The non-profit organisation IAMovement continues to drive education and access to vetiver grass and the Vetiver System (VS) as a climate resilience tool at the national level.
On Monday, the organisation premiered its “ME-WE-GREEN” documentary, which showcases four years of work on the project to promote and support greater overall climate resilience in T&T through the use of the Vetiver System (VS) as a green infrastructure tool.
Director Nicole Bovell-Paddington said the “ME-WE-GREEN” documentary illustrates the work of the organisation.
“The kind of impact that a grass, albeit a miracle grass as we like to call it, mangrove of the land, it has many names that we call it, what this grass can do and how such a simple, accessible, nature-based solution can be so effective and impact people’s lives so significantly, this education and empowerment programme for climate change adaptation, the goal of which is to promote greater climate resilience in Trinidad and Tobago.”
She said working with the communities was the highlight of the production.
“The moments that stand out to me the most are those that took place interacting with the community members, whose lives have been so positively impacted in the most simple yet profound ways.”
Approximately 158,000+ plants have been installed across nine communities, with over 270 participants learning and benefiting from vetiver grass.