Forgotten and neglected for years, a small public duck park in the Shaab area of Hawally governorate had become a desolate place. Lifeless grass, waste dumped everywhere, and a contaminated pond endangered the ducks, deterring residents from visiting. Desperate for change, they reached out to Yousef Al-Omran, aka Bu Jarrah, a Kuwaiti social volunteer known for his community renovation projects, through his Instagram account.
Sporting sunglasses and dishdasha under the harsh sun, Bu Jarrah slipped his hands into gloves as he prepared to join his team in cleaning the park. “What we are witnessing today is a very urgent situation; that’s why we had to intervene,” Bu Jarrah told Kuwait Times, pointing towards the pond where a helpless duck was gasping for air during its last minutes. Haya Almaqroun, Vice President of Shaab Co-operative Society, who has been advocating for the park’s renovation over the past year and took proactive steps toward transforming it, said: “In the governmental sector, there is a lengthy paperwork process required to complete a single procedure.
That’s why I believe the solution lies in the power of social media, which can motivate responsible authorities to facilitate the call for reform and development.” Bu Jarrah said he couldn’t see something like this and turn his back on it. On the same day he saw the park, he reached out to a sponsor to fund the project and asked Shaab residents — children and adults — to join in.
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