Kenyan Orphan Support Tree Project Phase 1 Creating Self-Sufficiency & Sustainability With Trees

Droughts and famines resulting in devastating hunger and starvation have lately escalated levels of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa more than any other region in the world. In Kenya, mostly the arid north regions have been greatly affected by these conditions. This is why tree planting has become critical to the region’s future as it offers among the most cost-effective ways for rural households to build assets and help tackle emerging climatic change crisis. Trees in Kenya provide a significant source of income for many households and, in some contexts, a measure of food security. Tree planting has also helped rebuild animal habitat, restore soil and critical watersheds, all while improving the lives of the rural communities who rely on the forests the most. For these reasons, the Kenya Orphan Support and dOTTERA formed a partnership to help the community around the Dimmock School that is in a rural arid district in Eastern Kenya, plant more than 2500 tree seedlings.