BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Reunion Insurance Company Limited in conjunction with Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) on Friday, April 1, 2022 was into planting trees exercise.
This is the company’s part of fulfilling its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative at the university’s Ndata Campus in Thyolo.
The tree planting exercise was championed under the theme, “Make MUST green Campaign”.
Speaking after the ceremony, Reunion Insurance Technical Manager responsible for Claims & Business Development, Hastings Kapesa said the company believes in adding value to the society and being a very responsible corporate citizen.
Kapesa added that Reunion uses such activities to interact positively with its customers.
“The exercise gives the company opportunity to meet our customers and the wider society by being sensitive to ecological environment and being sustainable to make sure that the future generation will also have the right to benefit from the same environment.
“We are enjoying today through fresh Air and beautifying the surrounding where all living things calls home,” he said.
Kapesa therefore cited that Reunion Insurance will continue supporting MUST in its strategic objective of establishing herbal garden.
“We will assist in innovating herbal medicine in Academy of Medical Sciences which is one of the four faculties at the university,” added.
MUST’ Dean of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Wilson Mandala stated that trees play an important role in insuring that the environment is a safe place to live.
Mandala observes that recent climate change that is causing unfamiliar winds and floods in Malawi and other Southern African countries is as a return of environmental degradation.
He added that if the trend is not controlled through tree planting activities then global warming will continue affecting human settlement lowering agriculture production.
Mandala therefore lauded stakeholders including Reunion Insurance Company for the exercise which will bring meaningful better environmental set up.
Reunion Insurance pumped in MK1,250,000 for the tree planting activity at MUST.
The tree planting exercise attracted MUST and Central High School students, Staff, Management of Reunion Insurance Company,
Almost 1,100 various species of trees have been planted along at the University’s Ndata Campus.
Reunion Insurance is a wholly owned insurance company with almost 17 years of its existence.
The firm has 11 branches across Malawi and its headquarters is at Reunion House formally Lamya House along Masauko Chipembere Highway in Blantyre.