University of Edinburgh Go Abroad

Working with the local NGO Envirocare, me and six other volunteers from Edinburgh Global Partnerships went to 21 Schools in Songwe region in southwestern Tanzania to teach about the environment and establish tree nurseries.

School garden at Oswe Boys Secondary School

We taught at both primary and secondary schools. At primary schools we needed the help of a translater because the children did not know English yet.

Me and other volunteers teaching about the importance of trees, deforestation, climate change, and agroforestry.

Students taking notes during our lessons

A student watering a previously established tree nursery

We mainly planted bare roots nurseries…

… which is cheaper than Polythene nurseries

Chris from Envirocare explaining how to establish and care for a tree nursery

Me preparing the soil for planting a tree nursery

EGP volunteers and Envirocare members after completion of the project