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World environmental Day

Written by Thomas Gichuru
Wednesday, 07 October 2009 18:24
In line with its mission of creating awareness and with funds from UNDP through COMPACT initiative, Tree Is Life Trust painted a mural at Gatimu Secondary school which attracted the attention of the many people who had assembled there to mark the World Environmental Day for the Central Province region of Kenya.
Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2009 11:24

Who we Are

Tree Is Life started in 2002 under the auspices of the Nyahururu Catholic parish (now a Diocese) as a training and capacity building community-based project to promote environmental conservation and awareness as well as improve the livelihoods of rural and urban communities.

It was initiated mainly to address environmental degradation & massive forest destruction that was being experienced in parts of Laikipia and Nyandarua Districts (Now Nyandarua North and Laikipia West Districts) in Kenya in the preceding years and promote sustainable use of natural resources.

Projects Overview

The main activities that have been carried out are training and capacity building of Forest Associations; self help groups and school environmental clubs and awareness creation. Environmental awareness campaigns have also been going on through mural paintings, newspaper articles, radio programmes and environmental days celebrated in public places.

A summary of these projects is as follows:

April 2002-Decemebr 2004: Reforestation project in Nyandarua and Laikipia Districts.

This targeted 37 school and 33 self-help groups. Awareness was also carried out through painting of 48 environmental murals, tree planting days and tree parties.