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The Oxford Half Marathon 2018 took place on Sunday the 7th of October, the 13.1 mile route saw over 8,600 participants run through Oxford’s beautiful and historic city centre and surrounding areas. We are pleased to say that 5 of those 8,600 runners were running on behalf of ITF and collectively raised an incredible £2,599…
The Montonnso Sacred Forest Project is part of our sustainable community forestry programme, which helps community based organisations deliver projects which help restore and conserve local forests and associated biodiversity as well as improve livelihoods through the sustainable use of trees for resources. The project was based in Ghana and worked with two communities bordering…
In June this year students and teachers from Wycombe Abbey International School in China organised and participated in a 9km sponsored walk to raise funds for ITF. The walk route took them from their school, through a lakeside park, to the finishing point at the Star Ge observation Tower (pictured below). Class 7Y2 along with…
Invitation to Tender
International Tree Foundation is inviting tenders for the delivery of our second Tree Power course for Key Stage 2 – Healthy Food People and Planet.
Healthy Food People and Planet comprises of six sessions so can be delivered within a half-term. It also includes various options for extension activities. The purpose of the course is to enable children to investigate the impact of different types of food production and diets on forests and to make informed choices about eating food that is healthy for both people and planet.
The course has been developed and piloted by OASES. The course resource pack includes detailed descriptions for each session including curriculum links and with practical learning materials.
We are looking for consultant partners to work with schools and teachers in two or three areas of the UK during the 2018/19 academic year.
For each project the role will involve recruiting four classes in up to four primary schools and providing training and ongoing support to the teachers who will deliver the course with their pupils.
The tender document is available to download below.
The deadline for receipt of tenders is 12.00 noon on Friday 26th October 2018.
With the help of our partners Wessanen UK, we have been able to support Alpha Women’s Empowerment Initiative (AWEI) in Uganda with their grafted Mango tree planting project. This project, which is part of ITF’s Sustainable Community Forestry programme aims to mobilise and sensitise 300 women on environmental sustainability through tree planting. This will in…
We have been partnered with the specialist wooden bed makers, Get Laid Beds, since 2016 when they started their Give Back campaign, which allowed their customers to donate towards our centenary campaign, 20 Million Trees for Kenya’s Forests. Since then their customers’ donations have been steadily contributing to the planting of trees in Kenya. Through…
ITF held its Annual Event in Sheffield on 23rd June. The location was chosen to allow ITF to show its support for community groups who have been so active in protecting their street trees in the city. The theme was ‘Justified and Ancient: the value of trees for cities’. In his opening remarks, Andy Egan,…
In June Andy Egan, ITF Chief Executive, and Paul Laird, Programmes Manager, visited Mount Bamboutos in Cameroon as one of the first steps to establish the new Mount Bamboutos Inititiative (MBI) with our partner the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF). ITF and ERuDeF have committed to work together for 15 years to contribute to…
We have two exciting job opportunities to join the ITF team in Oxford. We’re looking for a Communications and Marketing Officer and a Fundraising Assistant. They will help us inspire more people about the importance of trees both locally and globally. ITF is at an exciting period of development, with a new 5 year strategy…
On Thursday 7th June, Paul Laird, ITF Programmes Manager, and his daughter Miriam represented ITF at the Royal Cornwall Show. ITF took part in the Prince’s Countryside Parade showcasing all the countryside charities that Prince Charles supports. The event, organised as a celebration of Prince Charles’ 70th birthday, was a great success, finishing just before…