Clean Games is a civic organization working with eco-activists to create clean-up events of natural areas. The project offers a gamified way of garbage collecting to engage more people into participation.
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| Founder | Dmitry Ioffe |
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| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Purpose | Ecology, Environmentalism |
| Origins | Saint-Petersburg, Russia |
| Website | Official website |
Mission
editAccording to Clean Games, the goal of the organization is to raise awareness of environmental pollution and encourage ecological volunteering in local communities.
Events are held in a format of team competitions, where participants collect and sort waste. To locate trash, navigate players and keep teams’ scores, a mobile app is used. It is a location-based game that uses GPS service to pinpoint objects (littered areas in particular).[1] The project was founded by Dmitry Ioffe, and first started from Saint Petersburg, Russia in 2014.
History
editThe project first started in 2014 in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. By 2017, the games were held in 42 Russian cities. In 2018 the methodology has started being implemented in other countries. As of 2021, Clean Games were held in Belarus,[2] Bulgaria, China, Denmark,[3] Estonia,[4][5] Finland, Georgia, Germany,[6] India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania,[7] Malaysia, Nigeria, Poland,[8] Russia,[9] Sweden, Ukraine, United States,[10] Venezuela, and Vietnam.
In September 2019, Clean Games partnered up with Let's Do It! World organization to hold the first Clean Games Baltic Cup in the framework of World Cleanup Day. Since then, the Cup has become an annual event in the countries of the Baltic region.[11] This project was supported by the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS),[12] Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC),[13] and Nordic Council of Ministers.[14] In 2021 Clean Games joined the Coalition Clean Baltic.
In 2020, in partnership with World Aral Region Charity of Glenmont, New York, an Intercontinental Cup «Russia – USA» was organized.[15][16] The event was held in 11 Russian and 9 American cities, with support from Eurasia Foundation's Social Expertise Exchange (SEE).[17]
Clean Games is the national winner from Russia and one of the finalists at the 22nd Energy Globe Award.[18][19] The awarding ceremony was held in Glasgow, in the framework of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) conference.
References
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- ^ "В Новополоцке пройдет пилотный экологический квест "Чистые игры"". www.belta.by (in Russian). 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "Affaldsindsamlere gjorde byen renere med konkurrenceelement". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish). 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ ERR, ERR News | (2020-09-18). "'Clean Games' to take place around Linnahall on World Cleanup Day". ERR. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ ERR, ERR | (2020-09-21). "Gallery: Lasnamäe's Pae Park cleared during World Cleanup Day". ERR. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ Szombathy, Marc (24 September 2020). "The Baltic Sea region was cleaned during the environmental game" (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "1200 km žygio pėsčiomis "Už švarią Lietuvą!" dienoraštis: Sudotos–Pabradė (26 km)". PasaulisKiseneje.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ Borzyszkowska, Agnieszka Fiszka (2020-09-07). "Clean Games Baltic Cup 2020". Pomorska Platforma Komunikacji Społecznej (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Кириллова, Александра (2019-12-05). "Как появился экологический квест "Чистые игры"". «Бумага» (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Russian project turns nature into a game". Illinois News Today. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Szombathy, Marc (2021-09-09). "Baltic countries have more litter than you may expect" (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ CBSS. "Clean Games Baltic Cup 2020". CBSS. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "Clean Games Baltic Cup | UBC.net". www.ubc.net. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Great interest in cooperation between Nordic and Russian partners | Nordic cooperation". www.norden.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Clean Games Intercontinental Cup Unites U.S. and Russia in Eco-Games". SEE. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "Competing to Improve the Environment at The Clean Games Intercontinental – GreenSportsBlog". 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "Clean Games Intercontinental Cup Unites U.S. and Russia in Eco-Games | Eurasia Foundation". www.eurasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "nationalwinner". Energy Globe Award. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "22nd Energy Globe World Award". Energy Globe Award. Retrieved 2021-11-22.