Name: Caroline Foster
Age: 28
Country of Origin: Canada
Church of Origin: Works as the network and young adult coordinator for KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives. KAIROS unites 11 churches and faith-based organizations in faithful action for justice and peace. Attends a Presbyterian church in Toronto.
What is really important in my life: Family, friends, and working for a more just and sustainable community locally and globally. I find that the more I learn about the world, the more work I see that needs to be done to ensure that this planet can sustain future generations. As a person whose daily life is not directly adversely affected by climate change, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for the impact my country has had on marginalized communities at home and abroad.
What my wishes are for the negotiations on Climate Change in Durban: It is my hope that the world leaders will commit to a long-term sustainable plan to reduce global warming. I hope that the leaders from the Global North will commit to dealing with the ecological debt owed to the majority world and that a plan that incorporates the voices and perspectives of the Global South would be put into action.
What would you like to do so that your church/country becomes more environmentally just? The experience and learning that I hope to gain from the programme will assist me in facilitating workshops and planning events related to eco-justice. KAIROS has two explicit foci; human rights and ecological justice. KAIROS has recently identified working with and engaging youth in those program areas as a priority and a major component of the strategic plan for the coming years. Over the next year, we are looking at hosting youth ecumenical gatherings across Canada. I believe that my experience at Youth for Eco-Justice will be useful in helping to shape these gatherings. I believe that as a young person I have the opportunity and responsibility to work towards a more sustainable and environmentally just future for my children and all of God’s creation.
What i would like to do to so that my church or country becomes environmentally just, is by focusing on the environment as the first priority, because the world we are living in, depend on the environment.
I would focus on the Environment through the following ways:
1. Protecting our surrounding from lumbering or deforestation,Bush burning.
2.Youth or people should sensitize on the benefits of the Environment.
3.Youth or people should engage on the activities which favors Environment like Afforestation,Bee keeping,Auto culture and etc.
As a member of the church, as youth Leader,am working hard to make sure our Youths are well verse with the Benefits of Environment Just and we have come out with one Project on Environment which is going on.
I do appreciate your effort towards the Environment
Thanks