Farm School Project – Uganda

The Farm School Project grows fruit and medicinal trees to provide food and healthcare for 3000 orphan children and educates pupils about caring for trees. The progamme is managed by our partner The Molly and Paul Childcare Trust.

Under the guidance of a forester the pupils at the Farm School will learn how to grow and maintain trees. They will plant a variety of trees to meet a range of needs. Fruit trees will improve nutrition and will in time provide cash crops. Medicinal varieties will avoid the need for many expensive drugs. Agroforestry techniques will be used to improve productivity of other crops, including coffee – which can be sold to raise revenue for the orphanages. The project will benefit the local community through the availability of produce and raised awareness of best practice in tree management. 

You can plant a tree in Africa by donating money to ITF who are supporting many similar projects in the continent.