Haiti - Environment : In Petit-Goâve, young people are proud to make a citizen action
As part of the continuation of a sanitation campaign of the urban center of Petit-Goâve launched by the local Adventist church, a group of young Christians, members of the "Adventist Youth Society", began last Sunday, an extensive cleanup operation of the cemetery on the outskirts of city of Petit-Goâve.
Proud to make a citizen action and wholesome, hese young Adventist Christians have picked up while singing, a large amount of trash, waste of any kind that obstructed the flow of water in the channels. Under an agreement with the municipal authorities, these trash have been subsequently transported and dumped in a landfill site, by employees of the Municipality of Petit-Goâve.
"The Adventist Church has a social mission, spiritual and educational. Our duty is to participate in all activities, to participate in the cleaning of streets of the city. We had agreed at the level of the church to clean up the area of the cemetery" has informed Pastor Dorival Jean-Claude. Bertrand, another young, in charge of a local radio station, explained "Adventists do not only evangelize, they also participate in social actions. We are citizens, we live in a community, it is normal for us to fight against anything that might harm the health of the population. Clean the environment, is to help to the protection of citizens."
