28/02/2024
Mzuzu University (MZUNI) Vice-Chancellor Professor Wales Singini led members of staff and students in a tree-planting exercise on Friday, 16th February, 2024, at Choma, Mzuzu.
Professor Singini said tree-planting is an annual outreach activity to motivate the communities around MZUNI to embrace the initiative.
"As an institution of higher learning, we contribute to the community in various ways. Tree-planting is an important activity considering the many benefits of trees. We share knowledge with the communities so that we walk together in developing our country," he said.
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, who is the Chancellor of Mzuzu University, launched the 2023-2024 Annual Forestry Season at Mpasa Hill in Phalombe district on January 18, 2024, under the theme: Forest Innovation in Action: Reforestation for a Sustainable Tomorrow.
During the launch, President Chakwera encouraged communities to work together with the government in restoring the environment to combat climate change and curb its impact.