Nestle trains 137 children in environmental sustainability

Nestlé Nigeria has trained no fewer than 137 children across five primary schools in Lagos in environmental sustainability.

The training, themed ‘Sustainability Training for Kids’, according to the Corporate Communications, Public Affairs, and Sustainability Lead at Nestlé Nigeria, Victoria Uwadoka, was aimed at providing children with the knowledge about climate change.

“By instilling a sense of environmental responsibility at an early age, we are nurturing a generation that will actively contribute to a more sustainable future,” she said.

She added that the training was organised with the International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI) and Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), expressing the commitment to strengthen the collaboration in a bid to raise a healthier generation.

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Also, the founder of ICCDI, Olumide Idowu, described the training as a seed sown which will grow to help the children become aware of the healthiness of their environment.

“In partnership with Nestlé Nigeria, we have trained and instilled responsibility and awareness in children about environmental impact.

In her speech, the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on circular economy, Mrs. Titi Oshodi, harped on the importance of health and well-being of the children, commending the organisation for the training.