On April 7 of this year in the framework of the project “Taza Jashoo” our cleaning activity entitled “Plogging” took place. Among the participants of the activity were the students and the graduates.

The participants were jogging from the Southern Highway to Ch. Aitmatov Prospect and towards Azhyke Baatyr St., and picking up litter on the side of the road. In addition, the participants cleaned up the campus.

    The Head of the Branch of Students and Graduates Affairs of the Students Affairs Office, Ms. Kyial Turdakunova saaid: “If the citizens weren’t littering and maintaining the areas they live in clean, the city would have been clean as well.  We by organizing such campaigns urge people not to throw litter around”. A participant of the campaign Myrzaiym Baktybekova noted: “It is very sad to see litter in the streets. I believe that this campaign helps to reduce the amount of it to a certain extent”.

    Plogging is a new fitness trend which combines jogging and litter collection. This activity started in Sweden, and now is spreading in European countries. The purpose of plogging is to strengthen health and protect the environment. 

    The campaign has been organized  the second time on the initiative of the Branch of Students and Graduates Affairs of the Students Affairs Office, and the Alumni Association, the Student Council and International Students Coordinating Office.

Prepared by Adinai Kurmanova

Translated by Bermet Kozhoshova