Green World Kenya

School Based Environmental Education and Reforestation.

Kenyan leader and studentsThe Green World School program, being pioneered in Kenya, is a school based environmental education program that fosters positive and proactive attitudes towards environmental conservation. The Green World School program seeks to capacity build young people in primary schools and secondary schools. It uses environmental clubs as a spring board to promote environmental education in the community. Not only do many schools have good access to land and water in Kenya, they are an ideal channel to educate the next generation of Kenyans to care about the environment.

On April 13th 2011 one of our Green World Schools - Mpirani Primary in Mazeras, Kenya planted 1000 indegenious trees in the area surrounding the school. Each student is assigned a tree to care for until they graduate.

On April 13th 2011 one of our Green World Schools - Mpirani Primary in Mazeras, Kenya planted 1000 indegenious trees in the area surrounding the school. Each student is assigned a tree to care for until they graduate. With over 15,000 schools in Kenya alone this program has huge potential of reforesting much of Kenya and educating the next generation.

Uganda-Kenya Border Program.

On the border of Kenya and Uganda is an area known as Busia, because of the introduction of sugar cane in the area, huge swaths of forest have been cleared over the past 20 years. GWC's efforts in Busia seek to work with local schools and farmers to educate people on the importance of tree growth and start small reforestation projects.

Green World Credits.

On the coastal province of Kenya GWC has worked with youth and local businesses groups to develop economic insentives for environmental conservation. Youth groups are paid a type of community currency we call Green World Credits, which can then be used at local stores for local goods. These credits can then be used for weekly exchange in national currency. A pilot of this program was completed in 2010 called Eco-Pesa. In our upcomming, phase two, pilot of this work residents will be able to use these credits to rent appropriate technologies such as solar panels and eco-stoves. To find out more or support this work contact us.