TREE PLANTING EXERCISE

Following the decentralisation of the operations of The Green Trust to the Lower River Division in August 2005, the community of Pakalinding Village have on 16th May 2006 issued an 80SqM plot of land to The Green Trust. The gift’s coincided with the coming of the rainy season, the Trust decided not to leave the plot bare. In that vein, we decided to grow varieties of early maturing products to be sold to the public as a means of generating funds for operations. The entire perimeter of the plot has been planted with both edible and non-edible tree species as well.

As part of our annual tree planting programme, The Green Trust on Thursday 10th August 2006 transplanted various tree species within the community of Jarra West. The beneficiaries are mainly schools and community places. The Forestry Department contributed magnificently towards the exercise by both donating various tree species and mobility to run errands. The following schools benefited:

1. Soma Lower Basic School “B” with 200 seedlings
2. Fongkoi Kunda Lower Basic School with 100 seedlings
3. Gambia Red Cross Society LRD Branch in Soma with 90 seedlings
4. The Greet Trust premises with 76 seedlings

Transplanting of another 300 seedlings is scheduled to be held at the following schools later in the month.

1. Toniataba Lower Basic School
2. Pakalinding Lower Basic School
3. Kani-kunda Lower Basic School

All key personalities within the Division attended the exercise. The Governor of the Division Mr. Ebrima Janko Sanyayng transplanted the first seedling for the 2006 tree planting exercise. The Mayor of the Mansakonko Area Council, Mr. Wally Sanneh; District Head Chief, Mr. Yaya Jarjusey; Mr. Jatto Sillah, Director Forestry; Divisional Forestry Officer, Mr. Muhammed Jaiteh; Security Chiefs of the Division and other heads of Government Departments and NGO’s and members of the community.

STRUCTURE AND NETWORKING:

The Green Trust is headed by a Chairman who is also the Chief Executive Officer, is assisted by four other officers on the executive Board of Directors and Three principal officers and numerous volunteers. Our national secretariat is has now been relocated in Soma in the Jarra West District, Lower River Division, about 181 KM from the capital, Banjul.

In order for us to realise our corporate objectives, we partner with many institutions both locally and abroad to make our vision operational. The following are some of our partners:

1. Office of The President, State House, Banjul
2. The Non-Governmental Organisation Affairs Agency
3. National Youth Council of The Gambia
4. The Association of Nongovernmental organisations (TANGO)
5. The National Environment Agency
6. Department of State for Agriculture
7. Department of State for Health and Social Welfare
8. Department of Forestry
9. Njawara Agricultural Training Centre
10. Office of the Commissioner Lower River Division
11. The Global Alliance for Youth employment
12. Global Environment Facility, etc.

VISION:

To have a better environment where people are involved, valued and included.

MISSION

The Green Trust is set up to Plant trees, clean the environment and recycle waste products.

BANK DETAILS

The Green Trust Bank Account details are below:

Bank : Guaranty Trust Bank
Account Name : The Green Trust
Branch Code : 201
Customer No : 101332
Account No. : 201/101332/110
Bank Address : 56 Kairaba Avenue, Fajara,
P.O.Box 1958 Banjul, The Gambia
Tel: (220)4376371-4 Fax: (220)4376398

For further information, please contact:

The Chief Executive Officer, The Green Trust
Bundung, P.O.Box 3309 Serre-kunda, The Gambia West Africa
Tel: (220) 9828506 or 9996706 Fax: (220) 5531001 Email: thegreentrust@hotmail.com