It was a beautiful morning on Tuesday 24th May 2022, as Uganda’s Little Hands Go Green celebrated a decade of Green Climate Action. The colorful ceremony at Hotel Africana in Uganda’s capital Kampala, attracted delegates from selected schools who participated in a Children’s Climate change conference.
In his remarks, the Permanent secretary of the Ministry of Water and Environment, Mr Alfred Okot Okidi who also represented the Minister of Environment bore testimony to the humble beginnings of Uganda’s Little Hands Go Green and commended them for the consistent dedication and passion to fruit tree planting, conservation and the uniqueness of working with the young generation. The PS said the Ministry was going to secure a forest for Little Hands Go Green which children will restore.
Mr Mike Ssegawa, the deputy Resident City Commissioner for Jinja City lauded the ministry of environment for the move to entrust children with a forest to restore. “Children are going to put adults to shame. What PS Okidi has promised the children is a game changer. The children’s commitment and love for their environment is superb. I pray a time comes that every PLE candidate gets a chance to plant a tree in this forest. I look forward to see my children plant their trees in this children’s forest.” Mr Ssegawa, one of the earliest promoters of Little Hands Go Green, said.
All the child delegates including their school Patrons recieved a Macadamia fruit tree seedling and a Green anniversary t shirt with compliments from White Oak Holdings, who have partnered with Little Hands Go Green to among others create Agro- forestry income generating projects for the Schools with land as well as to help promote urban farming for the parents of these children.
When asked why they chose to work with Little Hands Go Green, Caroline Komuhangi the CEO of White Oak Holdings said, “We have followed the Little Hands Go Green movement and seen their consistency and commitment over the years. Their footprint is literally littered in almost every household here in Kampala and its environs. It therfore goes without saying that they would be the best partners to thread through a better understanding of agro-forestry and urban farming for tye various households and schools who have a lot of un utilized land.”
