THIS PARTNERSHIP IMPACTS A TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

PROFIT PEOPLE PLANET

Lifts people out of poverty Permanently ends Revitalizes degraded land
hunger while offsetting carbon
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Behrens Collective has planted 24,240 trees since

2015!

EACH YEAR, TREES FOR THE FUTURE CONDUCTS OVER PLANTING FAMILIES OUT
5,000 TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. OF HUNGER AND POVERTY
ONE FOREST GARDEN AT A TIME

We train local technicians

to serve 300 families in
SENEGAL CAMEROON KENYA TANZANIA UGANDA their area.

3 PHASES OF FOREST
GARDEN TRAINING
We provide
all the
tools, seeds,
training, and
follow-up.
In groups of 25,
PROTECTION farmer progress
Farmers
FARMERS LEARN TO PLANT ROWS OF FAST-GROWING TREES AROUND AND provide the
through 16 field-
ACROSS THEIR FARM TO PROTECT FROM ANIMALS AND STOP EROSION. land, labor
based training
and water.
workshops over 4
years. They learn
to grow and plant
DIVERSIFICATION 4,000 trees and 12
FARMERS LEARN TO MEET THEIR SUBSISTENCE NEEDS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
new vegetables.
BY PLANTING FRUIT TREES, NUT TREES AND A VARIETY OF VEGETABLES.

OPTIMIZATION Each family gains better

FARMERS LEARN TO USE COMPANION PLANTING, PEST MANAGEMENT, AND nutrition and income from
CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH, PRODUCTIVITY, the fruits, nuts, and crops.
AND PROFITABILITY OF THEIR LAND.

KEY BENEFITS

TREES END TREES END TREES ENABLE FAMILIES TO TREES CONSERVE

POVERTY HUNGER SEND CHILDREN TO SCHOOL BIODIVERSITY