Tree Aid

TREE AID was established as a charity in 1987 by a group of foresters in response to the famine in Africa, brought to public attention by Band Aid and Live Aid.

They wanted to provide a long term solution once the emergency relief efforts ended. They believed that trees could significantly reduce the vulnerability of communities in rural Africa's drylands to drought and famine in the future.

Our current strategy expands on the original concept, focusing on forest management and income, food and medicines from trees.

/assets/tree-aid-10pds.gif Since TREE AID began in 1987 we have raised over £5.5 million to help nearly 450,000 villagers in rural arid Africa to establish over 1,200 tree nurseries, producing over 7.8 million seedlings. These have been planted out in nearly 2,500 hectares of orchards and woodlots and in around 200km of protective tree lines. Nearly 35,000 hectares of forest have also been protected.

For more information about our projects and how to get involved please visit our website.

Below you'll find a selection of the gifts available through these websites - whether you're buying from a wedding list that someone has registered with The African Wedding List or are buying someone an individual 'virtual' gift for their birthday from Gifts4Good do consider supporting TREE AID.

	Gift		Price
		Plant a tree This donation could enable us to plant a tree in a village in Africa, where the villagers get more than just a tree; they get the training and support they need to ensure that planted tree seeds get the best possible start to life and grow to be strong healthy productive trees.	£10.00
		Seeds of change This donation could help a community in Africa to sow the seeds of long-term change. A kilo of top quality seeds is enough to sow around 300 mango or 2,000 baobab trees.	£15.00
		Fast track fruit Grafting trees helps them reach maturity earlier and yield more fruit than growing from seed. This donation could provide 10 grafted mango trees, bursting with goodness, which can provide nourishment in lean times and a year-round source of income.	£35.00
		Goat-proof fence This donation could give seedlings the best start in life by providing protection from grazing livestock. This fencing can safeguard thousands of seedlings or a small orchard.	£42.00
		Tools of the trade This donation could provide pestles, mortars, buckets and bowls, which are all vital ingredients for women to make tree products with which to trade - trees provide the fruits, nuts and leaves!	£60.00
		Green cooking This donation could help 20 women to slash fuelwood needs by a third by training them to build efficient stoves from local, low cost, natural resources such as clay and help create greener, cleaner cooks!	£75.00
		Nursery starter kit This donation could enable us to provide a village in Africa with the whole kit - a kilo of seeds, 1,000 growing bags, 25m of fencing, spades, rakes and watering cans. Everything needed to establish a valuable tree nursery.	£170.00