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TREES Country Coordinator Recognized in SRI 30 Under 30 Fatoumata Diedhiou in inaugural class of young leaders in impact investing Silver Spring, MD (November 15, 2019) – Trees for the Future’s Senegal Country Coordinator Fatoumata Diedhiou was recognized for her leadership in Social Responsibility and Impact Investing by The SRI Conference this week. Diedhiou was … Continued
How old were you when you opened your first bank account? Do you remember going to the bank with your ID and cash in hand? Chances are, over the years, you’ve had a love-hate relationship with your savings and checking accounts, they keep your hard-earned cash safe, but you probably wish that balance was higher. … Continued
August, 2019 Andrew Zacharias, Deputy Director, Monitoring & Evaluation Introduction This report is intended to provide an introduction to the Trees for the Future (TREES) Monitoring & Evaluation Aerial Surveying Program, the TREES Leaf Area Index indicator and its relationship to microclimates, the Above-Ground Biomass metric, and an analysis of the Baseline and Year 1 data … Continued
August 1, 2019 – Maïmouna Cissé A few kilometers from Kaffrine, Senegal sits a very poor and isolated village – Diacksao. In 2018, 300 farmers joined Trees for the Future (TREES) for agroforestry training and resources. TREES has 11 projects in the greater Kaffrine region. To date, TREES has partnered with more than 2,700 families in … Continued
Greening Day in Dakar Engages High Schoolers in Tree Planting July 17,2019 Trees for the Future (TREES) is participating in a series of tree planting activities with two high schools in Dakar, Senegal as part of its GREENING DAY project. This initiative – in collaboration with the Goethe Institute, Dakar – took place over two … Continued
In the face of conflict and other security problems, many in West Africa are often forced to leave their homes and resettle elsewhere as refugees. This displacement and resettlement weakens the balance of affected rural populations and can cause further conflict in newly settled regions. For that reason, enabling refugees to return home whenever possible … Continued
Forest Gardens and their benefits Every person in the world relies on agriculture to survive. No matter geography, climate, or economics, all human beings are dependent on the growing, gathering, and dissemination of food. But what that process looks like varies greatly from person to person. Industrial agriculture and monocrop production are often touted as … Continued
Talking Education, Leadership, and Women’s Empowerment with Trees for the Future’s Newest Country Coordinator: Fatoumata Diedhiou Fatoumata Diedhiou spends her days changing the literal and figurative landscape of Senegal, West Africa. As the Senegal Country Coordinator for Trees for the Future, Fatoumata orchestrates country-wide regenerative agriculture strategies, supervising 36 employees and 2,200 farmers participating in … Continued
Teaching a Man to Fish: How Trees for the Future Trains Farmers for Sustainable Change Building An Educational Support System Trees for the Future’s collaborative, educational approach to improving the lives of smallholder farmers often brings to mind a well-known Chinese proverb, ‘Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach … Continued
Project Update, March 19, 2020: A growing number of farmers in rural Senegal continue to gain access to water through TREES’ Loxo Loxo Project. To date, TREES has helped 1,714 farming families install water access points on their farms. Farmers and staff report more regular planting opportunities throughout the year thanks to the now ready … Continued