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Charcoal deforestation is devastating Tanzania's forests. GiftTrees and Forest Focus help families switch to sustainable fruit-tree farming by providing seedlings, training, and support. Discover how one family left charcoal behind for a lasting livelihood.
GiftTrees has been confirmed as an Actor for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration — a global UN initiative to restore degraded ecosystems. Find out what this means for our mission and for you.
Earth Day 2026 theme is Our Power, Our Planet — and this year, GiftTrees is putting that power in the hands of restaurants. Join Earth Month by GiftTrees (April 20 – May 24) and compete to plant the most trees, drive the biggest uplift, and win a professionally produced video for your restaurant.
The partnership leverages Epos Now’s global reach to transform everyday dining into a powerful force for environmental and social good. By reaching the quarter-million-tree mark, the initiative has successfully sequestered significant carbon while simultaneously lifting farming communities out of po...
Discover how GiftTrees and Naturehub Collective are restoring mangroves in Kenya while empowering women through community-led conservation and sustainable livelihoods.
Discover how GiftTrees contributions help families like Paulina’s earn income, afford housing, send children to school, and build brighter futures through sustainable work.
Learn how GiftTrees and Forest Focus support farmers through forest gardening training, shared value planting, market access, and community stewardship in rural Tanzania.
Discover how Faraji’s forest garden in the Usambara Mountains combines agroforestry and beekeeping to create food security, income, and long-term opportunity.
Learn where GiftTrees plant trees and who we partner with across sub-Saharan Africa to deliver agroforestry, mangrove restoration, and community-led impact.
Learn how a simple bottle drip irrigation method helps young trees survive dry seasons, protecting crops, conserving water, and supporting farming livelihoods through GiftTrees training.
Celebrate the milestone of 5 million GiftTrees planted worldwide and discover the impact across countries, communities, ecosystems, and livelihoods.
Explore GiftTrees’ 2025 impact, from communities and families supported to jobs created, land protected, and biodiversity restored through tree planting.
Learn how GiftTrees works, from the moment a tree is funded to long-term community resilience through jobs, agroforestry, ecosystem restoration, and lasting impact.
Discover the challenges young trees face and how GiftTrees, through farmer training and care, help trees survive, grow, and create lasting food and income for communities.
Explore how agroforestry in Kwamasimba Village is integrating trees into everyday farming to improve soil health, climate resilience, and livelihoods through the Forest Focus Plant to Stop Poverty initiative.
