By Bakah Derick in Bamenda
Earth Rangers a non-governmental Initiative has enriched the Nkwen Sacred Forest with no fewer than 300tress.
Earth Rangers a non-governmental Initiative has enriched the Nkwen Sacred Forest with no fewer than 300tress.
The 300tress were
handed over during an event on Friday July 13 to the Fon of Nkwen at the Nkwen
Fon’s Palace.
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| His Royal Highness Fon Azehfor III in a group picture with the Earth Rangers. |
According to Ngalim Frankline lead of the Earth
Rangers team, the visit to the Nkwen Fon’s was to help the young members of the
team to learn about the role of culture and tradition in environmental
protection as well as plant trees around the Nkwen Fon’s palace and in the
sacred forest of Nkwen Fondom.
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| Limnyuy Kezia is the daughter of the Coordinator of Reforestation Task Force (RETAFO) and she enjoys serving as an Earth Ranger. |
Addressing the Earth Rangers delegation after
receiving the tress, the Fon of Nkwen spoke on the importance of trees and
emphasized on the fact that culture and tradition depends on the
environment. HRH Fon Azehfor III lauded
the efforts of the not for profit non-governmental organization The Greens and
partners for taking up the initiative of engaging young people in community
service through Earth Rangers while appreciating the tree donation. In what was highly appreciated, the
traditional leader of the Nkwen promised to buy all school going Earth Rangers
back to school books.
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| 300 Trees donated to Nkwen Fon's palace by @thegreens and partners |
The trees were then planted around the Nkwen
Fon’s palace and sacred forest.
As to what was the take home from the Nkwen Palace exercise,
Ngalim Frankline noted “At the end of the event, the Fon
was very proud of our achievements and supported the Earth Rangers with FCFA
30.000 for transportation. It was indeed a great day and the Earth Rangers
recorded the following achievements: Learned about the customs
and tradition of the people of Nkwen Fondom, the role of culture and tradition
in environmental protection, Planted 200 trees in Nkwen Palace and Nkwen Sacred
Forest, mrt the Fon of Nkwen for the first time who encouraged us to continue
to serve and had fun and served their community”
Reacting on the books promise by the Fon, Ngalim Frankline also
fondly called Mr Green noted “In September we are hoping that
these children who make up the Earth Rangers family will go back to school with
royal books.”
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| Digging of holes for tree planting in front of the Fon's palace |
The team leader noted with satisfaction that
though the Earth Rangers Summer Holiday program looks young a lot has been
achieved including the planting of the 300trees in Nkwen with the hope of
raising the number to 1000tress in future and extend to other communities.
“So far the Earth Rangers Summer holiday
program, the pioneer edition has permitted the Earth Rangers (the young people
who are members of the initiative) have received lessons on environmental
education at The Greens. They also had the chance to visit the St Dominique
Monastery in Mbengwi where they learned about the role of Christianity in
environmental protection as well as plated some trees and flowers.” The Greens
Executive Director an Initiator of Earth Rangers said