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On Sunday 23rd March, Ephrem attended the formal handover of the new classrooms to the school Directors at Kengele. The ceremony was more a formality between Roberta and William from the EU, Mushenzi and Gudja from ICCN and William from SODERU as the children are all on holiday. They have a lot to be excited about!
And equally exciting is the tree planting project is well underway! Already 100 trees have been planted and there are 1000 more to go! Ephrem had hoped they would have been able to plant all of them by March 15th but this was not possible due to a lack of rains. It is critical to get them started during the rainy season so as to give the seedlings a good headstart. I believe we owe Lisa a special thanks for getting our tree project going and this is just the beginning of environmental education projects to come.
We are even more excited about it as we now have a new partner blogger who is all about using film for environmental education. The African Environmental Film Foundation have just started blogging with us but are one of the most establised organisations in Africa. It is a real pleasure to have you on board and we have so much to learn and share. We are certainly looking forward to showing some of their videos to the children of Mutsora. I visited Mutsora late last year and walked around with William and Ephrem in awe of what was happening. In addition to spending some time with Sam to learn more about what has been happening on the media front, I was very keen to see what the possibilities are for integrating environmental education into the schools as an extra-curricular activity. Of course it would not make much sense to start anything before a proper foundation is laid (literally!) and the children have a roof under their heads. Thanks to the EU’s support and William always there to follow, the propects are very realistic. I certainly won’t forget William who always had me laughing like an ass!
4 Comments posted on "An Easter Egg for the children"
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL on March 26th, 2008 at 11:04 am
What an adorable picture! Nothing can make me happier then hearing more trees are being planted, thanks Lisa. Yes, I have visited the AEFF blog, lots of great projects on board; great that you will be able to use some of their films for the children. Perhaps the community, as well. Great post, thank you.
Lisa, California on March 26th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I’m so glad I could help. The donation was giving with love, as I’m sure the trees have been and will be planted with lots of love, so let’s hope they grow big and strong like the children. Very happy to hear that the children will have the opportunity to see and benefit from the African environmental films. Lots of good work going on there. Thanks for working so hard. Lisa
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL on March 27th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Lisa. planting trees fights desertification and drought, the implications of these trees being planted, are so beneficial. Truly a worthwhile project, one I hope to get involved with someday soon.
filmingwild on March 28th, 2008 at 8:13 am
We (at the African Environmental Film Foundation) are so thrilled to be a part of this vital and dynamic online hub for conservation… I was lucky enough to have visited the Virunga Mountains and spent some magical hours with the Mountain Gorillas back in 1988, when my father was filming them for the movie, “Gorillas in the Mist” - we went up to the gorillas from the Rwandan side. It is one day in my life which I will never forget, both the spirit of the forest and the indescribable gorilla families leaving an indelible mark in my mind… Post a comment
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