April Dykes

Wars.  Famine.  Water shortages.  There are so many issues in the world today that are beyond our control.  However, there is one issue that we all can begin to tackle today: food waste.  “Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger, and a third of humanity faced food insecurity. Food waste continues to hurt the global economy and fuel climate change, nature loss, and pollution” (United Nations Environment Programme

私たちは、信じています。 繊細で多感な思春期に、多様な人と出会い・語り・悩み・学ぶこと。「こんな風になりたい」という憧れを見つけること。 そのすべてが、未来をつくりだす意欲と創造性になることを。

Since 2014, World Wildlife Day has been celebrated on March 3rd with the goal to “celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora”(United Nations).  In simple terms, the goal is for us to see the beauty and importance of the animals and plants that make up our ecosystem.  Every animal, reptile, amphibian, and sea creature has a unique role to play, as do the plants that are necessary for their survival and ours.