Global Action Days 2023: Acting Against Pollution!

Thousands of students helped tackle pollution during the 2023 Global Action Days!

Our annual Global Actions Day campaign is undoubtedly a highlight of the year. It’s always incredible to see thousands of students, teachers and schools around the world engage in positive action for our planet and this year was no different!

Students in Malaysia showed of some serious skills when they turned plastic spoons into cool pineapple lamps!

From the 18th to the 28th of April 2023, around 217, 300 participants from over 1,500 registered institutions (primarily schools and kindergartens) took part in five actions over 10 days. This year’s Global Action Days was part of FEE’s year-long Litter Less Plus campaign, with all five actions focused on tackling pollution and encouraging responsible consumption.

Schools from over 80 countries joined in and we’d like to thank everyone for participating with such enthusiasm! Many participants shared their creative actions with us via social media. Each and every story goes to show that more and more people are taking action to tackle pollution and protect our planet. We’ve chosen a few to share below.

You can see more amazing actions (and share your own!) on the Global Action Days Facebook group and be inspired by our collective effort to save the planet! 🌎

Fun fruit from Bulgaria! Children from the "Sailor" group got creative preparing and serving fruit salad.

Chemistry for our planet! Students from the Vasishtha GROUP of School in India explored some eco-friendly alternatives to the invisible pollutants we find in our cleaning supplies!

Swapping books in Malta! St. Joseph Junior School organised a successful second-hand book fair as part of Global Action Days. As they shared on Facebook, “Not only did it bring the joy of reading to our students, but it also helped reduce environmental impact by reusing books.”

Sharing is caring! Students swapped books with each other in Romania too!

Repurposing for art! Students at the 3rd Komotini Experimental GEL school in Greece used old pieces of fabric to create beautiful weavings

Getting creative in India! Students of Vasishtha GROUP of School created envelopes using decorative materials from waste craft papers. They also repurposed used clothes into grocery bags. They were able to learn how recycling products reduces waste and also conserves resources and energy used

A successful litter pick-nic! Students in Bermuda got outside to collect and recycle litter around their school.

While this year’s Global Actions Days 2023 may be coming to an end, it doesn’t mean our impact stops here.

Global Action Days will be back again next year, but until then, we encourage you to join our Litter Less Plus campaign and check out these free lesson plans and activities that you can do all year around:

• Get outside with Learning about Forests

• Transform your school with Eco-Schools

• Give young people a voice with Young Reporters for the Environment

Litter pick-nic in Portugal.

Litter pick-nic in Malta.

Once again, thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 Global Action Days and helped make it the biggest one yet!