ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES

Mission Green Earth

IAHV organized the “MISSION GREEN EARTH CAMPAIGN” in 2008. Under the patronage of UN Messenger of Peace and Chairperson of IHC, HRH Princess Haya, IAHV, IHC, UNDP and their network of volunteers and partners successfully enhanced awareness about the UN’s Millennium Development Goals and the challenge of environmental sustainability amongst the public, business, community and media.

My Bag My Earth

My Bag My Earth – is a grassroot campaign started in 2006 seeing the large amount of disposable plastic waste esp. shopping bags, plastic takeaway bags being littered all the UAE. The movement encouraged people to Reduce PlasticJute Up, involved lectures in schools and colleges, teaching companies and individuals to learn how to convert their daily newspapers to bags, conduct green store awareness in retail outlets, conducted green cafe workshops to mobilize support for the cause by bringing competing retailers to one platform.

Adopt a Plant

A unique environmental initiative for world environmental week June 5-11 2005 Volunteers of IAHV distributed 100,000 plants in test tubes in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah during the World Environmental Week.