Graduating students transform lives by planting Degree Trees
This year’s graduates have been donating online and by text message to support a life-changing project run by UWE and the charity Temwa.
The Degree Tree project – the bright idea of 2010 graduate Kirsty Smith – gives students the chance to plant a tree in Malawi to offset the paper they’ve used during their studies.
The trees are planted in community nurseries which are used to train people in agriculture, pest management and soil fertility in Usisya, Malawi - where most people live on less than 77 pence a day.
Last year, the project planted over 6,000 trees in Usisya – one for every student who graduated in 2010. You can support the project and offset your own carbon footprint by donating just £3 to plant your very own Degree Tree.
Text DEGREETREE to 70303 to donate just £3*, or donate online, and we’ll plant a fruit tree in your name in Usisya and support sustainability projects here in the UK.
Page last updated 10 August 2011