{"id":7569,"date":"2025-04-11T06:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T06:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/?p=7569"},"modified":"2025-04-13T14:54:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T14:54:28","slug":"karonga-diocese-distributes-fruit-trees-to-promote-nutrition-and-care-for-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/karonga-diocese-distributes-fruit-trees-to-promote-nutrition-and-care-for-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"KARONGA DIOCESE DISTRIBUTES FRUIT TREES TO PROMOTE NUTRITION AND CARE\u00a0FOR THE ENVIRONMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Noel Chatepa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Diocese of Karonga\u00a0recently distributed fruit tree seedlings to various Christian movements in the Diocese in an effort\u00a0to support the nutrition of children while adhering to the Catholic Social Teaching\u00a0of Caring for God\u2019s Creation. This project was made possible through a generous donation from the Coppel Family, which facilitated the purchase of fruit trees intended for distribution among selected Christian Movements within the Diocese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Catholic Scouts from St. Joseph the Worker Cathedral in Karonga<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The recipients of these fruit trees included various movements such as Sunday School Children, Catechists, Catholic Scouts, and members of the Kolping Society across designated Parishes and Outstations. Upon receiving their trees, Clifford Mamba, Chairperson for St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Scouts in Karonga, emphasized the\u00a0importance of the initiative,\u00a0\u201cThese trees will serve a dual purpose in our households as when they are fully grown, they will provide us with fruits and also provide protection from heavy winds that usually hit some areas in our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diocese of Karonga Pastoral Secretary, Father Robert Songa<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Father Robert Songa, Pastoral Secretary for the Diocese\u00a0of Karonga, highlighted that this fruit tree distribution project is a collaborative effort between the Diocese and the Coppel Family. He stressed that\u00a0its importance\u00a0is\u00a0not just for environmental impact\u00a0but also for enhancing children’s nutrition.\u00a0\u201cAs you know, we consider that nutrition is important to the growth of children hence we saw the need to distribute these fruit trees in an effort to contribute to their nutrition through access to fruits at home. With rising prices of fruits in local markets, this initiative aims to ensure that families can access fruits in their homes,\u201d said Father Songa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the St. Mary’s Parish Sunday School children Agness Nkhoswe (10) plants a banana suckling.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, The Pastoral Secretary pointed out that this initiative aligns closely with Catholic Social Teachings by promoting Care for God’s Creation. He explained that focusing on harvesting the fruits rather than using the trees primarily for wood collection supports sustainable practices which are both socially and environmentally beneficial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently targeting a limited number of Christian communities as part of a\u00a0pilot project, there are plans to expand this project after assessing its success. Future beneficiaries may include Small Christian Communities and members of the Catholic Women Association among others. Father Songa urged recipients to nurture these fruit trees diligently as they represent hope for healthier futures for their children and generations yet to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Noel Chatepa The Diocese of Karonga\u00a0recently distributed fruit tree seedlings to various Christian movements in the Diocese in an effort\u00a0to support the nutrition of children while adhering to the Catholic Social Teaching\u00a0of Caring for God\u2019s Creation. This project was made possible through a generous donation from the Coppel Family, which facilitated the purchase of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":7570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"iawp_total_views":41,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-karonga-diocese","category-pastoral-commission"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7569"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7584,"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7569\/revisions\/7584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}