On International Youth Service Day, SOS joined forces with the NGO Waste Busters to clean-up the Nawaz Sharif Colony a very underdeveloped area beside the SOS Village Lahore.

 

 About 35 children from the SOS Youth Home and Village were joined by 12 youngsters from the Cardinal School, Gulberg Everyone received gloves, masks and garbage bags provided by Waste Busters.

 

Who also took care of the transport of the collected garbage At 10 in the morning the clean-up forces walked into the colony... where they put banners of "Clean up the World" The Cardinal School team starting the clean-up The SOS team "Tiger" was working in one of the most dirtiest streets The project was also supported by some German and Austrian foreigners Everyone filled up more than 5 bags. The response of the colony was overwhelming. Many people felt ashamed that children and foreigners had to clean up their garbage Many people from the colony helped and supported the efforts of SOS and Waste Busters "It is a lesson for us" said one of the spectators while watching the hard working children After three and a half hours of cleaning in the hot sun, everyone felt happy about the results Clean streets for a good and healthy environment! Next Friday on "Earth Day" we will be back to continue our work...
 

Maqsood Ahmad
SOS SCHOOL LAHORE