Growing Tomorrow’s Environmental Stewards: How NAWASSCO and Hearts of Green Are Greening Schools Across Nakuru County
Protecting the environment begins with empowering the next generation.
Through a partnership between the Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company (NAWASSCO) and Hearts of Green Organization, thousands of tree seedlings have been distributed to schools across Nakuru County to strengthen school greening efforts and inspire learners to become champions of environmental conservation.
The initiative forms part of NAWASSCO’s broader commitment to protecting water catchments, enhancing climate resilience, and contributing to Kenya’s national target of growing 15 billion trees.
Recently, the partnership successfully delivered 6,000 tree seedlings to 20 schools across Nakuru County. The schools committed to planting and nurturing the seedlings, with follow-up monitoring planned to ensure the trees survive and thrive.
School greening goes beyond increasing tree cover. It creates healthier learning environments, raises environmental awareness among learners, and instills a culture of responsibility for natural resources from an early age.
Healthy trees play an important role in protecting water sources by reducing soil erosion, improving water infiltration, and supporting biodiversity. For a water service provider like NAWASSCO, investing in tree growing is also an investment in sustainable water resources for future generations.
At Hearts of Green Organization, we believe meaningful landscape restoration begins with people. By engaging schools, learners, teachers, and local communities, we are helping build a generation that understands the value of protecting the environment through everyday actions.
As the seedlings take root across Nakuru County, they represent more than future forests—they symbolize a shared commitment to environmental stewardship, climate resilience, and a greener future for Kenya.
Together, partnerships like these demonstrate that lasting environmental impact is achieved when institutions, communities, and young people work towards a common goal.