More than one million different tree species are set to be planted across the Lango sub region during an initiative code named “Make Lango Green”, being championed by the Awitong (Chief/Head) of the Pala-Ocol clan, Ambassador Dickson Ogwang Okul.
(Ambassador Dickson Ogwang Okul while launching the tree planting Campaign on Sunday April 28th in Kole district.)
Amb. Ogwang, also the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Lango Cultural Foundation, is currently traversing the region on a week-long tour to mobilize his subjects (Pala-Ocol clan) and the people of Lango in general on wealth creation.
On Sunday, April 28th, 2024, Awitong Amb. Ogwang took on day two of the tour, starting with Bala Sub County in Kole district, where he launched the massive tree planting drive and tasked every household to plant both trees for fruits, timber, and beautifying their homesteads.
He says more than one million trees will be planted during the campaign, which is directly funded by his team, adding that this will support the initiative to regenerate an already depleted environment.
“As a traditional leader, I’m encouraging every household to plant trees and engage in both subsistence and commercial framing. You should also prioritize the education of our children,” said Amb. Ogwang Okul.
(Awitong Ogwang-Okul urging people of Lango to embark on both commercial and subsistence farming.)
Accompanied by a team of clan elders and members of his executive, later Amb Ogwang later proceeded to Aleka Sub County in Oyam district, where he guided his subjects on the same.
On Saturday, while in Kwera Sub County, Dokolo district, Awitong Amb Ogwang donated the sum of five million shillings to support the SACCO group formed by his female subjects.
He further rallied the subjects to actively engage in wealth creation through hard work, innovation, and financial discipline while taking advice from government programs in a bid to create wealth and eradicate poverty at both individual and household levels for a better community of Lango People.
The ongoing tour is meant to ensure discipline, hard work, and wealth creation among his subjects and the people of Lango, wherever they may be.
“The future is bright; you will create wealth for your families. As a family, we are donating Ugx5 million shillings to support your SACCO. I will always ensure close supervision to ensure success,” said Amb. Ogwang Okul.
Awitong Ogwang-Okul, who is also the Head of Chancery, Uganda Embassy in Sudan, is a reputable senior diplomat who has been at the helm of mobilizing people in Lango to engage in massive production and peacebuilding for several years.
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