DAPP Malawi Mobilize Communities To Plant 38,000 Trees In Three Districts

Members of community taking part in
Tree planting 

As rainy season continues, DAPP Malawi has already planted a total of 38,000 trees in Mzimba, Chiradzulu and Blantyre districts.

DAPP Malawi Project managers and project leaders in the three districts mobilized the community and planted 38,000 trees in order to combat climate change and improve agricultural yields by improving soil fertility.

“The tree planting exercise was done together with community members in the areas that DAPP Malawi has projects which in turn create structures that care for the trees.” said DAPP Malawi Partnership Manager Charlotte Danckert

The institution has since encouraged Malawians to plant trees this rainy season because at the moment the landscape in Malawi has experienced a vast rate of deforestation mainly due to population growth. 

“The population has increased pressure on the environment as the demand for wood for construction of houses, fuel for energy and business infrastructure. So in order to achieve the targets in the initiative our project managers and leaders also sensitized community on the dangers of climate change and how it is affecting their agricultural yields.” Said Danckert

According to Danckert the organization supports with extension services micro committees to monitor the implementation of the project.