Nairobi is East Africa's most populous city, having grown from 10,000 inhabitants at the beginning of the last century to an estimated 3 million today. The population continues to grow at around 7% per year - placing great stress on the local environment.

Trees for Cities is working with the Green Belt Movement to improve the health of Nairobi's urban environment by planting trees in and around the city. The Green Belt Movement (GBM) empowers local communities, particularly women and young girls to protect the environment. The organisation was founded by Wangari Maathai, who in 2004 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - the first African woman to receive the award. In three years we have planted over 3,800 trees in partnership with GBM.

Trees for Cities relies on donations from individuals in order to deliver projects like the Nairobi Project. Please consider supporting our project work by making a donation.

You can also support our work in Nairobi by buying a community gift. Or if you’d like to know more about the projects, please contact David Blair at david@treesforcities.org or call 020 7820 4427.