Green Ghana Project: Barekese SHS students to plant over 10,000 tress in Atwima Nwabiagya North District
Barekese Senior High School has taken part in government's Green Ghana project as students and teachers teamed up with Atwima Nwabiagya North District Assembly, Atwima Nwabiagya North District Education Office and Forestry Commission to plant over 10,000 trees on Friday.
Following the declaration by president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of June 11 as a national tree planting day to plant five million trees across the country as a way of preserving the environment, the students took part and planted trees on campus with excitement.
Hon. Rebecca Yeboah, the District Chief Executive of the area, after planting her trees urged Ghanaians to contribute their quota by protecting trees and other natural resources around especially the two dams in the district which provide thousands of people with portable drinking water.
"It is a great moment to join these students and teachers to plant trees in the district and around Barekese dam for a better Ghana. I will like to say that Ghanaians should help in protecting the trees planted today and those already in the system," Mr Yeboah stated.
She added, "Since Atwima Nwabiagya North has two important water bodies - Barekese Dam and Owabi Dam - we need more trees around to protect them because these are the major sources of water for the people of Kumasi and its environs.
"Anyone who will be found cutting down trees or encroaching especially closer to the two dams will be arraigned before court so that the laws of the land deal with them."
The Education Director of the district, Frank Duah Boateng urged students and teachers to help in protecting trees.
"This is a good project and I must commend the president for it. I believe that students and teachers in the district must always come together to sustain our forest since the trees bring about a lot of positives," he said.
He continued, "When students are taught how to care for the trees and environment, they grow to become good and well-meaning citizens who will always have their country at heart. The education office is ready to help in diverse ways."
The Headmaster of Barekese SHS, Mr. Antwi Manu 'Waben' promised to see to it that the trees that were planted are nurtured by teachers and students in order to achieve the aim of the tree planting exercise.
This protal understands that the Suame District of the Church of Pentecost has also commenced a project to plant 13,000 trees in Atwima Nwabiagya North District.