Building on the Regreening Africa Project, this initiative champions environmental conservation, regeneration, and ecosystem restoration, with a strong focus on creating sustainable employment for youth and women in Kajiado, Makueni, and Kiambu counties. Building on the proven results of Phase I, the project seeks to scale impact by advancing green livelihoods and strengthening community-led environmental action.

It equips youth and women with skills in green entrepreneurship, supports participation in carbon markets, and promotes large-scale tree planting and landscape restoration. It also fosters environmental stewardship through eco-clubs in schools, helping to embed long-term behavior change and sustain local ownership of environmental protection efforts.

• Enhance environmental conservation, regeneration and restoration through creation of sustainable jobs and livelihoods for youths and women.
• Empower 1200 children, youths and the regreening movement to become champions of sustainable environmental conservation and entrepreneurship.
• Strengthen carbon markets for smallholder farmers.

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Dow Chemical

Role:Provides financial resources and technical support for restoration and
regreening.

ChildFund

Role:Leads coordination, manages partnerships with schools, government, and
NGOs, and drives capacity building, awareness campaigns, and stakeholder
convening for the initiative.

County Governments of Kiambu, Makueni, Kajiado

Role: Provide technical guidance, policy support, and assistance to youth and women groups, including climate-smart agriculture, certification, group registration, and land allocation for tree nurseries where possible.

LEAP Africa

Role: Leads coordination of the International Youth Day of Service, enabling youth networking, knowledge exchange, and access to green economy opportunities.

Research Institutions & Universities

Role: Include the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). They provide technical expertise, training, inputs, and research support.Universities also develop manuals and lead monitoring and evaluation.

• Kiambu
• Makueni
• Kajiado

The project is expected to strengthen sustainable, climate-smart livelihoods for women and youth while contributing to environmental restoration. Key results include:

• Planting and growing 1 million high-value trees across target communities and learning institutions.
• Training 200 youth, 360 children, and 24 teachers in nursery management, seedling care, and related skills, alongside 6 youth-focused carbon market literacy workshops.
• Establishing Aflatoun clubs in 9 primary and 3 secondary schools to promote environmental conservation and entrepreneurship.
• Building the capacity of youth and women in financial literacy and village savings and loan associations.