Young Gaelebale Joins Race To Save Earth
Ludo Kwapa | Monday June 17, 2019 14:48
Joining the race was 13-year-old Mahalapye-born, Katso Gaelebale, who was the first to represent Botswana at a summit for students for climate change in Finland late last month.
The event was the first of its kind.
The young Itumeleng School environmentalist and debater highlighted that he was excited and honoured to have been selected amongst others to represent the country in Europe.
He said this gave him the opportunity to learn more about the environment and climate issues.
Gaelebale stated that he was engaged in problem solving and was also able to take part and shared with other students ideas on how to improve the environment and mitigate climate change.
“I developed a deeper understanding of environmental issues and have the skills to make informed and responsible decisions as well as share with other students what I have learnt,” he said.
Gaelebale can proudly say he can mitigate climate change, which generally involves reductions in human emissions of greenhouse gases.
He stated that he wants to help educate other students like him to mitigate climate change through reforestation, which will in turn continuously help save the earth and give back to the community in a positive way.
Gaelebale also expressed his most heartfelt gratitude to have been amongst the youngest people to represent their countries.
During the trip he got the opportunity to combine and exchange ideas on ways in which they will conserve the environment together with ways of adapting to the climate change.
He believes there is no combating climate change as it has already happened hence the need to adapt and find more friendly ways to continuously save the planet.
Additionally, Itumeleng Primary School’s environmental programme coordinator, Bennice Sethebe accompanied the young environmentalist to Finland.
Sethebe told The Monitor that Gaelebale made a mark as he was the only one amongst the nine African countries who took part at the summit to be selected to represent Africa as a whole.
She further stated that for the tree planting ceremony, Botswana was the only country out of 72 selected for sponsorship to the ceremony.
“I can proudly say that the country was indeed highly represented by our fellow child,” she said.