Djibouti, March 3, 2022. The Green Generation Association, in collaboration with the UNDP, organized on Thursday, March 3, a workshop of exhibition of ecological sofas made of tires and pallets and ecological bags at the Library and National Archives.

Green Generation Association is an association working in the field of environment, generally in the region of Douda/Damerjog to contribute to sustainable development at the community level. Through these activities, the Association encourages reflection on environmental challenges among Djiboutian youth and involves them in environmental protection actions through waste recycling, reforestation and environmental education.

Faced with the thousands of abandoned tires in Djibouti and the evils of their incineration, Green Generation Association has embarked on the creation of a value chain in the manufacturing of environmentally friendly furniture. Within the framework of the implementation of the Microfinance Program of the Global Environment Facility, the association Green Generation with the support of UNDP has supported about fifteen young women in the manufacture of ecological bags and twenty young people in the creation of furniture from recycled tires.  The initiative consists of collecting used tires from various partners and independent collectors to produce ecological furniture of high quality affordable to all.

This project is based on the intervention strategy of the Small Grants /GEF program in Djibouti within the framework of the reduction of pollutants in correlation with the national priorities of the development of the circular economy. The transformation of waste will indeed allow the reduction of pollutants and improve the living conditions of local populations through the creation of income generating activities.  

The workshop organized on Thursday, March 3 was an opportunity to give certificates to young men and women of the community of Douda/Damerjog who participated in the training on recycling of polluting waste and give them the opportunity to present and sell their first productions. This day also allowed to highlight the social and community actions of the association Green Generation to contribute to sustainable development at the community level.