Green is the new orange for Miss Earth semi-finalist

Miss Earth semi-finalist Nurayn Ismail (22) believes in beauty with a purpose. For her environmental project, Ismail decided to plant three indigenous trees at the Leeuwkop Prison.

“Everyone always plants their trees at schools or churches, so I thought I’d shake it up and plant trees at the Leeuwkop Prison,” said Ismail.

The inmates, prison representatives and Ismael planted three indigenous trees and Sejane William who is the manager of agriculture at the prison said they would plant the rest of the trees in August when the weather is more suitable for the trees.

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Ismails’ dream is to start recycling projects in schools, to educate the youth about waste management and the environment. She is also working on an idea to establish vegetable gardens at various prisons.

“Despite the crime that the offenders have committed, I want to encourage them to be better and as a society, it is our duty to help others,” said Ismail. She handed out cupcakes to the inmates and to the prison representatives to thank them for their support and hard work.

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