BLOG ARTICLES APRIL, 2012

ROOTS & SHOOTS -ARUSHA

BLOG ARTICLES APRIL, 2012

1     1.   Roots & Shoots is proud to become the champion of Christmas fair for establishments and promotion of Tree nurseries and planting in Arusha municipality through a vast network of its clubs.  Under this sponsorship, the office in Arusha has conducted practical hands on training on how to establish tree nurseries to 7 secondary schools around Arusha. The training focused at developing skills and altitudes to the Roots & Shoots members on how to collect seeds, which to collect seeds to the trees, when to collect, how to organize polythen tubes, preparing tubes, soil mixing, potting, sowing, seed treating and general nursery management. Clubs have received the materials and potting is underway at St. Joseph Ngarenaro Girls, Ilboru, Ngongongare, Ngarenaro and Lowasa Secondary Schools. Other schools doing tree nurseries in Arusha include Mringa secondary, Elerai Secondary, Joseph Primary, Burka and Azimio primary Schools.

   2.   On 1^st, April, 2012 Tanzania marks a tree planting day; in order to promote tree planting spirits to the public. Roots & Shoots, as one of Government`s agent supported these government efforts by inspiring members to carry out public planting. On 13^th, April, 2012; 23 Roots & Shoots members from JR-Institute of Information Technology Arusha conducted a public planting at orolieni ward office areas. This place is one of the few remaining watershed and open areas, and in order for community members to understand the values of trees and the importance of tree planting, this activity was inaugurated by the mayor of Arusha municipality Hon.Gaudence Lymo. Honorable Lymo commanded the work of Roots & Shoots clubs in Arusha and invited members and leaders to educated members of Arusha fully council at the municipal and promised support at anytime should Roots & Shoots needs. Members were lead by the Regional Chairman Mr. Kleruu Sumaye, R&S Patron Mr. Bosco Anyitike; Coordinator Mr. Japhet, and a team of government officials (Ward executive Officer, Municipal Environmental Officer, ward chancellors, and local government leaders in the areas) where 190 trees of different species were planting in order to provide shade, timber, flowers, and protection of watersheds.

  3.   In order to bring children into direct engagement of, inspiring and empowerment on the plights of their Country`s environments and community issues, Arusha Roots & Shoots secretariat has facilitated children`s environmental education video film shows on a title “Mama mazingira yangu, mazingira yetu” in order to provide children with the deep understanding on the values of environments, the status of environmental degradations and options they can take forwards to mitigate these environmental problems. In this programme 26 members from Azimio primary schools attended. At the end of the programme members were asked to think of and write/draw something they think people should do to protect the environments. 26 Beautiful articles were collected in order of compiling an environmental education children`s book.

    4.   Roots & Shoots at St. Constantine International School have become actively involved at ensuring that Jane Goodall`s Roots & Shoots Programme office becomes the most up-to-date and a well functioning office in Tanzania. With the most effective and successful projects; St. Constantine International School club started to setting the office with furniture’s, catterns, and stationeries’, then they funded the Roots & Shoots graduation ceremony where 11 clubs in Arusha participated, marking this event one of its kind; of which its accomplishment resulted into having Mr. Donald Curnado (Organizer and club patron) being promoted as a school event organizer. In order for this club to make positive changes to happen for the better and best environments (participate in conservation projects) the club has decided to carry out partnerships in Understanding with Lowasa and Ngongongare Secondary Schools. In this efforts, the club has supported partner clubs with 2-water tanks (1000litres) so that these partner clubs can harvest rain water and store water to promote tree nurseries in their schools and quensequently benefit the surrounding communities.