Celebrating World Tourism Day (Beach Cleanup Nigeria)

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Hamzat Lawal

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Sep 6, 2017, 5:53:20 AM9/6/17

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Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of Funmi, It is a pleasure to invite you to a special Beach Cleanup and Tree-planting event marking World Tourism Day, 2017 organised by Nene-Uwa Hub Limited in partnership with TVP Adventures and a host of other tourism professionals. World Tourism Day (WTD) is an international event hosted yearly by United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to create awareness about the sustenance of tourism. This year’s theme is “SUSTAINABLE TOURISM – A TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT”.

We would be hosting a volunteer “Beach Clean Up” event at the “Point of No Return” located in Badagry Slave Trade, Badagry, Lagos State. The idea is to create awareness on the benefits of being eco-friendly and helping to sustain tourist destinations by reducing environmental impact by being guardians of our natural resources.The event is slated for Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 at the iconic Point of No Return beach in Badagry. As one of Nigeria's prominent tourism landmarks, this beach is the ideal location to carry out a campaign for sustainable tourism. The shoreline is eroding quickly and the white-sand beach is littered with trash from visitors as well as wash-back from the ocean. On the day of the event, 50 tourism and environmental professionals will join local residents to clean up the beach and plant coconut trees along the shoreline. Representatives from the media will also be present.

It will be a pleasure to have you participate in the event. We will be transporting all participants from Lagos to Badagry and back, following the event. All participants must RSVP to be confirmed on the bus. Kindly RSVP to funmi.o...@gmail.com.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,

'Funmi Oy

Oluwafunmilayo Oyatogun ('F Oy.),

Travel Designer, TVP Adventures (Travel, Tours, Honeymoons, Retreats and Adventures)

Program Development & Education Consultant (LUFASI Agro-Forestry & Nature Park)