Sustainability at Unity
Art as a tool for environmental change.
Two programs carry Unity's green work. At Lavington Girls Secondary School, the Unity Art Club paints murals, tries 3D printing, visits galleries and plants trees. In Gigiri, we prepare giant bamboo for green building, as a Corporate Leader in the Kenya Green Building Society.
Impact so far
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students reached
Number to be confirmed by Unity.
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murals completed
Campus-wide mural program at Lavington Girls; count to be confirmed.
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60+
bamboo poles prepared
Air-cured giant bamboo from Gigiri, each at least 4 m long, awaiting professional treatment.
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489
trees planted
With Lavington Girls students at the Green Future Initiative, sponsored by Village Market.
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sessions held
Art Club session count to be confirmed.
Projects
1 · School program
Lavington Girls
Overview of the Unity Art Club at Lavington Girls Secondary School.
1a · School program
Murals
A campus-wide mural program, planned and painted by students.
1b · School program
3D printing
An introductory 3D printing pilot.
1c · School program
Field trips, trees and Green Canopy
Gallery trips, 489 trees and the Green Canopy installation.
2 · Green building
KGBS and giant bamboo
Corporate Leader in KGBS; 60+ giant bamboo poles from Gigiri.
2a · Green building
Makuti roof, Gigiri
A traditional Makuti roof on a formerly abandoned Gigiri building.
2b · Green building
Treatment and structural use
Pole sizes, curing and structural use.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
The goals our programs work toward
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Good Health and Well-being
Lavington Girls Art Club
Students write that painting brings them peace and helps them handle anger and stress.
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Quality Education
Lavington Girls: murals, 3D printing, field trips
Hands-on art, design and introductory 3D printing alongside the curriculum.
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Sustainable Cities and Communities
KGBS and Gigiri giant bamboo
Giant bamboo prepared for green-certified building in Nairobi.
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Responsible Consumption and Production
Green Canopy; bamboo
Recycled Village Market paper bags became the Green Canopy installation; bamboo is a renewable building material.
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Climate Action
Tree planting; bamboo
489 trees planted on campus, and bamboo for lower-impact construction.
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Life on Land
Tree planting
Students planted trees and learned how to care for the environment.
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Partnerships for the Goals
Village Market, KGBS, school partners
Programs run through partners. Propose one.
Goal numbers and names from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Unity is not affiliated with or endorsed by the UN.
In their words
What students wrote
“my days can be stressing but the brushes and paint have a way of filling my mind with extra-ordinary peace”
“A student should also look at the bigger picture”
“ever since I joined... it has build up my self-esteem”
“made it possible for me to build my confident and believe in myself”
“you taught how to reduce our anger by drawing something in mind rather than fighting or crying at public”
“how to preserve the environment and keep it clean at all times”
From students' handwritten letters to the Unity Art Club, quoted exactly as written.
Work with Unity
School programs, bamboo structures, CSR and sponsorship, events and activations. Tell us what you have in mind.