[PHOTO: JAMES WANZALA/STANDARD]A total of 198 people, including headmasters and “Green Teachers, from 33 schools in Embu, Machakos and Kitui counties have been trained on environmental conservation. The training was conducted under the Green Initiative Challenge that aims to raise awareness and participation of school children on environmental conservation. So far, 120 schools have registered, with an additional 120 schools scheduled to be added to the competition annually. KenGen Foundation Trustee Mike Njeru said GIC accords the schools an opportunity to diversify their income through the sale of timber and non-timber products. The best performing schools stand to benefit from education scholarships, infrastructural developments, educational tours, water tanks, and rainwater-harvesting and cash awards among other things.

Source: Standard Digital March 08, 2017 12:33 UTC