Trees and Their Place in Celtic Mythology – Part 1
Listen to this article: Trees have long been revered by the Celtic peoples for their wisdom, and used as crafting materials and even for their healing properties. It is no wonder that they are often so central to the stories that have carried through the ages and are described in such great detail despite their […]
Welcome To Trees Are The Key Awareness Week 2024!
Listen to this article: Welcome to another Trees Are The Key Awareness Week! We hope you’ll enjoy the content we’ve got lined up for you. It’s designed to help you form closer relationships with the beautiful trees in your favourite places and with the ones we’re planting 5,000 miles away in Kenya. It’s International Day […]
Empowering Women Through Education
Listen to this article: Literacy and numeracy skills are vital for breaking cycles of poverty, food insecurity and gender marginalisation. Almost 7% more men in Kenya are literate than women and closing this education gap is key to providing the foundation for women to engage in income opportunities, embrace opportunities, educate their families and improve […]
Mothers of the Forest Rusinga Island: The Positive Impact of Literacy and Numeracy Classes
Listen to this article: In my capacity as facilitator of the Mothers of the Forest women’s empowerment group on Rusinga Island, may I begin by thanking all the donors at Word Forest for enabling us to take literacy and numeracy classes, as well as having our regular meetings. We feel truly blessed that you’re giving […]
Women In Kenya And The Challenges They Face
Listen to this article: Women play a key role in society and family units in Kenya and around the world. Even the bible places the responsibility of home building, and all it entails, on the shoulders of women. In Kenya – particularly rural Kenya – these demands often result in immense pressure being placed upon […]
Our Virtual Visit To COP 28
Listen to this article. Over the past few years, Word Forest has been an avid participant in the University of Oxford’s Internship Programme. During this winter holiday period, we were thrilled to receive assistance from another cohort of amazing interns, one of whom has worked with us before. It’s great to know we’re doing a […]
What’s A Mudlark?
Listen to this article. Our co-founders, Tracey and Simon West, were recently interviewed by Nicola White, an artist and renowned mudlark. The interview is now live on her YouTube channel, Nicola White Mudlark – Tideline Art. Nicola is a licensed Thames Mudlark. Dive into her Youtube channel and you’ll discover the magic of mudlarking along […]
R & A: Our Educational Learning Platform By Lindsey Selleck: E-learning Content Creator
Listen to this article. It’s time to wrap up our serialisation of articles from this year’s Report and Accounts. Lindsey is our Educational Learning Platform (ELP) content creator and she talks us through the current courses available on the platform, all free of charge. Lindsey has great hopes for the direction the ELP will take […]
Understanding COP28
Listen to this article. With the end of COP28 drawing ever closer, this seems like a perfect time to review the positive (and negative) outcomes of the global meeting thus far. With big parties such as the US, UK and China being present, the anticipation for groundbreaking policies to be installed seems to be at […]