Foundation and Corporate Partners Green Eburru Forest with 3,200 Trees
KenGen Foundation, KenGen PLC, Rotary Clubs of Kenya, Kenya Forest Service, AAR Healthcare and other partners embarked on an ambitious reforestation exercise that saw the planting of 3,200 tree seedlings at Eburru Forest Block in Naivasha 21 May.
The project dubbed Adopt-A-Forest Initiativeaims at restoring Kenya’s main water catchment areas in the next five years. It is a broad framework under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry that encourages service organizations such as Rotary International and partners to participate in reforestation, protection and conservation of the environment.
Speaking at the event, the Foundation’s Managing Trustee, Mr. Anthony Igecha lauded the participants saying, “KenGen Foundation remains committed to working with the communities and like-minded organizations through such collaborations to jointly reverse the climate change effects in Kenya.”
KenGen as a company is committed to environmental conservation and invested substantial resources to sustainably safeguard the environment it shares with other communities at around its areas of operations and the country at large.
The overall objective of the Adopt-A-Forest Initiative is to identify sequential portions of catchment areas and bring on board diverse partners to plant trees in two phases per year (during the short and long rains).
The project targets to rehabilitate a total of 10 ha for in two years with a projection of 80 ha, and community planting and adoption of 110,000 seedlings by 2030.
AAR Healthcare continued its engagement with the KenGen Foundation in environmental conservation through its Trees 4 Health (T4H) program having donated 500 seedlings to the exercise.
Speaking at the event, the 7 Rotary clubs’ point person & President of the Rotary Club of Gachie, Gary Ananda, expressed that “We need to forget about tree planting and focus on tree growing. As Rotary we aim to see 100% growth rate as we embark on this project”.
Rotary International, a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends and problem solvers, see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe, in their communities and in themselves.
The Eburru Forest is a unique habitat of exceptional indigenous mountainous forest, water catchment and forms part of the Mau Forest Complex. It is a precious resource that provides invaluable benefits to local community, wildlife and drives local economy. The catchment is significant in the sustenance of hydrological cycle that also supports the rich geothermal potential of the area. KenGen has one geothermal generation unit at Eburru with installed capacity of 2.4 MW.
Over the years, KenGen has positively impacted lives of individuals and communities, especially those living near its installations. Through the KenGen Foundation, the company, which is the leading electricity generating company invests in communities living around its operational areas through long-term sustainable development projects.
The Company’s social investments are aligned towards climate change mitigation, poverty alleviation, social entrepreneurship, and the provision of education opportunities. KenGen reaffirms its commitment to the continued production of sustainable energy and welfare of the general public.
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