Our Strategy
The Problem
We lose trees at a rate of about 40 acres per minute as our food systems destroy our ecosystems. Most of these degradation occurs in the developing tropics of Africa where millions of smallholder farming families use destructive and shortsighted agricultural practices that further degrade their communities trees, soil, water and biodiversity, making them even more likely to migrate and more vulnerable to the climate changes that lie ahead.
The Solution
Our main focus here is to support and train the children and youth in schools, communities especially smallholder farmers the importance of forest conservation especially those neighboring the wildlife protected areas + introduce beekeeping if they want to get out of poverty, plant more bee friendly trees especially coffee and foliage. We train farmers over a period of time to sustainably revitalize their land. We provide all of the training, seeds, tools, and materials. The farmers come prepared with their own land and ready to change their lives and their families. Through our Forest Garden Approach, farmers plant thousands of trees that protect and bring nutrients back to the soil. This helps farmers grow a variety of fruits and vegetables which increases income and food security. Engaging the churches and schools especially the youth and children who are the future custodians of this planet.
Environmental Stewardship Resource Center
If we are to ensure that green environment continue to exist in this generation and those to come, we need the children and the youth who are the future custodians of this planet to better understand the importance of conservation and its relevance in their lives.
FGC is setting up a resource center targeting specifically children and the youth in schools. This training program shall be conducted during weekends and holidays to enlighten the youth and children about the importance of environmental protection and green living.
The beneficiaries are also encouraged to form eco- clubs in both schools and communities where they are encouraged, trained to go green living; They plant shade trees, wind break trees, soil protecting trees and fruit tress. During class break time, students can eat fruit of trees which they planted themselves or which were planted by their brothers and sisters who were eco-club members