Impact
Plant a 40km tree corridor in the Sahel

Environmental projects · Kaolack, Senegal

Plant a 40km tree corridor in the Sahel

Native acacia and baobab windbreaks planted and tended by farming cooperatives.

Purpose

Fund 60,000 saplings and three years of tending by local cooperatives.

Mission

Restoration that pays the people who do it.

Why it matters

Windbreaks raised yields 22% in the pilot corridor.

Budget breakdown

  • Saplings and nursery$34,000
  • Three-year tending$27,000
  • Water points$14,000

Timeline

  1. Season 1

    Nursery and first 20km.

  2. Season 2

    Second 20km and water points.

  3. Year 3

    Handover to cooperatives.

Expected impact

  • 60,000 trees
  • 40km corridor
  • 410 farming households

Updates

  • 18 Jun

    Nursery built

    First 8,000 saplings are in the ground.

Gallery

Plant a 40km tree corridor in the Sahel photograph

Documents & receipts

Supporters & comments

389 people have given to this campaign.

  • Sending love from Lisbon — shared with my whole team.
  • Donated monthly. Please keep the updates coming.

More campaigns