Mazingira Day Tree Growing Campaign

Global Peace Foundation

November 14, 2024

Two people kneel in a lush green area, joyfully participating in the Tree Growing Campaign. They plant a small tree together, smiling amidst the vibrant surroundings of trees and plants, celebrating Mazingira Day with hope and harmony.

Two people stand outdoors holding small potted plants, participating in the Mazingira Day event. One wears a black hoodie, the other a navy shirt and cap. Grass and a building are in the background, symbolizing their commitment to nature through this tree-growing campaign.

Three women stand together in a room, smiling and holding a KCB-branded paper bag, celebrating Mazingira Day as part of the Tree Growing Campaign.

A group of students in uniforms listens to a person speaking outdoors near trees and a muddy path, celebrating Mazingira Day by learning about the Tree Growing Campaign.

A group of students and a teacher are planting a tree outdoors to celebrate Mazingira Day. They are crouched on the ground, wearing uniforms, with a red bucket and a white container nearby. Other students involved in the campaign are visible in the background.

A group of students in uniforms observes adults watering a small plant outdoors as part of the Mazingira Day tree-growing campaign.

Two people are crouched outdoors, smiling and holding a small tree together, surrounded by lush greenery. It's all part of a tree-growing campaign called Mazingira, as others join in the background to support this vibrant initiative.

Six people stand outdoors holding small plants in front of a building, wearing casual clothing and smiling, as part of the Mazingira campaign to promote tree growing.

A group of students in uniforms participates in the Tree Growing Campaign, holding small plants as they walk on a grassy path outside a building, celebrating Mazingira Day.

A group of people stands on a platform outdoors, some wearing caps and casual clothing, celebrating Mazingira Day, with a building in the background.

A group of six people outdoors holding small plants in pots, celebrating Mazingira Day, standing proudly in front of a building.

A group of students in school uniforms is joyfully participating in a tree-growing campaign for Mazingira Day. Guided by an adult, they gather around the sapling, buckets at the ready, eager to contribute to a greener future.

Global Peace Foundation Kenya, in collaboration with the Chandaria Foundation, KCB Bank, KCB Foundation, Starehe Girls Centre, Kenya University Mazingira Students Association, and the Kenya Institute of Social Work and Community Development, celebrated the 2nd Mazingira Day today at the Starehe Girls Centre.

This event aimed to promote environmental conservation in response to the pressing challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.

The initiative seeks to complement the National Tree Growing Campaign, which aims to plant 15 billion trees by 2032, and the National Landscape and Ecosystem Restoration Programme, which targets the restoration of 10.6 million hectares of degraded land by the same year.

Distinguished guests included Sister Jane Soita, Head of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at KCB Group; Mr. Vincent Ayako, Strategic Partnership and Resource Mobilization Manager at Global Peace Foundation Kenya; and Mr. Japheth Ouda, Environment Manager at Global Peace Foundation Kenya, among other partners.

During the celebrations, Ms. Judith highlighted KCB Bank’s commitment to growing 1,500 trees at its branches by 2027, with a broader goal of growing 1 million trees annually. Sister Soita emphasized the Starehe Girls Centre’s dedication to supporting the national tree-growing strategy. This sentiment was echoed by Mr. Vincent Ayako and Mr. Japheth Ouda, who noted that through the Chandaria Foundation, over 15 tree nurseries with a capacity of producing 100,000 each have been established in 15 schools across the 11 various counties in Kenya. These efforts have resulted in the growth of over 2 million trees, significantly contributing to the achievement of the 15 billion tree-growing target by 2032. Jointly, the team planted about 150 trees at the Starehe Girls Centre.