Rwanda

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Known as the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda is made up of mountainous and hilly landscapes. By planting trees across Rwanda, the beauty of the natural landscape will be preserved for many generations to come! Learn more

With your help, we will:

  • Empower local women by improving livelihoods
  • Improve food security through a sustainable source of food
  • Protect animal habitat by safeguarding landscapes
  • Rwanda's forests support a wealth of biodiversity and natural resources. Through the years, the country has been subject to deforestation due to unsustainable agricultural practices. Smallholder farmers feel the impacts of that degradation, understanding the importance of landscape restoration for water, energy, and food security. By planting trees to help support restoration efforts, this project will help improve food security and empower local women!
  • This project will help local communities through mentoring and building the skills of 2,000 farmers to restore land while improving community livelihoods. Planting trees will help improve soil health by adding nutrients while controlling run-off and erosion. When properly managed, these trees will provide the local farmers with firewood, climbing bean poles, and fodder for their animals. For food security and income generation, farmers will plant avocado, lemon, and tree tomatoes. This project will also help steward gender equity by empowering local women to get involved and make an impact.
  • A personalized tree certificate (see gallery) to say thanks for your donation. We’ll also send you reports on our Rwanda project, so you can track the impact your trees are having on the community and environment.
  • This community-led initiative will plant a variety of trees including Grevillea robusta, Markhamia lutea, Erythrina abyssinica, Myrianthus holstii, various species of Ficus or Fig, and the nitrogen-fixing fodder shrub Calliandra colthyrsus. Farmers will also plant avocado, lemon, and tree tomatoes for food security and income generation.
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Known as the land of a thousand hills, Rwanda is made up of mountainous and hilly landscapes. By planting trees across Rwanda, the beauty of the natural landscape will be preserved for many generations to come! Learn more

With your help, we will:

  • Empower local women by improving livelihoods
  • Improve food security through a sustainable source of food
  • Protect animal habitat by safeguarding landscapes
  • Rwanda's forests support a wealth of biodiversity and natural resources. Through the years, the country has been subject to deforestation due to unsustainable agricultural practices. Smallholder farmers feel the impacts of that degradation, understanding the importance of landscape restoration for water, energy, and food security. By planting trees to help support restoration efforts, this project will help improve food security and empower local women!
  • This project will help local communities through mentoring and building the skills of 2,000 farmers to restore land while improving community livelihoods. Planting trees will help improve soil health by adding nutrients while controlling run-off and erosion. When properly managed, these trees will provide the local farmers with firewood, climbing bean poles, and fodder for their animals. For food security and income generation, farmers will plant avocado, lemon, and tree tomatoes. This project will also help steward gender equity by empowering local women to get involved and make an impact.
  • A personalized tree certificate (see gallery) to say thanks for your donation. We’ll also send you reports on our Rwanda project, so you can track the impact your trees are having on the community and environment.
  • This community-led initiative will plant a variety of trees including Grevillea robusta, Markhamia lutea, Erythrina abyssinica, Myrianthus holstii, various species of Ficus or Fig, and the nitrogen-fixing fodder shrub Calliandra colthyrsus. Farmers will also plant avocado, lemon, and tree tomatoes for food security and income generation.

About Rwanda

Deforestation in Rwanda has been driven by the need for food, medicine, charcoal, and timber. The loss of tree cover in a rainy, mountainous country has had severe environmental consequences. In addition to tremendous loss of biodiversity, the region experiences soil degradation, erosion, and landslides.

Agnes Uwifashije, a farmer and leader of a women’s cooperative in Mukura, feels the impact of degraded lands through reduced harvests, income, and food. She and her neighbors want to revive the fertility of the soil in a degraded area surrounded by the Gishwati-Mukura Forests, the newest reserve officially gazetted in 2016. Plant trees here and help this community-led project come to fruition.

In collaboration with:

World Resources Institute
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Forest Coverage in Rwanda

Map of deforestation in Rwanda

Why Plant in Rwanda?

Empower local women

Empower local women

This project will provide mentorship to local farmers through their women's cooperative, helping them revive their land and improve their quality of life.

Improve food security

Improve food security

By planting both native trees and fruit trees, local farmers can rehabilitate their land while creating a sustainable source of food & income.

Protect animal habitat

Protect animal habitat

The Gishwati-Mukura forests are home to rare species including the mountain gorilla, chimpanzee, and colobus monkey. Help keep their home healthy!

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