SUBEB KANO, UBEC PROMOTE GREENING SCHOOLS AND CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS

By JB Danlami

The Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Abuja, has organised a one-day stakeholders’ sensitisation programme on the Greening Schools and Climate Change Education Intervention (GSCCEI) under the Agricultural Education and Training Programme (AETP) for the 2025 intervention year.

The programme aims to create a conducive environment for teaching and learning, promote environmental sustainability, equip pupils with practical agricultural skills, and contribute to efforts to address climate change.

Speaking at the event, the Executive Chairman of SUBEB Kano, Malam Yusuf Kabir, who was represented by the Director of Academic Services, Malam Ibrahim Yahuza, emphasised the importance of environmental protection and practical agricultural education in basic schools.

He explained that greening goes beyond planting trees to include establishing school gardens, nurturing trees, improving the school environment, and introducing pupils to productive agricultural activities that can develop their skills from an early age.
Under the intervention, 44 schools are expected to benefit from activities involving tree planting, school gardening, and small-scale animal husbandry, including the rearing of chickens, pigeons, rabbits, fish and other suitable livestock.
The initiative is designed to make schools centres of environmental awareness and practical learning while encouraging pupils to develop interest in agriculture and acquire skills that may support their future livelihoods.

The Executive Chairman called on head teachers, agricultural science teachers, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) desk officers, School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) chairmen, parents and host communities to work together to ensure the successful implementation and sustainability of the programme.

He stressed the need for transparency, accountability, adherence to programme guidelines and effective community participation, noting that the success of the intervention depends on the collective commitment of all stakeholders.

In his remarks, the Greening Schools and Climate Change Education Intervention Coordinator, Yusuf Madaki Bichi, highlighted the importance of effective coordination and monitoring in achieving the objectives of the programme.
He noted that monitoring and evaluation mechanisms had been put in place to track implementation, assess progress and ensure that participating schools carried out the planned activities in line with the programme’s objectives.

The coordinator also encouraged schools to protect and maintain planted trees, properly manage school gardens and livestock facilities, and ensure that pupils actively participate in practical agricultural and environmental activities.

The programme further called on parents, community leaders and other stakeholders to provide the necessary support, including labour, watering, protection of trees and gardens, and assistance in maintaining the facilities provided to schools.

The Greening Schools and Climate Change Education Intervention reflects the collaborative efforts of SUBEB Kano and UBEC Abuja to promote environmental sustainability, improve the quality of basic education and strengthen practical agricultural learning in schools across Kano State.

Some participants shared their experience and the Board for organizing the orientation for awareness