Joining up with other local organisations, our student community in Kenya (SfGS-UoN) celebrated World Environment Day on 7 June this year by planting 150 trees in Nairobi.
Left: Evelyn Rutto planting a young sapling.
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The Green Earth Club was established on the 2ndJune 2008, at a meeting held in YMCA Central, bringing together BMC Nairobi South and Students for Global Sustainability -University of Nairobi members. This was a follow up of deliberations and aspirations developed through various members’ interactions in networks such as the Y’s Men’s Club, Eastern Africa Environmental Network conferences, among others.
The major objective was to initiate a club that would advocate for and organise activities aimed at creating ‘green’ YMCA branches and involve youth and the broader society to work together towards combating environmental degradation, improving air quality in both living and work environments through hands-on, interactive approaches targeting building the members’ positive atttitude towards environmental stewardship.
SfGS through the Green Earth club marked the world environmental day by planting a total of 150 trees at the YMCA Nairobi South branch grounds. The tree species planted were Elgon teak, Olive tree, Wabuga Ugandensis, Prunus Africana and Croton Megalocapus.
SfGS-UoN members making a difference.
WHAT NEXT?
SfGS -UoN is working in collaboration with the club to form a critical link between the Club and the wider youth acedemia. SfGS has already approached the University of Nairobi’s administration to undertake a tree planting exercise, in liasion with the Green Earth Club, at the university. This is expected to take place soon.
Green Earth is pursuing the potential of working with schools interested in establishing a good and positive appreciation of environmental stewardship.
Sammy and Dancun Kimaiyo of SfGS-UoN with their saplings.
December 28th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
I am glad to appreciate your initiation for the environment and the celebration of the world’s environment day through planting trees.
I am a presidant for the Haramaya University Environmental Protection and Development Club here in Ethiopia and we were planning to celebrate the coming world environment day by preparing a cleaning and tree planting campain. I would love to heare some tips from you and if you are interested we are glad to invite you for the celebration and we are looking for any kind of support from the external world.
Abraham Tesfaw,’
the EPDC president,
Haramaya University.
http://www.haramaya.edu.et
April 24th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
On behalf of the Benue Medical students’ Association (BEMSA), a Medical students association from Benue state, Nigeria. I congratulate your efforts for the environment.
The Association is planning to celebrate the 2009 world environment day WED by carrying out a cleaning and tree planting exercise in Makurdi the Benue state capital. We will be very grateful if you can provide us with the necessary logistics to plan this event on the 5th June 2009.
Thanks
Gav Terna
National President Benue Medical Students’ Association (BEMSA)