Youth Affairs Minister launches afforestation project
TDT | Manama
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As part of the National Afforestation Campaign (Forever Green), implemented under the National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD), H.E. Rawan bint Najeeb Tawfiqi, Minister of Youth Affairs, launched the NIAD’s afforestation project at the Northern Sehla Youth Enabling Centre with support from Takaful International Company.
The project is part of the ongoing efforts to enhance vegetation cover at youth and community centres across the Kingdom.
H.E. Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa, Secretary General of NIAD; Abdulaziz Al Othman, Deputy CEO of Takaful International Company; and MP Hassan Ibrahim Hassan, Member of the Council of Representatives, were present.
The event, implemented under the centre’s afforestation initiative, included the planting of 135 trees of the Golden Ficus and Acacia Glauca varieties, to improve the centre’s environment and create sustainable green spaces that provide a healthy and safe setting.
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