Prominent Glendale traditional healer Peter "Sekuru Nyangatayani" Chingudzi donated over 30 trees to Glengrey Primary school in Mazowe District.
Nyangatayani, who was a guest of honour at tree planting day on Friday at the school, encouraged people to plant trees.
"People should take planting trees as a habit so l have brought more than 30 trees here and it is only the beginning l will continue to do this," sekuru Nyangatayani said.
The traditional healer who is carrying out charity works in Mashonaland Central province said he is targeting all schools in Glendale.
"I am taking my charity works to schools because some of these things are new to me so next year during the national tree planting week, l will cover more schools," he added.
Glengrey Primary school head Hertson Mutetwa hailed Nyangatayani's gesture.
"We appreciate Sekuru Nyangatayani's gesture of donating trees to our school,we hope the spirit of planting tree goes on and forever," Mutetwa said.
The school development committee, chairperson Wilbert Chaurika also thanked sekuru Nyangatayani on the event.
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Meanwhile,this year’s Tree of the Year is the Sausage Tree, known locally as Mumvee in Shona and Umvebe in IsiNdebele.
The government has also encouraged households to plant fruit trees alongside indigenous species to boost nutrition and improve livelihoods.
Indigenous to Zimbabwe and several Southern African countries, the Sausage Tree (Kigelia africana) offers numerous ecological and social benefits that have supported communities for generations.
The theme for this year’s National Tree Planting Day is: “Trees and Forests for Ecosystem Restoration and Improved Livelihoods.”
