After
completing secondary school education I was employed as a bank clerk.
After that I became a an electronics technician repairing radios, cassette
players, etc. I am also a peasant farmer in horticulture and forestry.
I have a wife, one son and four daughters.
I have been interested in tree planting and gardening since I was a
boy and I have corresponded with many environmental and development
non-government organisations and institutes in other parts of the world.
I have done this with a view increasing my knowledge so that I would
be better able to help others in the district where I live.
In
1994, I joined with a group of friends to promote afforestation activities.
We established a tree seedling nursery and distributed seeds to people
in the area with a view to halting desertification.
The area around Bunda has been severely deforested in the past to increase
agricultural areas, provide wood for fuelwood and charcoal and timber
for construction of houses and furniture.
In
1997 we were able to transplant trees for fruit, timber, shade and for
ornamental uses. Now much of the district is attractive and several
people have come to take seeds and cuttings to plant in their own areas.
In the same year I came to know of a UK charity named Plant a Tree in
Africa (PATIA) which provided a very helpful small grant which enabled
us to expand our activities.
