Let's Do It 2008
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Let's do it 2008 is the largest campaign to activate civic society in Estonia
since the Singing Revolution
in 1988. The international campaign for cleaning all countries is called Let's do it world.
Over 50,000 people, or approximately 4% of the population of 1,3 million, participated in the cleanup of the forests and countryside, which would equal 15.3 million people in the United States, or 57 million people in India. Momentum for the event was built up with a media campaign from October 2007 to April 2008. The action was carried out during one day in 3rd of May 2008. More than 10,000 tons of garbage were removed from the country's forest in about 5 hours for less than 500,000 euros. Under normal circumstances it would have taken the government 3 years and 22.5 million euros to accomplish a similar feat.
The group met at 29th of August 2007 as recorded in the first protocol.
Other people of the main team:
This has led to the international action "Let's do it world!"
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
since the Singing Revolution
Singing Revolution
The Singing Revolution is a commonly used name for events between 1987 and 1991 that led to the restoration of the independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania...
in 1988. The international campaign for cleaning all countries is called Let's do it world.
Over 50,000 people, or approximately 4% of the population of 1,3 million, participated in the cleanup of the forests and countryside, which would equal 15.3 million people in the United States, or 57 million people in India. Momentum for the event was built up with a media campaign from October 2007 to April 2008. The action was carried out during one day in 3rd of May 2008. More than 10,000 tons of garbage were removed from the country's forest in about 5 hours for less than 500,000 euros. Under normal circumstances it would have taken the government 3 years and 22.5 million euros to accomplish a similar feat.
Organizers
The initial team was:- Rainer NõlvakRainer NõlvakRainer Nõlvak is an Estonian entrepreneur and nature protector who isChairman of the board of Estonian Nature Fund.Rainer Nõlvak has advocated for the Estonian energy industry to move away from oil shaleand move towards renewable energy systems...
- Toomas Trapido
- Kadri Allikmäe
- Henri Laupmaa
The group met at 29th of August 2007 as recorded in the first protocol.
Other people of the main team:
- Ahti HeinlaAhti HeinlaAhti Heinla is Skype chief architect, investor and nature protector.He was an organizer of Let's Do It 2008, a civic action with 50,000 volunteers participating in cleaning up the countryside of Estonia in one day....
- Eva Truuverk
- Tiina Urm
- Anneli Ohvril
- Jüri-Ott Salm
Spreading the model
- Since then Latvia has copied the event in September 2008 with 40,000 volunteers. Lithuania and Latvia did larger scale actions on April 2009 with 150,000 volunteers.
- The international cleanup action was announced in March 2009 and the city of Bengaluru (Bangalore) in India did similar action on 16th of August 2009.
- On April 17th 2010 similar event was carried on in Slovenia - Očistimo slovenijo v enem dnevu (Clean Slovenia in one day) with 12% of population participating (250.000 volunteers).
- In 2010 it is planned by Portugal (March 20), Romania (September), Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Moldova, Italy, France, Indian city of Delhi, capital of Ukraine Kyiv and some other Ukrainian towns.
This has led to the international action "Let's do it world!"