{"id":1849,"date":"2016-02-12T10:47:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T10:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2016-09-21T15:27:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T12:27:12","slug":"memorable-tour-of-mombasa-for-the-gic-phase-i-winning-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kengenfoundation.co.ke\/memorable-tour-of-mombasa-for-the-gic-phase-i-winning-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorable Tour of Mombasa for the GIC \u2013 Phase I Winning School."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kaewa Secondary School students enjoy feeding giraffes at Haller Park, Mombasa. The GIC pilot project winners enjoyed a 3-day educational trip to the coast.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Thirty students and teachers from St. Martin Kaewa Secondary School, Masinga were treated to a memorable educational tour of Mombasa as a reward for emerging the overall winners of the Phase 1 of the Green Initiative Challenge, (GIC) <\/a>that was concluded at the end of last year.<\/p>\n

The three-day trip was courtesy of Bamburi Cement Ltd, one of the KenGen Foundation partners in the GIC Phase 2 program.<\/p>\n

<<Click here to view the photo gallery<\/em>>><\/a><\/p>\n

It was a befitting reward to the school, which had earlier on received numerous awards during the conclusion of the GIC Phase I including a 20,000 Littre water tank, a Ksh. 40,000 cash prize, and certificates. The school recorded the highest survival rate of seedlings and excelled in use of innovation in growing an impressive small forest and a woodlot in their school compound, beating over 80 schools participating in the competition.<\/p>\n

The students and their minders were accommodated at Milele Beach Complex, a unique non- smoking, and non- alcoholic hospitality establishment along the white sands of Bamburi Beach. <\/p>\n

During the first day, the students visited our very own Kipevu Power Station, the largest diesel plant in East Africa, where they learnt about thermal power generation and also received career advice from KenGen engineers who showed them around the plant.<\/p>\n

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Kaewa Secondary School students at the Butterfly Pavillion, Mombasa. The students had earlier visited KenGen’s Kipevu Power Plant as part of their award<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Next on the itinerary was a visit to the world-renown bastion of conservation, the Haller Park, which Bamburi Cement trans-formed from a quarry wasteland to an environmental park with di-verse plant and animal species. Today the park stands as a beacon of successful environmental management and land reclamation with a high score of corporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n

On the second day, the students visited Fort Jesus, the main tourist attraction in the Coastal city with a rich history of the colonial and slavery period.<\/p>\n

The also visited the famous Mama Ngina drive, which boasts a picturesque scenic seafront, measuring about three kilometers, long and is one of the most breathtak-ing parks found in the humid Mombasa Island.<\/p>\n

The students enjoyed an opportunity to taste the Madafu (coconut fresh juice) and kashiri (cassava crisps) from one corner of the public recreational facility where sweating and discomfort is alleviated by the fresh breeze from the sea.<\/p>\n

The last destination in the itinerary was the Bamburi Nature Trail commonly known as the Butterfly Pavilion, which summed up the environment trip. The pavilion is home to more than 16 species of butterflies and students got to see the breeding house.<\/p>\n

The trip could not end without a dip into the Indian Ocean, which they all had waited for.<\/p>\n

At the end the tour, the students were fully motivated towards proactively conserving the environment, not only in their schools but also around their communities.<\/p>\n

This was a great conclusion to the GIC Phase1 as we embark on the second phase of the competition, which promises even bigger rewards to the winners.<\/p>\n

Follow us on Twitter through\u00a0<\/i>@KenGen_Foundatn<\/i><\/a>\u00a0and like our\u00a0<\/i>Facebook page<\/i><\/a>\u00a0for more updates.<\/i><\/p>\n

–Ernest Nyamasyo<\/a>, Communication Officer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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