Planting Trees and Nurturing Young Environmentalists

U.S. Ambassador Christopher Dell joined 15 children in Junik in planting a tree in support of 2011 as World Forestry Year. The children who met the Ambassador at the tree planting were among 400 primary school children in Western Kosovo who had participated in an education program on the importance of preserving forests. The program consisted of an art competition and tree planting activities. The Kosovo NGO “Mali”, with assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), helped the children plant and nurture trees, starting with seeds. The tree planting was just one event during the Ambassador’s first visit to Junik. Ambassador Dell also met the Mayor of Junik, Agron Kuçi. He and the Mayor inaugurated the newly re-furbished Junik Assembly Hall, a joint project between the municipality and USAID.