The Our City 2030 project team visited partner schools Balingasa High School, Judge Feliciano Belmonte Sr. High School and Justice Cecilia Munoz-Palma High School. The team also met with select learners from the Alternative Learning System (ALS) on the 15th of July.

Each workshop contained discussions on how to make innovative solutions and a quick recap on the project. Afterwards, the Our City 2030 team guided students, who were grouped in to various teams as they work on their solutions towards their aspirational Quezon City by 2030.

Many of the solutions developed by the students revolved around improving Quezon City’s waste management system and addressing air pollution and water shortage issues. In March, prior to the workshop, the Quezon City Environmental Protection and Waste Management Department spoke to the students about these issues, which served as a jump-off point for the solution workshops last July.

“One of the main goals of this project is to help provide a meeting place for the youth and the city officials or staff to discuss about what the youth envision their city to be by the time they are adults” says Debby Sy, WWF-Philippines Our City 2030 Project Coordinator. Sy believes that the youth can present fresh eyes to complex environmental issues, and that it is necessary to consult the next generation on matters of development.