‘For Our Emirates We Plant’ campaign a big hit

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business

It was a moment of euphoria for Private International English School, Abu Dhabi as the school got qualified to plant five trees in Minae’, South Ras Al Khaimah (Skheibar Area) on December 18.
Nine students accompanied by five parents, the SSI coordinator Ushakumari, and Eco Club member Pushpa Joyce attended “For Our Emirates We Plant” campaign organised by the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG).
The ceremony was inaugurated by HE Engr. Sheikh Salem bin Sultan bin Saqr Al-Qasimi, President of Ras Al Khaimah Civil Aviation and Board member of the Executive Council of the Government of Ras Al Khaimah.
SSI Coordinator Ushakumari said, “We are proud to play a humble role in this great initiative by converting Minae area into a full-fledged bee reserve by planting cedar trees”.
Seven-year old Aswin Sathyanath, an active Eco Club member of grade 2nd says,” My message is – celebrate birthdays and happy occasions by planting trees and make Earth a better place to live in”.
Bhavan’s Abu Dhabi pulls out all the stops in unyielding battle to protect Mother Earth from the vicious pile of waste from choking her to death. The One Root One Communi-tree (OROC) programme, initiated by Dubai Ministry jointly with Emirates Environment Group (EEG), was the springboard to this overwhelming achievement.
The school collected a remarkable amount of nearly 8,000 kilograms of old and used newspapers entitling them to plant five trees in any of the Emirates in the tree planting ceremony. The can collection drive in partnership with EEG also saw 25 kilograms of cans collected from different sources. The plastic collection campaign crossed the set target of 200 kilograms and reached a 238 with recyclable carry bags and bottles.
Head Girl Amy Roshan says, “As the Head Girl, I had a great time working with a group of enthusiastic students who truly care about creating a positive impact on the environment.”
“All the drives and campaigns mentioned above would not have met their targets without the whole-hearted support and encouragement of the parents’ community and neighbouring communities coupled with the unrelenting volunteering from the students. Their best practices have been shared with the American Community School to spread the message of the dire need to sustain the beauty of nature. Definitely, “The Earth is a fine place and worth fighting for!,” added Roshan.