“There is a magic machine that sucks carbon out of the air, costs very little and builds itself. It’s called a tree. It is a tool we can use to repair our broken planet.” ~Greta Thunberg
The Unite Hummingbird program plants trees to combat deforestation and environmental degradation; builds and plants nutritious, edible school gardens to help combat malnutrition; installs water sources when and where necessary; and teaches students and communities about the importance of environmental conservation, reforestation campaigns, and organic farming practices. The program is led by Unite Program Manager and Environmental Scientist Clara Wilson Ngowi. Some 2021 highlights include:
Click HERE to see the Unite student club at Masasi Girls Secondary plant their trees and gardens.
Click HERE to see a video of the forest.
Click HERE to see a video of the team planting fodder grasses.
ANNOUNCING A NEW HUMMINGBIRD CAMPAIGN FOR 2022
Unite is determined to put more and more energy and resources into tree planting to combat deforestation and environmental degradation and into the building out nutritious, edible school gardens to help combat malnutrition. We will continue to expand our work with our seven partner schools involved in our Unite Club program, and we are now seeking new partner schools for these campaigns. Our first “new” partner school with whom we will focus soley on reforestation and nutritious gardens is the Matim Government Primary School for the Maasai in the Arusha district of northern Tanzania. For this project, we are partnering with ECHO (for the indigenous trees and plant species and critical trainings) and A is for Africa (for ongoing oversight and project management). See the campaign below:
