Our Corporate Partners: Forest Hog
We’re chuffed to work with some amazing Corporate Partners and the folks at Forest Hog, are exactly that. Like us, they’re a young company and they’re powered by a small team of passionate environmentalists, led by the eco-powerhouse that is Diana Robinson.
Our CEO and Her Salary
Our financial information is available for public scrutiny at any time. Having read a few eye opening reports recently, we thought you might like a clear snapshot of what we pay our CEO, Tracey West, along with details of other averages from the charitable sector. She’s our only paid member of staff incidentally.
Permaculture Knowledge Comes to Boré
We’re delighted to share news that Eva Jefa (our women’s empowerment group facilitator) and Esther Kombe (Chair of the Boré Green Umbrella) are about to embark on an important journey. They’ll be heading upcountry to complete a 10 day Permaculture Design Course with Josephat Barasa of the Practical Permaculture Institute of Kenya. The course will […]
Mothers of the Forest Take Their First Exams
Recently, we brought you up to speed with our ongoing education programme for our women’s empowerment group, the Mothers of the Forest. If you missed the updates, click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2. Yesterday, marked the first of two monthly meetings for this active group of women tree planters from the […]
What We’re Doing to Take Care of our Supporters
It’s always heartwarming to find news about our charity popping up in a nice article! This week, the UK charity support platform, UK Fundraising, posted an interesting piece entitled: How can small charities find their fundraising edge? You’ll see in the article that our CEO, Tracey West, is set to deliver a presentation on good […]
Part 2: Mothers of the Forest Academy, Boré
We are delighted to bring you Part 2 of our special report – click here for Part 1 – written by Michael Jefwa, the tutor of our women’s empowerment group, the Mothers of the Forest: With no doubt, many people around the globe will be surprised to see this article, but none more than the […]
Part 1: Mothers of the Forest Academy, Boré
Our women’s empowerment group, the Mothers of the Forest, comprises 40 tree planting women from the Boré district in Coast Province. Under the guiding wing of facilitator, Eva, they meet twice a month to share best practice for looking after the forest. Since February 2019, they’ve been coming to their meetings at the Boré Community […]
Life from Life: planting a legacy memorial forest
For environmentalists the world over, the goal of leaving a light green footprint on the planet, can inspire people throughout their lives, right through to their death and beyond. We recognise the importance some might have of planting trees to commemorate their loved ones. We’ve made provisions for the planting of tropical legacy forests in […]
CO2: the UK, the Numbers & How Greta Unpicked the Facts
We do our level best, on our social media feeds, to bring you stories about reforestation, deforestation, climate change and associated matters, prioritising viewpoints from Kenya, but also from around the world. It’s always joyful to find uplifting stories to share – we need those encouraging articles now, more than ever perhaps, as the reality […]