Don Bosco Nepal Students at the forefront of Nature Conservation

(ANS – Ratachaur) – To mark World Environment Day, celebrated on 5 June, around 90 children from the Shri Saraswati school in Ratachaur took part in the campaign: “Nature First, Future Later”. Together with their teachers, the children marched in the school playground under the slogan: “We want a green Nepal”. World Environment Day also proved to be an initiative aimed at planting trees, keeping classrooms and the school grounds clean, and looking after birds, bees, plants and flowers. The entire programme was coordinated and planned by the school staff, under the guidance of Fr Augusty Pulickal. On the evening of the same day, older students from nearby state schools, who attend extra evening classes, gathered in groups to clean the area around the building and the sides of the motorway. They also chanted slogans to raise awareness of the need to keep the area clean and green. It has already been two years since the opening of the Salesian school in Ratachaur, and everyone – the local community and the authorities alike – views such initiatives with enthusiasm and is delighted to see the progress made by this institution.