As part of its ongoing efforts to promote community engagement and raise awareness on environmental issues, the Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA), in collaboration with the Asira al-Shamaliya Municipality, organized an awareness activity with the participation of 130 children. The event aimed at introducing young participants to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), enhancing their understanding of the importance of environmental protection, and instilling the values of responsibility and community participation.

The activity used an interactive approach that linked education to fun and practical experience. Children learned about SDGs through innovative activities that helped them understand how these goals relate to their daily lives and how they can contribute through simple behaviors and collective responsibility. To realize these concepts, accompanied by the municipal team, children planted more than 25 seedlings in the school’s garden beds, transforming knowledge into practical action that fosters initiative and connects learning to everyday action.

This activity is part of APLA’s broader efforts to put in place the SDG Localization Plan. It falls within the Community Engagement Program, which APLA designed to enhance the participation of children and the wider community in sustainable development efforts and raise awareness of the importance of environmental and social objectives. Activities were implemented in the context of Empowering the Palestinian Community to Utilize Sustainable Development Opportunities project, supported by the Belgian Agency for international Development (Enabel).