An-Najah Concludes Second Phase of Tree-Planting Campaign with 30 Olive Trees at Ibn Sina School
The Community Service Center at An-Najah National University concluded, on Monday, 16 February 2026, at Ibn Sina Basic School for Girls in Nablus, the second phase of its environmental agricultural campaign. The campaign resulted in the planting of 2,224 trees across school gardens and home gardens. The winter agricultural season was concluded with the planting of 30 olive trees in the school garden, which had been rehabilitated for this purpose.
The Center also organized a field day for cleaning and planting in partnership with the Directorate of Education, attended by Prof. Abdel Naser Zaid, President of An-Najah; Mr. Ghassan Daghlas, Governor of Nablus; Dr. Hossam Al-Shakhshir, Mayor of Nablus; and Mr. Ahmad Sawalha, Director of the Nablus Directorate of Education.
The activity engaged 25 male and female volunteers from the Community Service course, alongside the school staff led by Principal Dalia Sharaqa and students from the eighth and ninth grades. The school grounds were transformed into a vibrant open workshop characterized by teamwork and active participation. Activities included cleaning the yards and removing waste, harvesting and distributing tree fruits to students, clearing branches caught on the perimeter fence, and planting olive trees.
This conclusion crowns the Center’s contribution to rehabilitating the school garden, an initiative launched in mid-January after the Community Service Center identified urgent needs, including cracked boundary walls, an unprepared rear yard, dried trees blocking sunlight, and environmental conditions that required improvement so that students could enjoy green and welcoming spaces at a historic school dating back to the early twentieth century.
Over several days, the Center worked to seal cracks and holes in the fences, remove dried trees and harmful weeds, transport two truckloads of waste to designated landfills, and level the ground using a bulldozer in preparation for planting. The wastewater issue was also addressed in coordination with the relevant authorities, in a step aimed at restoring students’ right to a safe and bright learning environment.
The transformation witnessed at the school had a notable positive psychological impact on the students, who have become active partners in reviving the space—planting with their own hands and regaining a sense of safety and belonging.
The Center affirmed that what took place at Ibn Sina School goes beyond an environmental activity; it represents a genuine investment in the dignity of place and children’s psychological well-being, and conveys a message that the school environment is not merely walls and yards, but a fundamental right to safety, light, and life.
