Est. 2014 · Pan-African Conservation

Restoring Life.
Rooting Communities.

We plant trees, protect ecosystems, and empower local communities across sub-Saharan Africa to build a greener, more resilient future.

4.7M+
Trees Planted
38
Partner Communities
12
Countries Active
680K
Hectares Protected

"Africa's forests are not a resource to be extracted — they are a living inheritance to be tended, celebrated, and passed on."

Green Africa Project was founded on a single conviction: that ecological restoration and community empowerment are not separate goals. We work at the intersection of conservation science, traditional land knowledge, and grassroots organizing — because forests thrive when the people who live within them thrive too.

What We Do

Three Pillars of a Greener Africa

From reforestation to education to sustainable agriculture, our work spans the full arc of environmental stewardship.

Reforestation efforts in sub-Saharan Africa

Reforestation

Native species planting drives, seed banks, and managed nurseries that put millions of trees into African soil each year — and keep them alive through community stewardship agreements.

Children in nature education programme

Conservation Education

Environmental literacy programmes in schools and communities — combining formal ecological science with Indigenous land knowledge to build the next generation of African conservationists.

Community members planting trees

Sustainable Livelihoods

Agroforestry training, clean-energy access, and green enterprise development that give communities an economic stake in their local ecosystems — so conservation becomes a livelihood, not a burden.

Our Impact

A Decade of Measurable Change

Every metric below is a community story: a forest regenerated, a child educated, a family with clean water and steady income.

4.7M
Native Trees Planted
680K
Hectares Under Protection
52K
Students Educated
3.2M
Tonnes CO₂ Sequestered
38
Partner Communities
12
Countries Active
6,400
Green Jobs Created
94%
3-Year Tree Survival Rate
Young woman planting seedling in dry earth Field Story · Kenya
From the Field

When Women Lead, Forests Grow

In the drylands of northern Kenya, where rainfall has become increasingly unpredictable, the Green Africa Project has worked with women's cooperatives for eight years to transform degraded land into productive agroforestry plots.

The women do not just plant trees — they become their stewards, their advocates, and their long-term custodians. The results speak for themselves: a 94% survival rate for planted seedlings, and water table recovery in three formerly dry river basins.

"Before, we would walk five hours for clean water. Now the trees have brought the water back to us. The forest is not separate from our lives — it is our lives."
— Amina Waweru, Community Leader, Isiolo County, Kenya
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Programs

How We Work

Our programmes are designed to be community-led, science-backed, and financially sustainable.

Reforestation

The Million Roots Initiative

A continental reforestation drive targeting 10 million native trees by 2030. Local communities receive seedlings, training, and multi-year support payments tied to verified tree survival — aligning economic incentives with conservation outcomes.

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Education

Green Schools Network

Curriculum integration and teacher training bringing ecological literacy into 400+ schools across 8 countries. Students cultivate school nurseries, conduct biodiversity surveys, and become conservation advocates in their own communities.

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Livelihoods

Agroforestry Enterprise Fund

Micro-grants and business support for farming families transitioning to agroforestry. Combines indigenous crop varieties with native trees to improve food security, soil health, and household income simultaneously.

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Climate Policy

African Voices on Climate

A campaign and platform amplifying African civil society voices in global climate negotiations — because those with the least historical emissions face the greatest risk, and that injustice must be named at every COP table.

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Our Team

Rooted in Communities, Spanning a Continent

Our staff are ecologists, educators, community organisers, and campaigners — most of them from the regions where we work.

AO
Amara Osei
Executive Director
NK
Ngozi Kamau
Head of Reforestation
FM
Fatou Mbaye
Education Director
DT
David Tshuma
Climate Policy Lead
Latest Stories

From the Field and the Forum

Dispatches from our programmes, our campaigns, and the communities driving this work forward.

Community members planting trees together
Field Report May 2026

One Million Trees: How the Great Rift Valley Is Coming Back to Life

Three years after the launch of our Rift Valley Corridor Project, we reached a milestone that scientists said was unlikely: over one million native trees established across 180,000 hectares of degraded savanna. Here is how it happened — and what we learned.

Children in outdoor nature class
Education April 2026

Green Schools Network Reaches Its 400th School

A landmark for our education programme, and a reminder that the future of conservation is being shaped in classrooms right now.

Solar panels and community garden
Livelihoods March 2026

Solar + Agroforestry: The Double Dividend That's Changing Rural Tanzania

In the Kilosa district, combining clean energy with native tree farming has doubled household income while reducing deforestation pressure by 70%.

Partners & Supporters

We Don't Work Alone

Our network spans international NGOs, academic institutions, governments, and local civil society organisations across 12 African countries.

African Union
UNEP Africa Office
WWF East Africa
Nairobi University
African Development Bank
Rainforest Alliance
GEF Biodiversity Fund
Wangari Maathai Institute

A Greener Africa Starts Here

Whether you plant a single tree, fund a school programme, or join us as a partner — every contribution becomes part of a living, growing legacy that will outlast all of us.

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Get In Touch

Let's Build Something Green Together

Whether you're a donor, a potential partner, a journalist, or someone who wants to volunteer — we'd love to hear from you.

Headquarters

Green Africa Project
Karen Office Park, Nairobi
Kenya P.O. Box 47100

Email Us

hello@greenafrica.org
partnerships@greenafrica.org

Regional Offices

Nairobi, Kenya
Accra, Ghana
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Kampala, Uganda
Lagos, Nigeria

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