What We Do
In rural Africa, children bear a disproportionate burden of the adverse impacts of climate change, compounded by reliance on agriculture for sustenance.
The Problem
In rural Africa, children bear a disproportionate burden of the adverse impacts of climate change, compounded by reliance on agriculture for sustenance. Exposed to erratic weather patterns, they confront heightened risks of food insecurity, malnutrition, and displacement, perpetuating cycles of vulnerability. Limited access to essential services further compounds their challenges, as inadequate infrastructure limits their capacity to adapt to climate-related adversities.
In impoverished communities of Kenya, children face the immediate struggles of poverty while confronting the looming threat of environmental degradation. Without targeted interventions, these children risk being marginalized and ill-equipped to address the intersecting challenges of socio-economic hardship and environmental degradation. Urgent action is imperative to engage them in environmental conservation initiatives, harnessing their innate potential to think critically, problem-solve, and collaborate towards building resilience and securing sustainable futures for themselves and their communities.
Our Solution
Our proposed solution is straightforward: involve the children in environmental conservation efforts, particularly through tree planting. The aim is to instill important life values during childhood, emphasizing the significance of caring for the environment and fostering qualities like kindness, responsibility, respect, and hard work. Tree planting also provides a practical means for children, their families and communities, to make a contribution in the fight against adverse climate change. Acknowledging the time and care trees require to grow, our strategy includes creating economic and social incentives around tree planting and caring for children from poor rural backgrounds. These incentives are geared towards ensuring that each child we engage is able to access a significantly higher quality of education than they would otherwise have. In many cases, the education support we provide means the difference between being able to attend school or not.
Plant & protect
Seedlings, planting days, and aftercare
Learn by doing
Eco lessons tied to real projects
How we Involve the Children
we organize get-together events for the children to play, enjoy treats, and to be mentored by selected speakers and partners, emphasizing the importance of having dreams and pursuing them. Without our initiative, and generous support from our donors, a vast majority of the children we support may never benefit from such experiences.
Step 1
Listen & plan
Before each school year, we identify areas where children face serious challenges in accessing quality education, particularly poor rural areas, with a view of engaging children in those communities in our programs.
Step 2
Hands-on work
Through a careful appraisal process involving community members, teachers, social workers and administrative officials, we select children in the greatest need.
Step 3
Reflect & learn
After signing engagement memorandums with caretakers, we conduct an initial training session to explain our programs in detail and align expectations on both sides. The children receive tree seedling, tools and training to care for them, involving family members in the process.
Step 4
Lead & share
Before the beginning of each successive school term, we evaluate the children efforts caring for the trees, assigning economic incentives for each tree. Those incentives are translated into financial and/or material support for that childs education. .
Children and Tree Planting
Our tree planting program is the primary platform through which we engage and involve the children we support. The program is designed to empower children from impoverished rural areas in Kenya's hinterland. Through this initiative, children are not only given tree seedlings to plant and nurture but also provided with essential material and financial support for their education. This approach serves a dual purpose:
- First, it instills environmental stewardship and a sense of responsibility towards nature in the children, fostering a sustainable mindset from a young age.
- Secondly, by supporting their education, we ensure that these children have access to the tools and resources necessary to break the cycle of poverty and build a brighter future for themselves and their communities.
- Through the act of tree planting, children not only contribute to the preservation of the environment but also learn valuable lessons about perseverance, patience, and the interconnectedness of ecosystems, laying the foundation for holistic development and lifelong learning.
Education Support
Education Support at our organization is not merely about providing financial assistance; it's about investing in the future of underserved communities. Through our program, we strive to break down barriers to education for children from impoverished backgrounds in Kenya's rural areas. By offering material and financial support, we empower these children to pursue their academic aspirations and unlock their full potential.
Teacher mentoring
We believe that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and creating opportunities for a brighter tomorrow.
Learning kits
With our commitment to providing resources, mentorship, and encouragement, we aim to inspire and equip the next generation of leaders, innovators, and changemakers to make a positive impact in their communities and beyond.
Skills & confidence
we ensure that these children have access to the tools and resources necessary to break the cycle of poverty and build a brighter future for themselves and their communities.
Where we Work
Our work takes us to the heart of Kenya's hinterland, where rural, forgotten, and marginalized communities reside. In these often-overlooked areas, we focus our efforts on empowering children who have access to land, whether it be family-owned, school property, or community land graciously made available to us.
- These spaces become more than just patches of earth; they serve as classrooms for environmental stewardship and hubs of sustainable development.
- Operating primarily in regions with limited government and humanitarian support, we strive to fill critical gaps in education, livelihoods, and environmental conservation.
- Through our collaborative partnerships and grassroots initiatives, we endeavor to bring hope, opportunity, and lasting change to those who need it most in the remote corners of our nation.
Partner schools & community sites
Schools
Primary partners for Tree Clubs and nurseries
Communities
CSR Family and neighbourhood planting days
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