Ex-beauty queen Tomi Salami to unveil environmental advocacy project in Lagos

Tomi Lydia Salami, the Nigerian ex-beauty queen, is set to unveil an environmental advocacy project in Lagos. 

The project, titled ‘Catch Them Young: Environmental Awareness Convention 2024′, is targeted at high school students in Lagos.

The convention will be held at the J.F Ade Ajayi Auditorium of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on May 30.

In a statement on Saturday, the 2012 Miss Tourism Nigeria said the environmental advocacy project “aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Sanitation, Clean Energy, Climate Action and Environmental Protection”.

The project aimed to advocate for clean energy, climate action and environmental protection through Aurora International Charity Foundation, the ex-beauty queen’s not-for-profit organisation.

Tomi revealed that Lagos was selected for the project because it “maintains a strong position as one of Africa’s top destinations for business, culture, tourism, politics, entertainment, hospitality, sports and more”.

“It is imperative that we engage in activities that creatively and succinctly educate and inspire citizens to become environmentally conscious, thereby fostering a sense of responsibility to our planet,” she said.

“Our focus for the ‘Catch Them Young’ campaign is geared towards the highly impressionable younger generation as we strongly believe that pioneering an environmentally conscious foundation for children early in life will bring about far-reaching success that will spread further and last longer thus establishing children as young Environmental Ambassadors for their various communities.”

She added that the environmental convention will include interactive sessions by expert speakers and stakeholders in the industry. Other participants include environmental activists and celebrities in Nigeria.