Earth Hour 2010

I know you've seen the email, so just remember that candles can be bought in the restaurant and the following:

Earth Hour

This is to brief you about "Earth Hour", an upcoming international event (this Saturday) that we'll be working on over the weekend.

Saturday

March 27, 2010

From 8:30pm to 9:30pm, the "Earth Hour"

Jeddah

We're really proud to have Saudi Arabia working towards participating in this movement. Be sure to join in on the Facebook event, read the Earth Hour Jeddah blog, and REGISTER!!!! (In "Post Code", write your district as it is on Google Maps, you can also zoom in and find it, like Ash Shati')

Earth Hour

Log In To Earth Hour

Earth Hour Lanterns

World Water Day '10

"Algae and You" by Abdulhakeem Jomah
Sunday, March 21st 2010



To help raise awareness of World Water Day, the Effat Environmental Club organized two presentations dealing with water-related issues. The first one, about algae and water-borne diseases, was presented by Abdulhakeem Jomah. And truth be told, I was not expecting to be completely captivated by the lecture. Although I, much to my surprise, was. I think a lot of that can be attributed to the style of the lecture, which was almost diametrically opposed to the usual lectures, what with their dry, monotonous presentation. This lecture, on the other hand, revolved around a Power-point presentation that was enhanced with cute animations that were quite refreshing from the played out diagrams and tables filled with meaningless statistics. It was also peppered with strange (but interesting) facts and entertaining anecdotes. Mr. Jomah was a confident presenter and he across more like a gregarious host than someone who talks down to other people. It was invigorating to hear from someone who studies here, and who is also in the same age bracket. I am reasonably confident that the 60 girls who attended left entertained and having gained an understanding of just how significant water is in our day to day existence; I certainly did, along with the added insight of the apparent uselessness of hand sanitizers. And, it goes to show that if one is interested in the environment, we can all make a difference, no matter how limited the resources and where we are. 

Written by Iram Rizvi

"Experiences in Niger" by Ziad Jarrar
Monday, March 22nd 2010



Mr. Ziad Jarrar discusses his experiences in Niger, a country in Western Africa bordering Nigeria, Algeria and Libya. He traveled with 11 other young Saudi's and participated in activities to help out children at the orphanage and build a well. His lecture created a huge impact on the audience.

Purchase your own Special Water for 6 riyals. All funds will be put towards Faseelah's World Water Day 2011 project (still being finalized).

Earth Hour

Keep your eyes peeled for Earth Hour, which is on Saturday, 27th of March!

Earth Hour

Official Introduction to Spring '10

Here's a brief introduction to what we have planned. The club has a new identity to help promote our objective:

"To encourage, educate, and set an example for the Effat community by promoting an environmentally-friendly and sustainable way of life, through the principles of Islam."

فَسِيلَة

(pronounced "Fa-see-lah") is the new name for the club. It is known as "the part of a palm tree that is planted so another can grow from it" and was inspired by this ḥadīth (ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī Muslim):

"If the Hour came and in one's hand was a faseelah, and if he could stay until it was planted; then he should plant it"



How the club works:

1. We don't have just one person making all the decisions. Everyone in the club is encouraged to give in their input.

2. There are 5 different groups of members in Faseelah:

Core members
They do the most for the club like plan events, design the calendar, communicate with outside organizations and other clubs, and manage all the other members.

Second-in-command members
They help the core members by implementing the confirmed plans and acting as backup incase a core member needs help. Click here to see a list of the second-in-commands.

Event & campaign members
They help with every event and campaign. Mostly the week before and during the event, they help the core members and second-in-commands contact sponsors and affiliates, set up the venue, advertise, etc. Click here to see a list of the event & campaign members.

Event & campaign volunteers
They volunteer and work alongside the event & campaign members for some of the events. Click here to see a list of the event & campaign volunteers.

Extras
They help us when they can because their schedules are too hectic. We're very grateful to them :) Click here to see a list of all the extras.

Non-members also play a big part in Faseelah. They can make suggestions, volunteer as extras, help us collaborate with other organizations, and much more.



What we have planned:

Our goals for the semester is to:
• Stop littering on campus
• Implement policies in Effat to make the campus "Greener"
• Work with clubs, different majors, and outside organizations to help educate the Effat community and spread news about Faseelah's efforts.
• Have awareness campaigns for international environmental events like World Water Day, Earth Hour, and Earth day.


Here's hoping for a productive semester