Bal©: Graduates in patriotic immersion bring seedlings to the reforestation site of the Virou village forest. As part of the patriotic immersion activities, high school graduates received practical advice on tree planting and planted hundreds of seedlings on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the reforestation site of the Virou village forest in the commune of Boromo.

According to Burkina Information Agency, this environmental education activity was conducted by the provincial water and forestry department at the reforestation site, which is located 7km from Boromo. The High Commissioner of the Bal© province, Martin Bako, along with local administrative authorities and the regional director of water and forests of the Bankui region, Ali Coulibaly, and representatives of the village, witnessed the practical application of tree planting by the graduates.

The event highlighted the graduates’ contribution to the patriotic commitment to regreening Faso. Supervisors advised the participants to care for the trees as they would their own bodies. Authorities expressed satisfaction with the eco-citizenship duties learned and fulfilled by the new graduates.

According to Ali Coulibaly, this activity has instilled a taste for reforestation in the graduates. He also expressed his satisfaction with their commitment to contributing to the country’s greening efforts beyond this site.

The provincial director of secondary education noted that the reforested site will serve as a place of pilgrimage for future high school graduates, who will be able to witness the accomplishments of their predecessors. The Virou Village Forest reforestation site spans twelve hectares, with six hectares already reforested and equipped with a fence and water borehole to aid in plant maintenance.