President’s Award participants Tree planting launch

On 06/15/2024, Kwetu Yetu CBO offered a partnership to St Thomas Girls, Kilifi, to a variety of training and mentorship to the students about climate change. St Thomas Girls, Kilifi is a participant in the president’s award and they were launching their 250,000 tree planting activity on 06/15/2024. At the event, our representatives, Rael Nelly, and Julia Wahome made networks with people of similar agendas including the President Award Team, Plan international amongst others

I joined St Thomas girls, Kilifi as they launched the president’s award project where they plan to grow 250,000 assorted seedlings in Kilifi county. When the vision bearers are young and their mentors have rich experience the project sustainability is guaranteed. It was a very insightful event and we look forward to introducing the school in to the waste management program.
Julia Wahome

In a statement, The President’s Award-Kenya said ” Involving schools and communities to achieve and strengthen sustainable tree planting and climate change adaptation; that is the project by Award participants from St. Thomas Girls Secondary School in Kilifi county a program envisaged to serve Kilifi County.

The amazing participants took action to combat climate change and protect our planet. The inspirational young people rolled up their sleeves for a massive tree-planting drive in their local community. They worked tirelessly to ensure each new tree was given the best possible start. From digging holes to carefully positioning the young trees, it was a fantastic team effort!

The participants hope to plant and grow 25,000 tree species in different communities and schools in three years. This will include fruit trees and other tree species to improve the green cover and mitigate the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

We are so proud of the commitment of the young participants to environmental conservation and can’t wait to see the positive impact of their hard work for years to come. Let’s give a huge round of applause to these eco-warriors!
Well done to all involved in this incredible initiative. Your actions are an inspiration to us all. “

Elimu tree planting day

Kweyu Yetu CBO represented by Julia Wahome, had the pleasure of joining Jimba Gede secondary school in the Elimu tree planting day exercise and managed to plant 104 seedlings most of which were fruit trees.

Jimba Gede Secondary School agreed to partner with Kwetu Yetu CBO in waste management by constructing concrete cages for different wastes and is looking forward to training from our CBO. The country’s target of growing 15 billion trees in ten years is achievable through a multi-sectoral approach.

The Ministry of Education will lead the implementation of its tree-growing and seedling propagation action plan due to its significant land and human resource capacity. Speaking during a ministerial meeting, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu plans to collaborate with Environment, Climate-Change, and Forestry counterpart Soipan Tuya, as they are key sectors in policy implementation and implementation.

“Institutions of learning form the greatest potential the country has to achieve and surpass the 30 percent tree cover by 2032,” said Machogu noting that the Ministry of Education has developed a digital module platform leveraging on the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) for the tracking numbers, progress, accountability, transparency and authenticity in the tree growing program.

The ministry is promoting sensitization to increase awareness about tree growing as a cultural practice linked to character formation and development in educational institutions. Hence, Advocacy will be intensified at institutional levels by education stakeholders and tree-growing champions, who will be recognized based on performance before and during rainy seasons.

Timely planning by the various stakeholders would enhance the smooth tree growing process. For example, schools should give their required number of seedlings to the seedling producers during sowing season to avoid planting young seedlings that have low survival rate

Julia Wahome