Felix and Beatrix are cycling 25km on 16th October

to try to raise £25 each to buy 25 trees each for the kingsworth foundation

The Kingsworth Foundation is embarking on an agenda to plant 25,000 Neem Trees at Dedeso and Begoro in the Eastern Region of Ghana to help reclaim degraded lands and polluted water bodies as well as serve as a source of sustained income for communities who have had to suffer the consequences of the drastic deforestation.

The Problem

Since the 1990s, Ghana has lost about 2.5 million hectares of pristine forests representing more than 30% of its reserve cover due to decades of illegal gold mining, known locally as "Galamsey", bush fires, fuel wood extraction and unregulated logging. The consequences of depleted forests include land degradation, erosion, polluted water bodies, destruction of biodiversity species in the habitat. Communities of people who rely on the forests for their livelihoods have also been affected leading to malnutrition, poverty, diseases and forced migration among others. As part of their ecological benefits, tropical forests also play an important role in mitigating the impacts of climate change.

Solution

Kingsworth Foundation has acquired 600-acres of depleted and degraded land at Dedeso and Begoro to plant over 25,000 Neem trees for reforestation. Neem is a shade tree, it grows well in all kinds of soil and is known for its agricultural, medicinal and food values. Planting Neem trees on the degraded lands and forests would help flood control, reduce erosion and keep the environment clean. More trees will also mean more absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere and will assist in the mitigation of the effects of climate change. We will employ local hands to plant the trees to provide a source of income to families in the project community

Goals

Kingsworth Foundation seeks to achieve the following:

1. Contribute to the maintenance of the normal ozone layer by mitigating the greenhouse gas effect through the trapping of heat, reducing ground-level ozone levels and releasing life-giving oxygen;

2. Maintain biodiversity, conserve water, preserve soil and control climate;

3. Serve as a sustained and long-term source of income for people in the communities whose lands have been degraded.

Why Neem?

Processing the leaves and fruits into organic agricultural, medicinal and food products for health-conscious individuals. Leaves and twigs of the Neem tree have been used for treating malaria and as a chewing stick for cleaning teeth for generations. Neem oil pressed for the seeds is now a very popular biopesticide used all over the world for organic farming. These trees will provide protection for the land and income for the people.

The Ask. What For?

With the kind support of people like you who believe caring for the environment and improving livelihoods of local communities, we hope to raiseUS$25, 000 to plant 25,000 Neem Trees in our efforts to reinvigorate Ghana’s forest reserves.

1 US Dollar for One Neem Tree

The cost of planting one (1) Neem Tree in the Eastern Region of Ghana is $1. Your donation will fully go into the cultivation of the trees