The Green Fingers Wildlife Initiative started as a means to bring people closer to nature, conserve wildlife species and to equip the future generation with the skills to wildlife conservation and sustenance The Green-Fingers club was set up by Nature Enthusiasts and inaugurated by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on the 4TH of November 2012; to give children the opportunity to come face
to face with Nature and the issues surrounding our protecting and preserving the environment. Green-Fingers was registered as a club by the Nigerian Conservation Foundation’s Educational Unit on the 4TH of November 2012. This has given an opportunity to pupils and students to participate in a variety of environment friendly programmes. Few of the programs which the pupils have actively participated includes World Environment Day, Migratory Bird Day, World Habitat Day, Walk for Nature amongst others. These programmes have proved to be most entertaining, educative, competitive and challenging for the pupils and students. The Green-Fingers hosts an annual event of its own once a year termed “Green-Fingers Day”. This day brings to light a host of events involving students from different for a friendly competition in Quiz, Art and Debate – these competitions are based on the theme of the events. Some of the themes include: “Going Green”, “Into the Tropics” etc. Such programmes kindle competitive spirits among pupils and students and impacts positively in their lives. The Green Fingers Club Botanical Garden hosts with a wide range of local and exotic plants. Pupils have been able to closely observe and understand the characteristics and behaviour of these plants. The Green-Fingers Club hosts termly programmes, which confers a wide range of learning and practical skills. The Green-Fingers zoological gardens that hosts a variety of local and exotic animals. We are open to schools for Educational Tours.
