Engagement · South Kivu · Lake Kivu
Lake Kivu: young people from Bukavu and Ruzizi on the front line against plastic pollution
In Bukavu and Ruzizi, young people are collecting the plastic waste that invades Lake Kivu's fish breeding areas. A practical action that protects biodiversity, supports fishers and brings lakeside communities closer together.
Breeding grounds choked by plastic
Bottles, bags, packaging: on some shores, plastic covers the water. This waste clutters habitats, harms aquatic life and disrupts fish reproduction. By removing it, young people protect water quality and the breeding grounds on which future fish stocks depend.
Protecting fish means protecting livelihoods
For many lakeside families, fishing is the main source of income and food. Preserving breeding areas means preserving fishers' incomes and people's food security.
A shared lake, a peace to nurture
Lake Kivu is a common resource. When young people from different neighbourhoods and communities work together to protect it, they also create opportunities to talk and cooperate. In a region often marked by tensions, these exchanges around biodiversity strengthen peaceful coexistence. This is the heart of UJUZI-SS's commitment: making environmental protection a place to meet and build peace.
Join the movement
Young people, fishers, associations, local authorities or partners: would you like to support the next action for a clean, shared Lake Kivu?