On Saturday, January 29, 2020, the University of Burundi organized community work, which consisted of planting indigenous tree seedlings in the properties around the marshes that belong to the Zege Campus in Gitega. More than 7 thousand tree seedlings have been planted.

The work was enhanced by the Ministry of National Education, François Havyarimana, and saw the participation of professors, staff from the Bujumbura and Zege campuses as well as students at the Zege campus.

As indicated by the Rector of the University of Burundi, Sanctus Niragira, these indigenous tree seedlings contribute to the enrichment of the soil were planted along the marshes where the eucalyptus trees that cause the drying were uprooted. They were multiplied by a research center with a commitment to environmental protection housed at the Faculty of Agronomy and Bioengineering, Zege campus.

The Rector of the University of Burundi indicates that this university, through the Faculty of Agronomy and Bioengineering, is in the process of multiplying indigenous tree seedlings to distribute them to the population as part of supporting the Ewe Burundi Urambaye government program, which aims to protect the environment.

The Minister of National Education and Scientific Research, François Havyarimana, welcomed the initiative of the University of Burundi in the preservation of indigenous forests and asked other universities and schools to follow in the footsteps of the University of Burundi in supporting the Burundian government in supporting the Burundian government in its Ewe Burundi urambaye project.