2009 Bronze Winners

The following teams, listed in alphabetical order, were awarded the 2009 Teens for Planet Earth Bronze Service Award.

AFREDECC Green Clubs, Limbe, Southwest Province, Cameroon

Team Members: Barbara Bib, Wasso Gisele Bessem, Fordam Michelle Nchang

Awareness campaign to educate community members about the bushmeat crisis.

Anti-Pollution Group, Mbeya, West Rungwe, Tanzania

Team Members: Rhodes Kasoko, Aggrey Thompson

Community education on the causes and effects of water pollution.

Chemichemi, Mbeya, East Rungwe, Tanzania

Team Members: Zawadi Asalile, Bahati Kabungu, Loti Mwakiteleko, Raston Nikubuka, Frank Samuel, Anifa Willy

Campaign to educate community members on ways to conserve water.

Environment Is Our Life, Mbeya, West Rungwe, Tanzania

Team Members: Alifa Adam, Rudaya Brown, Ester Daud, Ally John, Japhari Kaswile, Scolastica Kyokola

Tree planting and community education to benefit environment.

Environment Scout, Mbeya, East Rungwe, Tanzania

Team Members: Cavine Abel, Tungulilege Daudi, Sijali Kifunyo, Elimu Malike, Emmanuel Mwakaje, Zabron Mwakilema

Collection of refuse and production of compost to improve community farming practices.

Fayette Academy Ecology Club, Somerville, Tennessee, USA

Team Members: Kenzi Bergloff, Ashley Dodd, Daniel Klein, Erin Shoaf, Paige Walker

Writing and illustration of children’s book about threats facing amphibian populations and environmental stewardship.

Friends of Van Cortlandt Park Environmental Interns, Bronx, New York, USA

Team Members: Yvette Anokye, Narelyn Camacho, Daniel Caro, Stephanie Cataquet, Shatai Melvin, Malicca Mility, Erik Ogard, Wendy Puello, Kesar Ram, Laura Ramales, Tara Saber-Khiabani, Maria Segura, Cierra Townes

Removal of invasive species, creation of compost and garden, education of young students, and more in a park.

Nature Friendly Group, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, India

Team Members: Saloni Abraham, Brajesh Bramhe, Ankit Charles, Vikas Dahare, Ankush Mankar, Nitin Sahare

Creation of compost for local agriculture and provision of water for native birds.

Palos Verdes Environmental Club, Rolling Hills, California, USA

Team Members: Connor Virjee

Collection of used shoes to be recycled into playground material for New Orleans schools.