Manga: Environmental education for high school graduates in patriotic immersion is being likened to the K©ogo des Moos©, an initiation rite, by Lieutenant-Colonel Aim© Compaor©, the regional director of Water and Forests of Nazinon. He made this comparison during a reforestation session in Manga aimed at creating a medicinal plant grove dedicated to patriotic immersion.
According to Burkina Information Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Compaor© highlighted that both the Moos© K©ogo rite and environmental education for young people share a common objective. He described K©ogo as a school of life where young initiates receive traditional teachings that foster maturity, understanding, and an attachment to trees and nature. He emphasized that environmental education seeks to achieve similar goals.
Lieutenant-Colonel Compaor© explained that the education extends beyond traditional teachings by instructing young people on how to plant and maintain trees, while also fostering an understanding of their importance in nature and daily life. He emphasized the need for living in harmony with the environment.
He further stated that nature has always been essential, both in the past and present, as it forms the foundation of all things. Highlighting the importance of a healthy environment, he mentioned that both animal and plant production depend on a thriving ecosystem. He urged drawing on traditional practices to live harmoniously with the environment.
To date, more than 1,800 high school graduates from the Nazinon region are participating in patriotic immersion in Manga, receiving civic and moral training focused on discipline, solidarity, respect for institutions, and social cohesion, as reported by Thierry Niki©ma, the mission officer for the Nazinon region at the Presidency of Faso.
The creation of the patriotic immersion grove, which includes more than 350 plants of 16 local and exotic tree species, aims to provide Manga with an ecological lung. It also offers high school graduates a green space that will leave a lasting impact on the city, concluded Lieutenant-Colonel Aim© Compaor©.