With the plastic contamination that still threatens lives, coasts and ecosystems in Nigeria, the Sterling One base is taking concrete measures to address the crisis through cleaning cleaning by the community, strategic associations and continuous political commitment.
Earlier this year, the Foundation led a great cleaning in Electushi Beach under its Beach adoption program, a national initiative that has formally adopted more than five beaches since 2021, including Alpha, Eleko, Lafiaji, Iwerekun and Okun Ajah.
In these sites, the Foundation has eliminated more than 9,000 kilograms of waste, including more than 4,800 kilograms of recyclable, while collaborating with local leaders to embed the long -term consciousness and administration within coastal communities.
“Our work on the beaches is not symbolic,” said Olapeju Ibekwe, CEO of Sterling One Foundation. “It is a deliberate strategy to improve coastal resilience, protect vulnerable populations and link sustainability with real opportunities. Each cleaning is an opportunity to restore dignity to the environment and generate confidence in systems aimed at protecting it.”
On June 13, Sterling One Foundation will join other interested parties in Wedex 2025, a World Environment Day organized by Greenhub Africa in association with the United Nations.
The Foundation will participate in the session “Financing of Youth Initiatives for Green Entrepreneurship” in the UN House in Abuja, focusing on unlocking capital for community solutions for plastic waste.
The United Nations, a key partner in Wedex, also return this year as co-coundentator of the Social Impact Summit of Africa, scheduled for July 10 and 11 in Lagos.
The summit will focus on practical solutions for climate resilience and policy innovation under the scale action of the subject: bold solutions for climate resilience and policy innovation.
“Plastic pollution is a development problem but also an unspecified opportunity,” Ibekwe said. “If we do not treat it as urgent and systemic, it will continue to undermine the livelihoods, health and climatic objectives.
“However, if we involve the correct associations and investment, plastic waste can become a driver of jobs and innovation, especially for young people in the entire continent. The call now is that the public and private sectors act, see beyond the problem and unlock their potential for good.”
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