Deforestation: The Adverse Effects and Correction Measures
We’re delighted to feature a guest article, penned by Carrie Writer, edited by Tracey West. The last few decades have seen Kenya’s forest cover diminish by a vast margin. Compared to 1963, Kenya has lost about 8% of its original forest cover, which has been a worrying trend. Kenyans have certainly felt the effects of […]
Centre For Earth Works Interviews our CEO, Tracey West
Last week, our CEO Tracey West was interviewed by the Nairobi based youth-led environmental organisation, the Centre For Earth Works, via Twitter Chat. The CEFW is a youth led NGO, passionate about securing the earth and empowering communities on sustainable strategies to solve environmental challenges. Tracey embraced the opportunity, but admitted to finding the medium a bit […]
Meet the Winners of the Magic Oxygen Literary Prize 2018
In case you weren’t aware, our amazing little reforestation charity was actually born from from the heart of an international writing competition. The Magic Oxygen Literary Prize, or MOLP as it’s fondly known, started back in 2014 and at that time, it was the only short story and poetry contest to plant a tree for […]
Our Ru Hartwell Scoops a Wales Africa Award
The National Museum Cardiff played host to the Wales Africa Awards yesterday, recognising the Wales Africa and Fair Trade communities in Wales. Our Forestry Expert Trustee, Ru Hartwell, did amazingly well! Pictured above, you can see the First Minister, Carwyn Jones (AM) acknowledging the hard work put in by Ru and his team to promote […]
A Gift that Leaves a Legacy: what that actually means
We often say that when you donate funds to our charity, you are helping to create a legacy. It isn’t spin and it is rather a bold statement. If we try to emphasise the point in a short Facebook or Twitter post, there simply aren’t enough characters to adequately explain what we mean, so here […]
Our Progress at Kadunguni Primary School
Here’s a fabulous shot of the staff room we’ve built at Kadunguni Primary School, our second major school project. Thanks to all the supporters of our reforestation and classroom building charity – we’re making amazing mini-miracles happen over in Kenya. According to our forestry expert Trustee Ru Hartwell – who took the photograph and has […]
Our Free Gift to the World to Reduce Rubbish & Pollution
Our CEO, Tracey West, is a passionate environmentalist and an advocate for simple, green living. In 2008, she was commissioned by Fragile Earth Books/Sawdays to pen an interactive, room-by-room, guide to reducing household waste and keeping more money in your pocket. She wrote ‘The Book of Rubbish Ideas’, a quirky, upbeat, thought provoking, interactive read […]
Saskia, the New Album & Offsetting its CO2
Saskia Griffiths-Moore is an exceptionally talented folk singer, songwriter and musician. “Her pensive and positive songs exhibit a clarity of both thought and expression” say Living Tradition Magazine and “Her voice is incredibly clear and delightful and in many ways ahead of it’s years” says Folk Phenomena; having attended a good handful of her concerts, our […]
Event: The Faeries’ Bazaar
Please join us for a family-friendly, spellbinding evening of spoken word entertainment from the pen of talented fantasy fiction author, Izzy Robertson, with enchanting musical accompaniment from Jed Robertson, as they lead you through the Faeries’ Bazaar. The show was performed last year and had marvellous reviews – how delighted we are that Izzy’s magical […]
