The Office of the Assistant to the President for Community Affairs at the Arab American University, in cooperation with the Directorate of Agriculture in Jenin, implemented an agricultural activity of planting olive seedlings in the area between the towns of Zababdeh and Raba. The activity was under the slogan “Prosperity and Sustainability”. It was implemented by a group of volunteering students from the University.
The Assistant to the President for Community Affairs, Dr. Laila Herzallah, confirmed that the University is always keen to enhance the culture of voluntary work among students. She added that the University aims to increase awareness of students’ role in assuming responsibility, promoting the values of teamwork, Palestinian identity, the culture of belonging to the land and preserving, beautifying and afforesting the environment. AAUP also seeks to have community partnership in serving the local community and helping farmers, she added.
In turn, the representative of the Directorate of Agriculture of Jenin, Ms. Lama Abu Baker, appreciated the role of the Arab American University and its efforts in implementing this important activity on the University’s campus in Jenin and the surrounding area, noting that olive seedlings were planted, which have religious, national, social and economic symbols.
