People and the Planet
Change that Lasts
Tree Aid supporters are backing change that lasts for generations to come. Trees can live for thousands of years. Like trees, we think in decades, not days.
We're proud to work with incredible communities facing extraordinary challenges. People who are coming together, farmers who are learning new skills, and women who are driving forward bold new ideas for their communities.
The challenges are becoming fiercer, but the solutions are there.
From all over the world, Tree Aid supporters are united by imagining a future where land and life grow stronger together
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Tree Aid is a UK-registered charity working in partnership with communities across Africa, in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Senegal, and Ethiopia.
Founded in 1987 by a group of foresters responding to famine in Ethiopia, Tree Aid was born from a belief that trees could offer more than emergency relief, they could provide a long-term solution to poverty and hunger. That belief still drives our work today.
Over the decades, Tree Aid has become a trusted organisation known for its expertise in nature-based solutions; tackling the connected challenges of poverty, desertification, and the climate crisis.
Pictured: Tree Aid's Burkina Faso Team 2024
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What is Tree Aid's Vision?
We believe in long lasting change. We stand with people across Africa, growing solutions to poverty and the climate crisis. Solutions that take root today and grow stronger for generations to come.
Trees and people are at the heart of everything we do. Our work is led by local communities to deliver the change they need and we have the results to prove it.
We imagine a world where land and life can thrive together and every tree we grow brings us one step closer.
When you support Tree Aid, your impact grows with the trees, supporting people and the planet for years to come
Pictured: Kubaje Dangbena from Tree Aid's Ghana Grow Hope project, with a shea tree (left), drying shea nuts (middle) and churning the shea butter by hand (right) -
Local Power
We work alongside communities across Africa, providing tools and training to grow trees, protect land, and build thriving businesses; from seeds and water, to co-operatives and business training. We also work with governments to help secure land rights, ensuring communities have control over the natural resources they depend on.
Transformational Impact
Every tree grown or protected helps tackle poverty and malnutrition; while restoring ecosystems, improving soil and water health, and capturing carbon that drives the climate crisis.
Global Advocates
We share what works; locally, nationally, and globally. In partnership with the communities we serve, we advocate for policies that protect trees, uphold rights, and support long-term change for people and planet.
Pictured: community leader Awa Convolbo accepting the Local Adaptation Champion Award that Tree Aid won at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan
Change is possible
Spanning 8000 km, the Great Green Wall shows the power of trees to fight the effects of the climate crisis.
Considered one of the largest ecological restoration movements of all time, Tree Aid supporters are backing this epic effort driven by local communities to grow trees, restore land and reverse desertification across Africa.
Will you support the Great Green Wall?
Communities across Africa are growing millions of trees...
and Tree Aid supporters are helping make it possible.
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Change, from the ground up
Long-lasting change is like a tree, it starts from the ground up.
All of our projects begin with the communities on the ground. We listen to their knowledge, understand their problems, and discuss what they need. They lead the initiatives, master the skills, and ensure the long term success.
We believe people and the planet thrive together, and this is the key to tackling the issues of both poverty and the climate crisis.
