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TREEZ

Orbis Challenge 2020 in support of TREEZ Malawi

Orbis Expeditions 2020 is in support of TREEZ, a local initiative based in Zomba Forest Reserve. If you wish to offset your flights, fundraise for your challenge or just consider the environmental impact of visiting Malawi, then please donate below.
£480
raised of £10,000 target
by 18 supporters
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Event: Orbis Challenge 2020, from 3 October 2020 to 10 October 2020
Closed on 16/12/2022
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We aim to raise a minimum of £10,000 to support the work of TREEZ (the Reforestation of the Ecosystem and Environment of Zomba), a small but dedicated conservation organization based in Zomba, Malawi

Over 90% of Malawians rely on firewood for cooking and heating and in the last 30 years 85% of all the trees in the country have been cut down. There will soon not be enough biomass in the country to sustain the needs of the ever increasing population.

TREEZ works with communities at grass roots level to plant trees, protect existing ecosystems and raise environmental awareness to help mitigate and reverse the devastating effects of deforestation.

It costs:

£250 to plant 1 hectare of trees

£250/year/hectare to protect and maintain these seedlings until they are mature enough to be left alone

£200 for each pair of fire patrolmen for the 3 main months of the dry season. They are crucial in providing an early warning in case of fires in the area.

£750/year/team in sponsorship to sports teams who in exchange help with tree planting, maintenance, fire fighting and general conservation efforts in their communities.

£1,000 for the yearly environmental awareness and education programme, delivered to 8 schools in the vicinity.

100% of all donations go towards helping to build environmental resilience in these communities.

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TREEZ

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Due to the increase in population and the need for woodfuel for cooking and heating, Malawi has lost 85% of its trees in the last 20 years, and as the graph shows: at current rates of population growth and deforestation, by 2025 the country will no longer have enough biomass to sustain the population. ​ Zomba TREEZ aims to mitigate the damage caused by the loss of the biomass and help reduce the effects of climate change in the Zomba area. Through raising awareness, tree planting, promotion of natural regeneration and fire prevention we aim to increase water retention, reduce soil erosion, provide clean air and water, and protect and preserve Malawi’s biodiversity. • For the past 4 years Zomba TREEZ has sponsored 2 local football teams: The Happy Hammers and the Berries FC. For the past 2 years Zomba TREEZ is also sponsoring the Happy Hammers Queen and Berries Queens, local netball teams. • In exchange for the sponsorship, the teams help with the tree planting and maintenance of the seedlings and also help with the any firefighting if fires occur. • Involving local community groups to help with the maintenance and upkeep of the seedlings, as well as the creation of firebreaks for the seedlings’ protection through a “money for survival rate” payment scheme. • The water catchment conservation corridors that TREEZ has been planting have a significant representation of fruit trees, this is for the local communities to have a source of nutrition and income from the forest

Donation summary

Total raised
£479.87
Online donations
£479.87
Offline donations
£0.00
Direct donations
£472.37
Donations via fundraisers
£7.50

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