Kenya needs 7 billion trees nurtured to reach the international recommendation of 10% forest cover. If each of the economically active 35 Million Kenyans nurtue 200 seedlings we will reach the mark instantly

2. Acronym COWIBORA
CO = Community
WI = Without
BOR = Borders
A = Association

3. When people come together and work as a
team, they can achieve great results…

4. VISION & MISSION
 Create Community Wealth
 through integrated Development in the Local
neighborhoods.
 VISION
 Reach and empower the local communities and work
with them to create wealth by sharing reliable
information.
 VISION
 Wealth creation
 Through reliable information

5. VISION
Reach and empower the local communities
and work with them to create wealth by
sharing reliable information

6. MISSION
Build relationships and trust by sharing
reliable information

7. PROGRAMS
1. ICT Expedition
2. Trees for life program
3. Greenhouse Agri-business
4. Empowerment & Leadership Training
5. More to come…

8. The ICT Expedition
(Information & Communication Technology)
EVERYONE must embrace ICT
– To find information
– To communicate
– To be up to date
– To create wealth
This is a journey because we must change
the mindset that ICT is very difficult and
can only be done by very skilled people

9. OUR STRATEGY
The CREDO
Go to the people
Live among them
Learn from them
Plan with them
Work with them
Start with what they know
Build on what they have
Teach by showing
Learn by doing
Not a showcase but a pattern
Not odds and ends but a system
Not piecemeal but an integrated approach
Not to conform but to transform
Not relief but release

10. Our Entry Point
THE TREES FOR LIFE
PROGRAM

11. SHARING RELIABLE INFORMATION
 Currently the Kenya forest cover is below
1.7%, which is far much below the
internationally recommended 10%
 The Government has a target of planting
over 7 billion trees by 2030

12. The Trees for Life Program
 The Government is putting a lot of effort
in tree planting, but the target can only be
achieved if other players are involved
 The aim of the Trees for Life Program is to
produce tree seedlings and manpower for
this purpose

13. APPROACH
1. Involve the community, especially the Youth, in
tree planting (Kazi Kwa Vijana)
2. Establish tree nurseries
3. Involve schools through the Eco-Schools
program (Environment Club)
4. Create income and add value to the community
5. Expand or establish a school computer lab
6. Introduce Greenhouse agri-business
7. Create a micro-climate

14. Site Requirements
 Adequate space
 Security
 Water all year round
 Workers/Eco-Ambassadors

15. HOW YOU CAN HELP
 Contribute in cash or kind for the
establishment of a tree nursery

16. Tree Nursery Construction
 Fencing Materials (poles and chainlink fence/barbed wire)
 Poles for sheds & covers/shading net for seedbed and
young seedlings
 Forest soil, sand and ballast + transport
 Potting bags
 Seeds
 Manure/Fertilizer
 Equipments & Tools (spades, jembes, wheelbarrow,
watering cans etc)
 Watering System (water pump,water tank, hosepipes)
 Store for keeping equipment

17. Key stakeholder
 NEMA, TARDA, KFS, Nairobi River
Waterfalls Conservancy, Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports, Kenya Wildlife
Service, Nature Kenya, Greenbelt
Movement, Local Authorities and various
environment groups

18. GREENHOUSE AGRI-BUSINESS