Implementing Zero Plastic Practices in Office Settings in Jaffna

This activity aimed to change attitudes and raise awareness among government office staff

regarding reducing plastic usage and fostering a sustainable, plastic-free environment. Medical students first met with their supervisor, coordinator of the Jaffna Healthy City project, and others to plan the activity. 

District Secretariat-Jaffna, Zonal Education Office-Jaffna, Divisional Secretariat-Jaffna, Divisional Secretariat-Nallur, and Regional Director of Health Services-Jaffna were selected as the office settings for implementation of the programme.

The medical students organized and conducted a health promotion seminar to engage participants in discussion about the challenges they might encounter in the zero-plastic pathway. Students also obtained feedback at the end of the session. They selected a volunteer committee for the development of zero plastic measures at each setting and offered practical ideas for implementing the measures. Finally students created the video (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1q-688jKZcvet148tXE-Qbjv50ENiT6of).

Group students: Pavithra Balasundaram, B. M. Asanka Priya shanghai, Varnakulasingam Dineshka, F. M. F. Fasrana, H. A. D. N. Madhuranga, J. A. T. Himasha Perera, K. A. D. Yasodha Gimhan, M. M. Mohamed Mufaris, M. R. F. Riska, Pathmarasa Niruthigan, R. M. Sewmini Navodya, S. Anukala Dissanayaka

Supervisor: Dr. P. A. D.Coonghe

Time duration: 06^th June 2023- 31^st January 2024

Place: Regional Director of Health Services, Jaffna, District Secretariat, Jaffna, Zonal Education Office, Jaffna, Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna,  Divisional Secretariat, Nallur