Our Rivers Are Not Sewers
Listen to this article. This article was first published in The Oxford Blue magazine. The illustration is by Rosie Creighton. The ecstasy of wild swimming is like looking at the world through a brighter lens. The cold and the energy and the silence. The unspoken comradery of you and other solo swimmers communicated in smiles. […]
R & A Conservation Matters: The Tulinde Bongo Project by Sue Jueno: Special Projects and Fundraising
Listen to this article. Welcome to the eighth in our series of articles from the 2022-23 Word Forest Report and Accounts. In today’s episode, our esteemed colleague, Sue, discusses another of our ambitious projects to help conserve a critically endangered forest antelope called the Mountain Bongo. Vital reforestation work must be done in the area […]
Whole Food Plant-Based Bring & Share Fundraising Lunch
Listen to this article. Our Head Office is based in the beautiful Devon village of Tipton St John, around 4 miles inland from the popular seaside destination of Sidmouth. Our co-founders, Tracey and Simon West, are launching a regular fundraising event that will be delicious to host: the Whole Food Plant-Based Bring & Share Fundraising […]
R & A Viewpoint from a Corporate Partner by Dominic Hurndall: Founding Partner, Oaklin
Listen to this article. As we continue the serialisation of our Report and Accounts from 2022-23, this week we hear from Dominic Hurndall, an unwaveringly supportive Corporate Partner to Word Forest. Hear his view on the way charity partnerships of this kind can be beneficial to both organisations and the planet too. Don’t forget, if […]
Tim Harland and Tony Husband: Gone Way too Soon
Listen to this article. In the past week, our Team at Word Forest have been deeply saddened to learn of the passing of two amazing individuals; Tim Harland and Tony Husband. Tim Harland was the co-founder of Permaculture Magazine and Permanent Publications. That magazine is a firm favourite on the shelves of our co-founders Tracey […]
The New Dawn
Listen to this article. Another wonderful piece from our Kenya Team correspondent, Juliet Anyanzwa, showing how courage and determination can carry someone through the most difficult of times and lead to something better. The woman’s name has been changed to protect her privacy. Life is like a riddle. You will never know your destiny until […]
R & A Why Permaculture? By Phil Gamble: Horticulture Trustee
Listen to this article. Welcome to the 6th episode of the serialisation of our Report and Accounts for 2022-23. This week, Phil Gamble recalls how inspirational the Mothers of the Forest were to him whilst he delivered lessons on organic growing and permaculture in December 2022. His tutoring sessions took place during our annual Monitoring […]
Africa’s Climate Summit 2023
Listen to this article. The event took place in Kenya at the Kenya International Conference Centre. It was a six day summit which involved leaders from and beyond Africa. The President of Kenya addressed delegates at the opening of the summit.The theme of the event was driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa […]
R & A: A UK and Kenyan Address By Izzy Robertson: Literacy Trustee Eva Jefwa: Head of Kenya Operations and Juliet Anyanzwa: Eva’s Assistant
Listen to this article. Welcome to episode 5 in the serialisation of our Report and Accounts 2022-23. If you’ve missed any of the previous articles in this series, you can read them, or listen to them, by visiting WordForest.org/news. This week, Izzy Robertson delivers a heartfelt thank you message before passing the baton over to […]