WWF-Pakistan

Eco Internship Programme 2013

IBA Sukkur October 11 12, 2013

Table of Contents
WWF-Pakistan ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Eco Internship Programme ................................................................................................................................ 3
Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................3
Initiation at IBA Sukkur...............................................................................................................................................3
Activities.............................................................................................................................................................................7
Persuasion activity...............................................................................................................................................................7
Strategy Formulation Critical Thinking........................................................................................................................8
Strategy Formulation Presentation................................................................................................................................9
One with nature..................................................................................................................................................................10
Green University Bringing to life..................................................................................................................................11
Say NO to plastic bags Innovative solutions...............................................................................................................12
Recycling waste...................................................................................................................................................................13
Gifts and Rewards.........................................................................................................................................................14
Certificate Awards Ceremony..................................................................................................................................15
Photo Gallery..................................................................................................................................................................16

WWF-Pakistan
Eco Internship Programme
1. Introduction
For over two decades, WWF-Pakistan has been committed to providing quality environmental
education so that future generations can acknowledge and safeguard natural resources in the country.
WWF-Pakistans School Outreach Programmes and activities have been successful in stimulating
students imagination and promoting environmental conscious among peers and parents alike.
WWF-Pakistan has initiated the first environment intensive workshop in the country. The objective is
to provide individuals with hands on experience on real life conservation challenges. The EcoInternship provides an opportunity for the youth to get actively involved in environmental
conservation.
The sessions give students an insight into the eco dynamics of the region, environmental challenges
and offers sustainable solutions to the problems. The modules include in depth presentations by
WWF experts on a diverse range of topics including endangered species such as Indus Blind Dolphin,
marine cetaceans, poverty alleviation, agriculture, cotton ginning and related fields.
Students get a chance be engage in hands on activities, interactive discussions, creative challenges are
part of this programme. They also develop their marketing, presentation, leadership and public
speaking skills through this internship.
Eco-Interns receive a participation certificate after the successful completion of the internship.
Participants become Ambassadors of WWF and solicit members as part of the internship. Eco-Interns
become Individual Members of WWF-Pakistan free of charge for one year. They receive exclusive EcoInternship membership cards.

Objectives of the Programme:

Enable the students to generate an insight into the eco dynamics and the overall challenges to the
ecosystem
Broaden students scope as a responsible custodian of valuable natural resources
Inculcate and foster civic responsibility in students
Give opportunity to students to become official Ambassadors of WWF Pakistan
Develop a sense of responsibility of reducing our ecological footprints
Develop leadership, public speaking and presentation skills
Inculcate a habit of giving
Broaden the base of like minded individuals who are members of WWF-Pakistan
Become well rounded and well aware decision makers for sustainable future

Initiation at IBA Sukkur

WWF conducts open registrations for students at a neutral venue during the summer vacations. Individuals
aged 13 onwards are eligible to register for the environment intensive sessions. Since the launch of the EIP in
2009, the programme has undergone a metamorphosis not only in the content and structure of the programme
but also in the volume of students that it engages.
Since 2010 there has been a four folds increase in students participation in Karachi alone. In three weeks of
summer this year, the Eco-Internship engaged 930 Eco-Interns from various towns and cities of Sind. The
sessions were conducted at a local hotel in Karachi.
Aveenash Chhabria, a student of IBA Sukkur attended the workshop during summer break in Karachi. After
returning to IBA Sukkur after the summer vacations, he initiated the Eco-Internship Programme at IBA
Sukkur.
Environment conscious management specifically Zahid Hussain Khand, Registrar IBA Sukkur and Maria
Imdad Green Office Representative at IBA Sukkur made it possible to implement the Eco-Internship on
campus.
With one week promotion of the workshop and a devoted management team, 127 students enrolled for the
programme. 100 students from the business department, 6 from the Electric Engineering, 4 from the
Education and Management department of IBA Sukkur, 10 from IBA College Community and 6 from Public
School Sukkur.

Registration Desk

IBA Sukkurs Management Team Welcome note by Registrar

2. Eco-Internship Programme Communication material

Experts

To ensure that students get first hand information regarding initiatives in their local area, the WWF team had a
range of experienced environmental experts on board. The experts not only provided presentations to students
but also came in person to sessions to share their wealth of knowledge and experience in the field. They also
responded to all the questions Eco-Interns posed regarding poverty alleviation, cotton ginning and its related
equipment.
Experts included:

Liaqat Ali Khan, Manager, Sustainable Agriculture Programme, WWF-Pakistan

Ali Mahar, Site Coordinator Global Poverty Alleviation Fund (GPAF), WWF-Pakistan

Tauheed Ghani Coordinator, Sustainable cotton production in Pakistan ginning SMEs (SPRING),
WWF-Pakistan

Activities
Persuasion activity Role play:
One participant acts as a person shopping in a mall and the other acts as a WWF Ambassador trying
to convince people to support the cause of nature conservation by becoming a member.

Strategy Formulation Critical Thinking

WWF representatives conducting the session divided the segregated group of students into well mixed groups
of students. All groups were asked to formulate a sound strategy to implement practically in the field.

Strategy Formulation Presentation

WWF representatives selected group members that were inactive during group work and asked them to
present. This helps students in confidence building, public speaking and presentation skills.

One with nature

Eco-Interns sat in the garden after taking off their shoes and socks. Participants were asked to close their eyes
and open their minds to the textures, sounds and smells.

Green University Bringing to life

Students made tags highlighting the eco friendly act people need to remember while working certain objects.
Students use recycled paper to make tags for one assigned area of the university. 10 groups, with 10 students
each were assigned one department or room each.

Say NO to plastic bags Innovative solutions

Students brought in their old t-shirts or shirts. Participants were instructed on the basics of converting a shirt
into a bag. Eco-Interns then added their creative touch, transforming the shirt entirely.

Recycling waste
Eco-Interns scavenged the campus for waste materials which can be recycled into useful products. This gives
students a chance to be creative with items one usually disposes of, thus realizing the value of all material.

Gifts and Rewards

Eco-Interns were rewarded WWF branded products including eco-ludo, diaries, t-shirts, frames, key chains
and other prizes for their noteworthy effort in various activities and discussions.

Certificate Awards Ceremony

Zahid Hussain Khand, Registrar, IBA Sukkur and Tauheed Ghani, Coordinator, SPRING, WWF-Pakistan
presented certificates to all participating students. Management team was awarded with WWF t-shirts, key
chains and a hard drive for Aveenash Chhabbria Ambassador at IBA Sukkur.

Photo Gallery

Special Mention
WWF-Pakistan would like to Thank a few individuals that made this possible:
Zahid Hussain Khand, Registrar, IBA Sukkur
Maria Imdad, Green Office Representative, IBA Sukkur and
Oshaq Narejo, Personal Assistant to Registrar, IBA Sukkur
Aveenash Chhabria, Student IBA Sukkur and WWF Ambassador at IBA Sukkur
Management Team that facilitated the smooth running of the Eco Internship Programme

For more information:

WWFPak.org
Facebook.com/WWFPakistan

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