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Impact

Measured, reported, audited

Every output is documented and evaluated annually against targets, with records retained for audit and shared with our board and funders.

Measures of success

The numbers we report on

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Quarterly workshops on climate adaptation

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Trees targeted per year

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Schools & communities engaged

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Provinces in scope

Tracked indicators

  • Training workshops held & youth groups trained
  • Awareness meetings in communities and schools
  • Trees planted at schools and households
  • Environmental clubs formed & learners involved
  • Behavioural change indicators
  • Users of kernel-charcoal energy products

Expected output

What each programme year delivers

01

Four quarterly workshops each year on sustainable economic activity and climate adaptation

02

Annual youth training cohorts in nursery management, budding and grafting

03

Millions of trees planted annually — fruit and other species

04

Agroforestry adoption for sustainable wood product provision

05

Increased household income through fruit surplus sales

06

Kernel-charcoal clubs formed as a charcoal alternative

07

School environmental clubs formed and sustained

Long-term impact & sustainability

Built to outlive the funding cycle

Long-term impact

  • Improved living standards, reduced poverty and better community health
  • Increased tree cover with reduced air and water pollution
  • Fewer floods and reduced drought exposure
  • Growth in kernel-charcoal processing clubs
  • Rising school environmental club participation

Sustainability

  • Youth ownership and mastery of practical skills
  • Checks and balances through community and youth involvement
  • Environmental clubs ensuring generational knowledge transfer
  • Community and school ownership of local projects
  • Government backing through ZEMA, ZNFA and relevant ministries

Risks & assumptions

What could go wrong, and how we plan for it

Funders and government partners deserve the full picture, not only the best case.

Continuous follow-up visits, demonstration plots and club structures keep new practices socially reinforced rather than dependent on one trainer.

Species selection is matched to district conditions, and planting calendars are set with agricultural extension partners.

Partnership with ZNFA and ZEMA gives communities a route to enforcement and legislative protection.

Clubs are kept deliberately small and manageable, with their own training plans and elected leadership.

Community interest in sustainable methods; favourable social, economic, political and weather conditions; and continued alignment with Global Giving partnership terms.