2nd Green Initiative Challenge Capacity Building Exercise Reviews Project’s Progress

Peter Kariuki Kooro, Kenya Forestry Service.

“The GIC project is exceptional as it can easily be adopted by all schools within the country. It is also sustainable since is targets school children turning them into conservation ambassadors”, said Peter Kariuki Kooro from Kenya Forest Institute. “These capacity building sessions are successful as the current seedling survival rates, and innovations adopted by the schools, speak for themselves!”

The “Green Teachers” each received a technical manual for growing and managing small forests and woodlots, courtesy of the Foundation’s project partner Better Globe Forestry.

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Alfred Munene “Green Teacher”, Mbarwari Primary School – Embu

“Despite challenges such as water shortage and plant diseases, the GIC project has been highly accepted by both the students and parents”, said Green Teacher Alfred Munene from Mbarwari Primary School, Embu. “After the first capacity building session, I was able to take the lessons learnt to the school’s Board of Management and currently we are in the process of establishing a third woodlot”, he added.

The GIC is designed as a challenge to participating schools, mainly due to the dry weather conditions in the areas, with prizes awarded based on the highest survival rate of seedlings and use of innovation.

-Ernest Nyamasyo, Communications Officer

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