Cultivating the potential
to flourish by restoring
the land we live on.
Eden Thriving plants trees in order to restore the ecological balance necessary for thriving.
Unsustainable environmental practices such as cutting trees for firewood, charcoal making and clearing without re-planting have depleted the landscapes across Africa.
Eden works with local communities to restore and repair degraded landscapes, because the improvement of land directly correlates to an improved quality of life: crop production increases, health improves and families can escape survival mode.
"We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
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Listen to Kenyan elders explain the need for landscape restoration
Rural, under-served communities like Gatamaiyu are pushed closer to poverty as the need to thrive exacts massive pressure on local natural resources.
Unsustainable environmental practices such as cutting trees for firewood, charcoal making and clearing without re-planting have drasticaly depleted the landscape. Underground springs have dried up, heavy rain run-off washes away top soil causing dangerous floods and mudslides, and women and children walk far to collect firewood and water. Biodiversity loss means soil has been depleted of healthy fungi and microorganisms and threatened species have been wiped out for food or economic reasons.
When we plant trees, we plant seeds of peace and hope.
Restored Landscapes. Clean Water. Economic Growth.
Restore clean water sources: Instead of simply building wells which often fall into disrepair and present mechanical challenges, we’ve reduced the need for borehole drilling by restoring natural water sources through tree planting.
Increase economic growth through agroforestry: Families who live off the land need to plant crops and trees that increase soil fertility as well as provide cash flow. Eden partners with community-based organisations to provide fruit trees to needy families as an economic stimulus.
