BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-LifeCO has donated 1,200 seedlings towards Blantyre City Council’s Activation and Sustain Green Initiative.
The donation comes ahead of tree planting activity slated for March 27, 2024 in Mussa village, Group Village head Mpulura, Traditional Authority (T.A) Nkalo.
The Blantyre City Activation organizers, Sustain Green volunteers, people from Mussa Village as well as LifeCO staff and managers will be part of the team carrying out this exercise.
LifeCO Pension Services Manager Zacheus Nyirenda made the donation announcement at offices in Blantyre.
But making the donation, LifeCO Life Manager, Sheila Khombeliwa said, “Our company was interested in being a part of the Blantyre City Activation that happened last year and wanted to play a meaningful role in line with its goals.
“Although our choice is Chiradzulu being outside the town but because, the villagers in Mussa village which had recently been relocated due to the devastation of Cyclone Freddy last year we thought of supporting the initiative as the location dont have enough”.
She added, “LifeCO felt they could ease some of their needs by planting trees that can produce fruits the villagers will enjoy”.
In his remarks, Blantyre City Activation Project Manager, Talumba Chirwa said, “LifeCO was able to come onboard and help fulfill this remaining goal made for the Blantyre City Activations by donating seedlings and organizing the tree planting exercise”.
The Blantyre City Activation successfully launched on December 2, 2023 at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHES) with over 1,000 attendees including venders, corporates, suppliers and community teams involved.