e. trees, bees, birds etc
8. Thinking greener as a community
Students had 1 hour to come up with a solution and then had to present to a panel of judges that included Abdullah Rahman, CEO of The Balsall Heath Forum, EC member Tawfiq Jivraj, teacher Kazim Sajan, Sis Nikhat Panjwani, Sis Shakira Fazal and Br Irfan Jiwa.
Presented ideas included:
- KOPH – Keeping our planet healthy – Thinking greener as a community
- Reusing food waste through smart recycling
- Water sustainability through smart flushes and automatic sensor taps
- Integrated apps to determine energy usage and wastage.
After some brilliant presentations and long discussions by the judges two groups were selected as the winners:
From S1 & S2 – Project Zenith
From S3 & S4 – The World App
Well done to everyone who took part in the day and thankyou to all the volunteers who supported in making it successful.
We hope that the Executive Committee can take on board some of these ideas and implement them to move our community to a more environmentally friendly mindset.
Pictures of the value day can be viewed here.