Some youngsters of the Youth Forum are planting indigenous trees to raise awareness of White River’s nearby nature reserve and conservation, to educate young and old in the community about these.

The forum’s leader, Tsepo Sedibe, said they partnered with The Power of 8000, working towards the same goal to build a better, safer and cleaner community for residents. “The Power of 8000 showed us the nature reserve park in our community, which had been neglected for too long. We then took the initiative to make a difference by helping and taking care of our park with their help and support.”

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Sedibe said the main aim of the forum is to revive the town and return it to its former glory. “We have already planted about eight indigenous trees and we are planning to do more than that. Our plan is to fill the town with indigenous trees. We also want to make sure our town remains clean at all times, because we cannot depend on the municipality, since they are failing,” he said.

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A co-ordinator of The Power of 8000, Arving Stevenson, confirmed the collaboration with the forum, saying they all want to live in a clean community. “We are all pushing one goal, keeping our town clean. We also appreciate the fact that they are planting indigenous trees, something that we need. We are going to support them where we can,” he said.