Grow, Tree, Grow – A New Book For Children
It will be no surprise to anyone that the team here at Word Forest love trees. And books. After all, the charity grew not just from a wedding forest but from a literary competition – so we were delighted to be allowed a sneak preview of a new book for children that’s coming out on […]
Let Us Turn Your Banknotes Into Trees
There are less than 100 days to go for you to decide; what will you do with any last paper £20 and £50 bank notes you may have? They’re to be replaced with polymer versions – these are apparently more difficult to forge and they’re said to be more durable too. At the time of […]
Tumaini Zhongwani Primary School Has A New Classroom
Education, healthcare, sanitation, food, shelter and many more are exigencies that are indispensable to all humans. Amongst all, education is high on almost everybody’s list of priorities. Despite such a fact, illiteracy has always been the core reason for poorly developed education standards in the inlands of Kenya. At Tumaini Zhongwani Primary, a small school […]
Afforestation In The UK
Trees are natural carbon-exchange factories. They suck the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in their biomass, mainly as wood. This means that around half of a tree can be carbon. Growing trees is one of the ways carbon sequestration, and therefore climate change, can be addressed, but this does not come without […]
Charity Co-Founders (About to) Swim a Mile Across Lake Windermere
CLICK HERE TO READ AN IMPORTANT UPDATE TO THIS POST (SUNDAY 12TH JUNE) Tracey and Simon West (pasted onto a picture of Lake Windermere above) are passionate environmentalists and over the years, alongside an amazing team at Word Forest, they’ve worked tirelessly to mitigate extreme weather events, global warming, hunger and poverty by reforesting Kenya. […]
The Extraordinary Second Life Of Flip Flops
What do you think of when you hear the word flip flop? A practical solution to hot feet? Something you wear in the summer? Perhaps the best option if you live in a hot climate and don’t have a big budget for shoes. Probably not sculptures and almost certainly not a boat! Widely available and […]
Clare Nasir Supports The Word Forest Organisation On Celebrity Catchpoint
Our amazing patron Clare Nasir, meteorological whizz and all-round good guy, was kind enough to raise both awareness and money for Word Forest on BBC 1’s Celebrity Catchpoint. The episode aired on Saturday 21st May and all the contestants fought valiantly for their chosen charities. Clare’s speed and hand/eye coordination as she went for those […]
Reforestation To Help Save The Mountain Bongo
For the last nine months, Word Forest has been working closely with the Murang’a Youth Bunge County Forum CBO (MYBCF) in Kenya to find ways to help their Tulinde Bongo Project taking place in the Kmakia, Gatare and Wanjerere ranges of the Aberdares Forest, approximately 3 hours north of Nairobi. This amazing project covers a […]
Book Review: Travel: Easy Tips For The Eco-Friendly Traveller by Juliet Kinsman
We are delighted to share this book review from the terrific Green Pages series. Thank you Rebecca! To discover more books from the Green Pages series click here. Rebecca Woolford