Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

---

Spend some time with the inspirational and passionate Teresa Gitonga, Kenya Program Manager for ITF, who is also a dedicated treesister.

In this lively conversation Teresa shares:
~ the story of how she came to be working for the Green Belt Movement and Wangari Maathai
~ what a day looks like for a planter at the site TreeSisters funds at Mt Kenya
~ why community-led restoration is so important
~ the amazing link between fuelwood collection and women's participation in community decision-making
~ how the restoration of Mt Kenya is benefitting community, forest, wildlife, rivers and more
~ elephants favourite trees!

To learn more about the TreeSisters project in Kenya please visit: treesisters.org/grow-forests/mtkenyakenya

To support this project and donate monthly to TreeSisters, you can do that here: treesisters.org/give/treesister