Pollution is the one of the biggest problem affecting the people in Rwanda. Even though the government has established strict law to control this issue, pollution is still inevitable to some extent. Now how can we help people understand the dangers to their health and teach them to respect their environment?

There are many kinds of pollution. Air, soil, water and sound pollution are some. It is difficult to say which one is more risky than the other because all of them are dangerous and equally damage Rwandese people’s health.

Pollution can cause diseases like asthma, cancer, and also different types of allergies. Soil pollution most especially damages crops. Cars, planes and factories cause air pollution because they release toxic gases like carbon monoxide.

This level of ignorance is unacceptable, so it is time to change. I suggest that the government starts creating awareness among the people, teach them the dangers and encourage them to recycle. Companies that dump their toxic waste in water bodies should be brought to justice and assigned heavy fines to be donated to public hospitals. Factories should be encouraged to use renewable sources of energy.

Rwandese people who got a chance to study in the United States have significant knowledge about pollution. I suggest that they provide additional help to the Rwandese government by creating a nonprofit organization with a goal to minimize pollution as much as possible in Rwanda. We can all make a difference.

Armel Mudasigwa,

Rwanda