A WOODLOT FOR EACH ARCHDEACONRY
The Diocese of Lake Malawi passed a Synod resolution put forward by the Environmental Department (green Anglicans) – to establish at least one woodlot for every parish or station.
The Diocesan Synod declared that the third week of January (to coincide with the rains) should be dedicated to replenish the environment. The Green Anglicans in Malawi took the initiative to implement this endorsement
Further to that to kick start this initiative, this year we secured funding to procure fruit trees, and hence each Archdeaconry was requested to prepare land for establishment of a fruit woodlot of hundred trees. The planting of these trees was presided over by diocesan officers from the Secretariat, under the leadership of the Diocesan Bishop Francis Kaulanda.
The Diocese of Lake Malawi is one of the largest diocese in Central Africa with seven Archdeaconries and fifty-four parishes, hence for a start it was important that each archdeaconry to be targeted. Come next year this should spill over to all the parishes that is if we are to reverse the status quo of impact of environmental degradation countrywide.
OUTCOMES:
Fruit and non-fruit trees were distributed and planted in all archdeaconries and the table below summarizes the total number of trees planted during the exercise;
|
ARCHDEACONRY |
PARISH/SCHOOL |
Fruit Trees Planted |
Indigenous Trees Planted |
Total Number of Trees Planted |
|
Kasungu Archdeaconry |
Manyani Parish |
45 |
200 |
245 |
|
Nkhotakota North |
Chizeo Parish |
45 |
150 |
195 |
|
Nkhotakota South |
Mtekateka Sec. School |
45 |
100 |
145 |
|
Ntchisi South |
Buzi Parish |
22 |
300 |
322 |
|
Lilongwe North |
Dowa Hills Parish |
55 |
310 |
365 |
|
Lilongwe South |
Chilinde Parish |
45 |
200 |
245 |
|
Sunday School day in Salima |
Parachute-Sengabay Parish |
50 |
50 |
100 |
|
GRAND TOTAL |
1,617 |
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- 1,517 trees have been planted and Christians in these areas are committed to take care of the trees to maturity levels.
- The team is working tirelessly to make sure that the campaigns being pursed reach to all the parishes in Malawi.
- The Green Anglicans would also like to extend the support received from all institutions that took part in this activity more importantly the Youth and how they mobilized themselves to support the event in addition to sourcing of additional funds to procure indigenous trees.