The Karen Shopping Centre has been experiencing an influx of various small traders who sell their merchandise, and food to members of the community. The area also serves as the primary stage for the vehicular movement around Karen. Over time, huge volumes of garbage have piled up around the area, clogging the sewerage system and making the area a health hazard prone to various types of diseases, due to environmental degradation. As such the aim of the project was to clean up the environment, since its members live, work and co-exist in the Karen community.
The community clean-up exercise at the Karen shopping Centre was planned, and executed by the Rotary Club of Karen members under the able leadership of the Club’s President Lorraine Kirigia, on Saturday 23rd of July 2022. It was the culmination of two months of planning, and outreach to the various stakeholders to make it a success. The exercise went very smoothly. What seemed undoable was finally done within four hours, and the huge pile of garbage was collected and loaded; onto the waiting lorry for proper disposal. The trading community was also educated on the need to keep their environment clean, and how to be their own keepers by dissuading people from dumping all over the area. They agreed to get organized, collect all the garbage frequently, and reach out for support on disposal. The project was funded with KES 15,000 Rotary Club of Karen Special Projects Budget in partnership with OCS Karen Police Station, OCS Karen Plains Police Station, Clean Edge Hygiene Solutions Limited, Lankana, and Luminous Matatu Saccos, the small traders' community at the Karen Shopping Centre, Rotarians, and Rotaractors.
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