Malawi
Food - Agriculture

PYAO afforestation Project

Phalombe Youth Arms Organization raises awareness among communities and young children about the conservation of environment which is facing serious challenges resulting from climate change in Malawi.

An initiative of Phalombe Youth Arms Organization

Overview of the project

As youth organization in Phalombe we are working with communities that we come from to conserve the environment which is facing serious challenges resulting from climate change. We engage pupils in planting trees around schools within Nambiro Education Zone. Apart from planting trees we also raise awareness in communities on the benefits of conservation agriculture and the need to follow soil and water techniques this time of climate change to realize high yields.

Objective

Conserve the environment which is facing serious challenges resulting from climate change

Level of progress

Ongoing research

Project timeline

20/11/2017 - 12/31/2020

Quantitative results

3000 trees have been planted through the project in schools within the education zone

Qualitative results

Trees are growing well.

Financing

Organisation's own initiative.

About the
organisation

Phalombe Youth Arms Organization

website
Vincent Thom
Executive Director
phalombeyoutharms@gmail.com
265994436191

The organisation is implementing activities to bring back the environment through afforestation and reforestation in schools around Nambiro Education Zone in Phalombe district by encouraging pupils to plant trees around the schools. Involvement of youth in raising awareness of the community on afforestation.

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