CHED-CAR Promotes Environmental Awareness in Recent SEEDLING Project Episode
In a bid to enhance environmental awareness and promote sustainable living practices, the Commission on Higher Education – Cordillera Administrative Region through its UniFAST Unit successfully conducted the Skills Enhancement, Engagement, and Development: A Learning Intervention to Nurture Grantees (SEEDLING) Project 2024 Series Episode 2 titled “Project SAGIP and Beyond: Promoting Sustainable Living through Tree Planting and Urban Gardening” on July 31, 2024. The initiative focuses on saving and greening urban spaces, encouraging participants to engage in tree planting and urban gardening activities.
The webinar featured Forester Marilyn L. Malecdan, the National Greening Program Coordinator of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Cordillera Administrative Region (DENR-CAR), as the resource speaker. She provided an insightful presentation, emphasizing the importance of environmental conservation and sustainable living practices. She highlighted the significance of tree planting and urban gardening as effective strategies to combat environmental degradation and promote biodiversity.
A total of 213 participants, including student-grantees of programs under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA), attended the webinar through Zoom and Facebook Live. The event aimed to amplify environmental awareness and promote sustainable practices among the student-grantees, aligning with the SEEDLING Project’s mission of fostering skills enhancement, engagement, and development.
Part of the webinar included a brief overview of the greening initiative program of CHED-CAR, the Scholars and Grant-in-Aid Beneficiaries’ Action in Greening Initiatives Program (Project SAGIP), provided by Dr. Bernadette C. Pal-ec, Education Supervisor II and the UniFAST Focal Person of CHED-CAR. Project SAGIP is a brainchild of CHED-CAR Regional Director, Dr. Demetrio P. Anduyan Jr., which aims to ensure the participation of tertiary education students in environmental rehabilitation, particularly those receiving government-funded scholarships and grants-in-aid. Scholars and grant beneficiaries are mandated to plant at least one fruit-bearing or indigenous tree each academic year they receive financial assistance.
The webinar concluded with closing remarks from Ms. Menzie O. Kuengan, Supervising Education Program Specialist of CHED-CAR.
The SEEDLING Project is dedicated to providing learning interventions that nurture the holistic development of student-grantees. The project aims to equip students with essential skills and knowledge, fostering their growth as responsible and capable individuals committed to making a positive impact in their communities.
