The Big Give
THANK YOU!
Our Big Give Appeal has ended. With match-funding, you helped us raise an incredible £65,925.
Your support means we can support more women in Africa's drylands to transform their lives, land, and communities with the power of trees.
You can still donate to our spring appeal here.
The climate crisis is affecting millions in Africa's drylands
The climate crisis is one of the most urgent issues of our time. Erratic weather and rising temperatures are being felt across the globe, nowhere more so than in the Sahel, the vast semi-arid region of Africa separating the Sahara Desert to the north and tropical savannas to the south.
Temperatures here have risen by nearly 1°C over 30 years, almost twice the global average. The impact of this on the environment has been devastating. Land left exposed to the sun quickly dries out and becomes degraded, with soil losing its fertility meaning less crops can grow leading to an increase in hunger and poverty.
Because women in rural areas are more likely to rely on the land to feed their families and make an income, they are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, as temperatures increase and fertile land disappears.
Improving rural women’s access to natural resources is key
Tackling poverty and protecting the environment are inseparable. That's why we work together with local people to grow trees and restore land, to fight poverty and the effects of the climate crisis. Our projects and the trees we grow provide food and income opportunities for people today and protect the environment for future generations tomorrow.
How do we help?
In 2022 to 2023, 60% of the people we directly supported were women, empowering them to restore their landscapes and grow themselves out of poverty. We support women through our Village Tree Enterprise (VTEs) Groups to earn an income from tree products such as growing shea trees and producing shea butter from the nuts, which they can then sell at market.
We have found that when women are empowered to earn their own incomes, they invest it in their families’ futures, creating a ripple effect onto the next generation. Last year, the communities we worked with reported a 144% increase in their household income and are using this extra income to pay for their children’s school fees and medicine.
How to get involved
From 18th – 25th April donations to Tree Aid’s Big Give Green Fund appeal will be matched. This is an exclusive opportunity to maximise your impact with your donation and help Tree Aid scale up our work supporting women to earn an income for the first time from trees products. Supporting women creates a ripple effect providing a better future for their families, communities and the environment.
How your donations could help
Please support Tree Aid’s work today to help communities grow more trees to provide nutritious food and incomes today and look after the environment for the future.
Your support could have an incredible impact across our six project areas in the Sahel region.
Your donation could provide:
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£1,458 |
Training for women in nursery groups on plant production and grafting techniques |
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£5,588 |
Train women in modern beekeeping techniques |
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£6,727 |
Set up 30 Village Enterprise Groups (VTE) groups to process and sell Non Forest Timber Products (NTFPs) |
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£10,213 |
Establish 3,000km of firebreaks to protect land from bush fires |
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£12,552 |
Installation of 2 solar powered NTFP processing machines for VTE groups |
The appeal is running for a week, between 18th - 25th April and only donations made during this time will be matched. A generous long-term supporter has pledged to support our appeal with a £12,000 donation which means The Big Give has pledged a further £12,000 to our appeal. However, to unlock this matched giving from The Big Give we need to raise £24,000 from our long-term supporters and this brings our total fundraising appeal target to £48,000 to raise in one week.
All donations towards our Big Give Green Match Fund appeal must be made online, either at www.biggive.org and search for ‘Tree Aid’ in campaigns. Or you can go to Tree Aid’s website at: www.treeaid.org/BigGive and click the ‘donate’ button which will take you directly to our Big Give appeal page.
Our appeal is live between 18th -25th April and only donations made during this time period will be matched. Donations can be made via debit or credit card, Apple or Google Pay or BACS over £500. All of these donations must be made on the appeal page. Donations made offline via cheque or CAF voucher unfortunately cannot be matched.
For more information please contact Clare at growingchange@treeaid.org or on 0117 909 6363 .