Vilankulo clean-up pairs waste action with coastal resilience push
World Clean-up Day in Vilankulo, Mozambique, drew community groups, local institutions and students to clean public spaces and promote responsible waste management.
The story in focus
On 19 September 2026, ReSea Women Influencers and partners held a clean-up campaign in Vilankulo, Mozambique, focused on the municipal market and other sites. The effort combined cleanup work with awareness on responsible waste management, cleaner public spaces and community participation in reducing pollution.
- The campaign took place on 19 September 2026 in Vilankulo, Mozambique.
- Cleanup work centred on the Vilankulo Municipal Market and other municipal locations.
- Participants included municipal representatives, civil society groups, students and ReSea team members.
What happened in Vilankulo
ReSea Women Influencers Gizela Lucilia and Onésia Mazelete joined the ReSea team and community focal points for a clean-up campaign in Vilankulo, Mozambique, held to mark World Clean-up Day 2026. The activity centred on the Vilankulo Municipal Market and other locations in the municipality.
The programme combined practical cleanup with environmental awareness, covering responsible waste management, cleaner public spaces and the role of community participation in reducing pollution. Participants came from community groups, local institutions, civil society organisations and schools.
Who took part
The effort brought together the Municipality of Vilankulo, the Associação Juvenil Para o Desenvolvimento Comunitário, the Youth Action for Climate Action Mozambique, the Higher School of Rural Development, ParCo and pupils from local primary and secondary schools.
The ReSea team was represented by Lucilia, Mazelete, Anselmo Nhanenge and Elcídio Cossa, alongside community focal points Ivanilde and Joalina.
Wider resilience aims
According to the IUCN, activities such as World Clean-up Day reinforce ReSea's objectives on community engagement, environmental stewardship and protecting coastal communities and ecosystems from pollution.
The Regenerative Seascapes for People, Climate and Nature Project is described as a multi-million dollar initiative funded by Global Affairs Canada under the Partnering for Climate engagement. It is co-implemented by IUCN and Mission inclusion and aims to strengthen the physical, social and economic climate resilience of vulnerable coastal communities, particularly women and youth. The IUCN frames sustained local action as central to cleaner, more resilient communities.
When and where did the World Clean-up Day 2026 campaign described by IUCN take place?
It took place on 19 September 2026 in Vilankulo, Mozambique, with cleanup activities at the Vilankulo Municipal Market and other municipal locations.
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