In the Nebbi district of northern Uganda, we're doing something simple and tangible: planting trees alongside the people who live there.

Since 2022, The Trees Project has worked side by side with communities in the West Nile region. We don't show up with a plan made elsewhere - we work with 150 local caregivers who tend the nurseries, choose where to plant, and follow each tree as it grows. So far we've handed out 27,000 seedlings across 7 species, reaching 52 communities.

Here, trees are more than trees. They bring back shade where the soil has dried out, give families fruit and firewood, hold the earth in place, and let a hard-pressed land breathe again. This is agroforestry: trees and farming growing together, so the people who live there can rely on both.

The project is run by Amici di Angal, an Italian volunteer association. We keep everything going on roughly €5,000 a year. It's a small amount that does a great deal: it covers the seedlings, the tools, the training, and the fieldwork for a full year.

With this fundraiser we want to secure another year of work. €5,000 means a year of trees still being planted, communities still being supported, and a project that doesn't stop.

Any amount helps us get there. Thank you for being part of it.

Learn more at https://thetreesproject.org/