{"id":1373,"date":"2021-08-12T12:41:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T10:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports4trees.com\/?page_id=1373"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:06:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:06:38","slug":"badmintonearth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sports4trees.com\/en\/badmintonearth\/","title":{"rendered":"BadmintONEarth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Sport<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> the<\/span> greatest<\/span> hobby<\/span> for<\/span> all<\/span> of<\/span> us<\/span> or<\/span> a<\/span> fantastic<\/span> profession<\/span>. But<\/span> what<\/span> do<\/span> we<\/span> do<\/span> when<\/span> our<\/span> world<\/span> changes<\/span> fundamentally<\/span>? Climate<\/span> change<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> greatest<\/span> challenge<\/span> of<\/span> our<\/span> generation<\/span>. Continuing<\/span> as<\/span> before<\/span> is<\/span> not<\/span> an<\/span> option<\/span>; only<\/span> if<\/span> we<\/span> all<\/span> act<\/span> together<\/span> can<\/span> we<\/span> bring<\/span> about<\/span> lasting<\/span> change<\/span>.<\/p>

We<\/span> as<\/span> national<\/span> badminton<\/span> players<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> just<\/span> that<\/span> and<\/span> invite<\/span> the<\/span> whole<\/span> badminton<\/span> world<\/span> to<\/span> join<\/span> us<\/span>. That<\/span> is<\/span> why<\/span> we<\/span> have<\/span> decided<\/span> to<\/span> implement<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> afforestation<\/span> and<\/span> climate<\/span> project<\/span> of<\/span> badminton<\/span> sport<\/span>, whether<\/span> to<\/span> compensate<\/span> for<\/span> tournament<\/span> trips<\/span>, league<\/span> match<\/span> days<\/span> or<\/span> ball<\/span> consumption<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> club<\/span>.<\/p>

Because<\/span> for<\/span> us<\/span> climate<\/span> protection<\/span> is<\/span> holistic<\/span>, with<\/span> the<\/span> help<\/span> of<\/span> your<\/span> donations<\/span> we<\/span> not<\/span> only<\/span> plant<\/span> trees<\/span>, but<\/span> also<\/span> promote<\/span> solar<\/span> energy<\/span> and<\/span> support<\/span> the<\/span> local<\/span> population<\/span>. Our<\/span> project<\/span> is<\/span> realized<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Bankana<\/span>, which<\/span> has<\/span> 50,000<\/span> inhabitants<\/span>, which<\/span> is<\/span> located<\/span> about<\/span> 2.<\/span> 5<\/span> hours<\/span> east<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> of<\/span> DR<\/span> Congo<\/span>. The<\/span> project<\/span> partners<\/span> are<\/span> the<\/span> Zenaga<\/span> Foundation<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> ASEAD<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Academy<\/span> of<\/span> Sciences<\/span> & Engineering<\/span> for<\/span> Africa<\/span> Development<\/span>.<\/p>

Thanks<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> strong<\/span> commitment<\/span> of<\/span> BadmintONEarth<\/span>, which<\/span> now<\/span> also<\/span> includes<\/span> a<\/span> recycling<\/span> project<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>, the<\/span> initiative<\/span> was<\/span> nominated<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> German<\/span> Sustainability<\/span> Award<\/span> for<\/span> Sport<\/span> in<\/span> 2023<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> three<\/span> finalists<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0<\/p>

2021<\/span>:<\/b> Thanks<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> merger<\/span> of<\/span> numerous<\/span> national<\/span> badminton<\/span> players<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> compensation<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> emissions<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> one-year<\/span> tournament<\/span> trips<\/span>, a<\/span> start-up<\/span> budget<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> put<\/span> together<\/span> each<\/span> year<\/span>, with<\/span> which<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> fruit<\/span> trees<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> planted<\/span> locally<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> \u201csolar<\/span> educational<\/span> backpack\u201d<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> procured<\/span>. With<\/span> a<\/span> donation<\/span> of<\/span> 200<\/span> euros<\/span>, the<\/span> area<\/span> of<\/span> an<\/span> entire<\/span> badminton<\/span> field<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> planted<\/span> with<\/span> trees<\/span>, including<\/span> the<\/span> implementation<\/span> of<\/span> further<\/span> solar<\/span> energy<\/span> measures<\/span>. Approximately<\/span> 20<\/span> trees<\/span> fit<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> badminton<\/span> field<\/span>, which<\/span> means<\/span> a<\/span> unit<\/span> price<\/span> of<\/span> 15\u20ac<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> tree+<\/span>.<\/p>

January<\/span> 2022<\/span>: <\/b>BadmintONEarth<\/span> has<\/span> successfully<\/span> completed<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> project<\/span> phase<\/span>. With<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> donations<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> kick-off<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> project<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> doubling<\/span> of<\/span> Sports<\/span> for<\/span> Future<\/span>, the<\/span> first<\/span> 939<\/span> trees<\/span> were<\/span> planted<\/span> in<\/span> Bankana<\/span>. For<\/span> the<\/span> plantations<\/span>, \u201ccaretakers\u201d<\/span> are<\/span> trained<\/span> on<\/span> site<\/span>, who<\/span> guide<\/span> the<\/span> plantations<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> targeted<\/span> manner<\/span> and<\/span> pass<\/span> on<\/span> their<\/span> expertise<\/span>. We<\/span> rely<\/span> on<\/span> fruit<\/span> trees<\/span>, so<\/span> the<\/span> local<\/span> people<\/span> benefit<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> trees<\/span>. The<\/span> pupils<\/span> are<\/span> also<\/span> involved<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> afforestation<\/span>. Among<\/span> other<\/span> things<\/span>, the<\/span> topic<\/span> of<\/span> sustainability<\/span> is<\/span> integrated<\/span> from<\/span> practice<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> theory<\/span> of<\/span> school<\/span> teaching<\/span>.
In<\/span> addition<\/span>, a<\/span> solar<\/span> backpack<\/span> was<\/span> ordered<\/span> with<\/span> additional<\/span> elements<\/span>, e.<\/span> g.<\/span> beamer<\/span>, chargers<\/span> and<\/span> screen<\/span>, which<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> used<\/span> both<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> school<\/span> and<\/span> for<\/span> local<\/span> residents<\/span>. The<\/span> school<\/span>, which<\/span> is<\/span> run<\/span> under<\/span> particularly<\/span> poor<\/span> teaching<\/span> conditions<\/span>, also<\/span> received<\/span> notebooks<\/span>, pencils<\/span> and<\/span> chalk<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> pupils<\/span>. The<\/span> conditions<\/span> there<\/span> are<\/span> so<\/span> bad<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> not<\/span> possible<\/span> to<\/span> hold<\/span> lessons<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> rain<\/span> because<\/span> there<\/span> is<\/span> no<\/span> roof<\/span> and<\/span> no<\/span> real<\/span> buildings<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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October<\/span> 2022<\/span>:<\/b> Building<\/span> construction<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Democratic<\/span> Republic<\/span> of<\/span> Congo<\/span> progresses<\/span>: The<\/span> Zenaga<\/span> Foundation<\/span> publishes<\/span> first<\/span> images<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> progress<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> ECO<\/span> School<\/span> Project<\/span>. In<\/span> addition<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> reforestation<\/span> of<\/span> fruit<\/span> trees<\/span>, we<\/span> are<\/span> also<\/span> supporting<\/span> the<\/span> local<\/span> population<\/span> by<\/span> constructing<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> school<\/span> building<\/span> as<\/span> an<\/span> ECO<\/span> school<\/span>.<\/p>

Nahum<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> seen<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> photos<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> red<\/span> T-shirt<\/span>. Nahum<\/span> had<\/span> travelled<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Democratic<\/span> Republic<\/span> of<\/span> Congo<\/span> from<\/span> Australia<\/span> for<\/span> his<\/span> job<\/span> and<\/span> took<\/span> the<\/span> opportunity<\/span> to<\/span> visit<\/span> the<\/span> ECO-School<\/span> project<\/span>. He<\/span> also<\/span> equipped<\/span> the<\/span> ASEAD<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> laptop<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> digital<\/span> camera<\/span>.<\/p>

The<\/span> photos<\/span> also<\/span> show<\/span> the<\/span> growing<\/span> buildings<\/span> for<\/span> classrooms<\/span>, teachers<\/span>, toilets<\/span> and<\/span> administration<\/span> rooms<\/span>. In<\/span> the<\/span> background<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> trees<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> \u201cold<\/span> school\u201d<\/span> \u2013<\/span> if<\/span> you<\/span> can<\/span> describe<\/span> the<\/span> hut<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> roof<\/span> without<\/span> walls<\/span> as<\/span> such<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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February<\/span> 2023<\/span>:<\/b> Planning<\/span> and<\/span> financing<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> third<\/span> phase<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> project<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> underway<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> beginning<\/span> of<\/span> 2023<\/span>. With<\/span> the<\/span> help<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> crowdfunding<\/span> campaign<\/span>, attractive<\/span> prizes<\/span> were<\/span> secured<\/span> against<\/span> a<\/span> donation<\/span>, such<\/span> as<\/span> tickets<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Yonex<\/span> German<\/span> Open<\/span> 2023<\/span> & Hylo<\/span> Open<\/span> 2023<\/span>, autograph<\/span> cards<\/span> of<\/span> selected<\/span> German<\/span> national<\/span> champions<\/span> or<\/span> signed<\/span> jerseys<\/span> of<\/span> national<\/span> and<\/span> international<\/span> stars<\/span>. The<\/span> target<\/span> amount<\/span> was<\/span> 4,500<\/span> euros<\/span>, which<\/span> was<\/span> significantly<\/span> exceeded<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> donated<\/span> amount<\/span> of<\/span> 5,370<\/span> euros<\/span>! This<\/span> amount<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> doubled<\/span> by<\/span> Sports<\/span> for<\/span> Future<\/span>.<\/p>

The<\/span> amount<\/span> donated<\/span> will<\/span> partly<\/span> finance<\/span> the<\/span> upcoming<\/span> third<\/span> project<\/span> phase<\/span> of<\/span> our<\/span> social<\/span> and<\/span> sustainable<\/span> climate<\/span> protection<\/span> project<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> DR<\/span> Congo<\/span>. More<\/span> fruit<\/span> trees<\/span> are<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> planted<\/span> this<\/span> year<\/span>, as<\/span> well<\/span> as<\/span> two<\/span> water<\/span> wells<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> built<\/span>.<\/p>\n

May<\/span> 2023<\/span>: <\/b>As<\/span> of<\/span> May<\/span> 1,<\/span> 2023<\/span>, 25,696<\/span> euros<\/span> were<\/span> donated<\/span>, which<\/span> was<\/span> doubled<\/span> with<\/span> funds<\/span> from<\/span> Sport<\/span> for<\/span> Future<\/span>. This<\/span> means<\/span> a<\/span> current<\/span> donation<\/span> amount<\/span> of<\/span> 51<\/span>. 392<\/span> Euro<\/span>!!<\/p>

In<\/span> addition<\/span>, the<\/span> construction<\/span> work<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> ECO-School<\/span> in<\/span> Bankana<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> progress<\/span>. The<\/span> shell<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> new<\/span> school<\/span> building<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> completed<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> small<\/span> PV<\/span> system<\/span> is<\/span> soon<\/span> being<\/span> installed<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> roof<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> school<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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January 2024:<\/b> Water<\/span> resources<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Democratic<\/span> Republic<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Congo<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> uniformly<\/span> distributed<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span>. Among<\/span> other<\/span> things<\/span>, mineral<\/span> mining<\/span> pollutes<\/span> the<\/span> water<\/span> with<\/span> heavy<\/span> metals<\/span>. Water<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> precious<\/span> liquid<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> survival<\/span> of<\/span> all<\/span> biodiversity<\/span>, and<\/span> access<\/span> to<\/span> fresh<\/span> drinking<\/span> water<\/span> is<\/span> fraught<\/span> with<\/span> many<\/span> conflicts<\/span>: Across<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> of<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 80<\/span> million<\/span> people<\/span>, only<\/span> 21<\/span>% have<\/span> access<\/span> to<\/span> clean<\/span> water<\/span>, and<\/span> schools<\/span>, kindergartens<\/span> and<\/span> clinics<\/span> in<\/span> rural<\/span> areas<\/span> have<\/span> no<\/span> water<\/span>. Rainfall<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> savannah<\/span> regions<\/span> is<\/span> between<\/span> 900<\/span> and<\/span> 1400<\/span> mm<\/span> per<\/span> year<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> irregularly<\/span> distributed<\/span> throughout<\/span> the<\/span> year<\/span>. Some<\/span> provinces<\/span> experience<\/span> three<\/span> to<\/span> six<\/span> months<\/span> of<\/span> dry<\/span> spells<\/span>.<\/p>

For<\/span> this<\/span> reason<\/span>, BadmintONEearth<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> supplemented<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> \u201cWater<\/span> for<\/span> All\u201d<\/span> project<\/span>, which<\/span> includes<\/span> the<\/span> construction<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> well<\/span>. This<\/span> is<\/span> equipped<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> manual<\/span> or<\/span> solar-powered<\/span> conveying<\/span> device<\/span>. In<\/span> addition<\/span>, one<\/span> water<\/span> tank<\/span> is<\/span> installed<\/span> per<\/span> well<\/span>. The<\/span> construction<\/span> of<\/span> these<\/span> water<\/span> wells<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> progress<\/span>. Cibwabwa<\/span> Judith<\/span> explains<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> video<\/span> how<\/span> the<\/span> solar<\/span> wells<\/span> work<\/span> and<\/span> how<\/span> they<\/span> are<\/span> used<\/span>.<\/p>