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29
Dec

Kisiki Hai III Film

After a successful first and second movie (that reached 500+ villages and about 250,000+ people in the Dodoma, Singida and Arusha region in Tanzania), it’s time for another follow-up! We’re going back to the villages with a new movie road show. Where the first movie was meant to inspire and bring awareness under the farmers. The second movie was about understanding and activating! Farmers learnt the 4 steps of Kisiki Hai (from stump to tree) and get an introduction to a
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18
Nov

DIGGING vs NO DIGGING

Digging versus No Digging! No filter needed. In this picture, the positive impact of our bunds is clearly visible. Have you ever wondered why the area around our bunds is green? The bunds enable rainwater to enter the ground more easily, thereby allowing existing seeds in and around the bunds to sprout. Together with our partner Justdiggit, we implemented a Rainwater Harvesting pilot Project in Pembamoto village, Kongwa District. The project which involved some 80 hectare area aimed at bringing back
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4
Nov

Include Program for Sustainable Development

We have successfully completed a 3 day training to 100 champion farmers from Manyara and Arusha regions. The 3 days training was on Kisiki Hai (FMNR) and Rainwater Harvesting training under the #HUSISHA program for sustainable development that is being implemented in partnership with Justdiggit, Trias, Mviwama and Mviwaarusha. The training was very participative, practical and in a format that was easy to understand in a way that helps productivity. The Champions have mastered the regreening knowledge and skills, they will
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11
Oct

Farmer stories from our regreening Arusha program

Enjoy watching our farmer stories video from our Arusha regreening program, see how our regreening projects with Justdiggit bring hope to the community and the efforts we do with the local communities to make dry lands green again. Erbacher Foundation supports LEAD Foundation and Justdiggit’s regreening projects in Arusha, Tanzania. Two of our main regreening techniques are: Water bunds: Man – made holes in the dry top layer through which rainwater can infiltrate the earth. Kisiki Hai: A pruning technique which
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8
Sep

Launch of Kisiki For Schools Project

We are happy to announce the launch of a new Kisiki Hai project that targets a young generation through trainings in schools, the project will be implemented together with our great partners Awaken Trees and Justdiggit The Kisiki Hai for Schools (KH4S) Project will be implemented from September 2022 and will focus on imparting FMNR (Kisiki Hai) knowledge to teachers and school children of both Primary and Secondary Schools. The Project will be implemented in 35 schools which spreads in 9
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12
Aug

We talk about Kisiki Hai a lot around here

We talk about Kisiki Hai a lot around here. This is because it is a very simple and fast solution to regreen dry lands. Kisiki Hai has an extremely high survival rate in drylands. In the photo you can clearly see how fast a tree that is being restored by Kisiki Hai can grow in a dry land in just about half an year. Imagine how it will be in 3 years? Together with our partner Justdiggit we have already restored
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29
Jul

200 new champion farmers trained in Mpwayungu division

200 new champion farmers from Mpwayungu division of Dodoma have attended our Kisiki Hai Training of Trainers (ToT) training that involves restoration of dry landscapes. The training was 2 days long that included Kisiki Hai restoration technique, planting of Gliricidia trees and methods to collect data of trees. The training was a huge success; from sharing experiences and learning from experts as well as finding out the best way to make the project a success. The trainings allowed more relaxed and
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25
Jun

Scaling up the regreening to Mpwayungu Division

Good news – we have expanded our reach and scaled up the regreening to Mpwayungu division of Chamwino district in Dodoma region. In partnership with One Tree Planted and World Resource Institute through #TerraFund for #AFR100 initiative we aim to restore around 500,000 trees in Mpwayungu division by the year 2026. We kicked off the project with a very successful advocacy meeting to seek stakeholders support (government, religious, public, private) and introduction of the regreening project. Working together with stakeholders will
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3
Jun

LEAD Foundation and Justdiggit present ‘Kijanisha’ regreen song

Kijanisha means ‘to make green’ in Swahili, and the song brings the message and promise of the regreening movement straight to the airwaves of Tanzania and beyond. Having seen first-hand the effects of climate change and land degradation in their native Tanzania, Christina Shusho, Joh Makini, Frida Amani and Ben Pol use their combined voices to encourage each and every one of us to join the movement and DIG IN for a greener, cooler world. With their music, the artists are
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20
May

Demonstrating what was once believed to be the impossible

Local farmers from Luhundwa village demonstrating what was once believed to be the impossible by restoring their marginal land with Kisiki Hai. Together with Ecosia and the local farmers from Luhundwa village in Mpwapwa – Dodoma, we started to restore this land in
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