This September I continued with Plastic Free July.
Participated in Zero Waste Week 2019 and Climate Action Day.
Received my certificate for Future Learn MOOC, Fashion's Future
and the Sustainable Development Goals.
This month I continued with Plastic Free July and invested in a bamboo toothbrush, an organic loofah, organic laundry softener and soap nuts
Bamboo Toothbrush
Organic Loofah
Organic Laundry Softener
Soap Nuts
Soap Nuts
Soap nuts are Organic Laundry Detergent
They are 100% Natural and Biodegradable
Instructions: Use 5-7 soap berries for a full load of washing.
Place the bag and berries directly in the washing machine with all your laundry.
Soap berries can be re-used 5-6 times and then disposed preferably in a composter.
Soap berres do not produce much foam.
Use warm water for washing clothes or soak the bag with berries before placing in the washing machine.
To read my blog about Plastic Free July 2019 please click here.
This is my humble effort to reduce my plastic consumption and waste for Zero Waste Week 2019, Dubai and the United Arab Emirates.
Day 1 of #ZeroWasteWeek, I'm sharing and supporting a fantastic social enterprise called #ENABLE.
Many thanks to my husband for purchasing an ethical b'day gift this year.
Any advice from gardeners regarding how to keep my succulent alive would be appreciated?
ENABLE is a UAE National social enterprise based in Dubai.
Enable empowers special young Emiratis with cognitive disabilities by enrolling them in extensive entrepreneurial program.
The skill set delivered will hopefully "enable" individuals with such special abilities to start their own retail units and therefore achieve individual financial sustainability.
We offer beautiful indoor plant arrangements using quality #succulents and #cacti sourced from national and international well-known suppliers.
As a social enterprise, 100% of ENABLE products will be used to fuel its retail operations with 15% of each product sold will go back to the employee who created it to empower their abilities.
Source: ENABLE UAE
My beautiful succulent made by artists at ENABLE
ENABLE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE UAE
ENABLE UAE'S STORY
My succulent
To read more about Zero Waste Week 2019, Dubai, UAE
please click here
This month I received my certificate for the Future Learn online MOOC,
Fashion's Future and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Fashion's Future and the Sustainable Development Goals Certificate
The Syllabus
A brief Summary of The Sustainable Development Goals
Week 1
The Sustainable Development Goals
Week 2
SDG1 - No Poverty,
SDG5 - Gender Equality,
SDG8 - Good Jobs and Economic Growth.
Week 3
SDG13 - Climate Action,
SDG6 - Clean Water and Sanitation,
SDG14 - Life Under Water and
SDG15 - Life On Land.
Week 4
SDG12 - Responsible Consumption and Production.
Another humble attempt to support Greta Thunberg and millions of climate change activists around the world.
Dubai Climate Action Poster
A little note for my neighbours
Thank you for reading this months blog.
I look forward to recording more videos once I regain my energy and my shoulders have healed.
Sabeena X
Fashion's Future and The Sustainable Development Goals
This month I continued to recover from my right shoulder treatment.
I remotely attend two webinars about 'Understanding the home décor
and textile and apparel market.'
These webinars were organised by ITC.
This month I continued to recover from my right shoulder treatment.
I managed to attend a World Social Enterprise Day 2024 remote webinar.
I have updated my blog I wrote in 2021 about living with invisible disabilities and chronic pain.
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