What Happened to All of Faseelah's Plans?

They're there! We just need to get through exams.

We have tons of updates for you guys and a great new look for the site :)

UPDATE: A spectacular Faseelah member linked me to a site, and the first thing I see is:

Sounds familiar, huh?

InspiredByMuhammad.com is everything I wanted Faseelah to work towards. Guys, this movement is getting bigger and stronger. This is the time that people want to put the humanity back into humanity.

It made my day.

See you after finals! Good luck!

Saudi Environmental Society (SENS)

Here's some basic information on the Saudi Environmental Society. You may recognize them from the billboards about the littering fine campaign. If you know of any other widespread initiatives they've taken, please let us know.

Mission

To support the governmental effort by providing advisory, research and educational services, in partnership with public and the private sectors in addition to the civil society organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and to strengthen cooperation and coordination among them in the field of environmental protection to achieve environmentally sustainable development in accordance with international standards.

Vision

SENS to be by the end of 1433 a leading non-for-profit organization, and a distinctive environmental center which has an effective contribution in the field of environmental protection to achieve environmentally sustainable development through genuine partnership with all stakeholders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia community, in accordance our religion besides international environmental standards.

Earth Hour Jeddah 2010

Earth Hour was a success! Granted, compared to other countries, it didn't seem as much, but many hearts and lights were affected by the event in Jeddah.

 

The Facebook event, Earth Hour '10 JEDDAH, is thought to be a huge contributor to what set the the eco-friendly wheels in motion. Started by an average woman living in Jeddah, it spread awareness to the extent that the Saudi Wildlife is believed to have made their own Earth Hour site because of it.

 

To commemorate the hour, the promoters of the event have a must-see blog. It keeps track of all that happened during the hour, and was a great way of keeping people up to date with the awareness campaigns.

 

Unfortunately, the Saudi Wildlife appears to have its limits. Near to no roundabouts had their lights off. The Supporters' Map didn't have many supporters in Jeddah, but that's because a lot of people put in the zipcode wrong, so they showed up in different places.

 

So we didn't get it 100%, but it was lovely seeing many businesses participate, like Al Baik, Rosewood Corniche, Ikea, SABB, NCB, Il Villagio, Berlitz, Saudi Gazette, What's Up Jeddah, and so many more.

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