Tree Project Supporters (Past and Present)
In Southern Malawi, thousands of families farm small plots of land for survival. Years of deforestation and soil degradation have reduced crop yields, income, and resilience to droughts and storms.
What Rooted Is:
Rooted is a small community of like-minded monthly supporters funding the Tree Project.
And they all have something in common.
They want to see exactly who their support is helping and the tangible changes already taking place.
In real time.
You might experience a bumper orange harvest one month and then the shared disappointment of rouge goats ravaging a nursery the next.
It's an online community where you are a part of project life, the setbacks, and the successes in Malawi.
A Level of Transparency You Rarely See
When you join Rooted, we “lift the lid” on the entire project.
You get honest, unfiltered visibility into the work on the ground—what’s working, what isn’t, and how decisions are made. You’ll experience the highs and lows alongside the team, with real moments from real families.
It’s unique, insightful and transparent.
Most families we support live within a vulnerable 56 km² watershed, where deforestation has led to flooding, poor soil fertility and frequent landslides.
Planting and protecting trees—together with communities and individual households—leads to:
Healthier soils & stronger harvests
Year-round fruit and firewood from forest gardens.
Reduced water run off & better water retention. Greater protection during droughts and floods.
More stable income and long-term security
This is tree-planting for the future, for more money in the pockets of people who need it. Forget mass planting or monocultures of poorly chosen species.
It's targeted, community-led restoration that improves people's daily life. And you get to share in the joy.
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Education
Family Support
Protecting Rivers & Mountains
Schools, Villages & Prisons
Planting Native Trees
Planting
Functional Trees
What you receive when you join:
As a Rooted member, you walk alongside the team and the communities you support.
🌱 Monthly live calls with Joe, Augustine and Chinsi from different partner and community locations
🌱 Clear monthly updates on progress across the mountainous watershed
🌱 One impact story from a family or village each month, with Google Earth coordinates
🌱 A Tree Twinning bauble each Christmas
You get direct insight, heartfelt stories and a genuine sense of connection.
How It Works
You choose a monthly amount.
We partner with families to plant agroforestry, fruit and timber species.
You watch the change unfold.
🌱 £50/month → supports 2 families plant 400 trees, builds 5 CCM stoves, helps protect 2.5 acres of community forest
🌱 £100/month → supports 4 families plant 800 trees, builds 10 CCM stoves, helps protect 5 acres of community forest
🌱 £250/month → supports 10 families plant 2,000 trees, builds 25 CCM stoves, helps protect 12.5 acres of community forest
🌱 £500/month → supports 20 families plant 4,000 trees, builds 50 CCM stoves, helps protect 25 acres of community forest
Ready to Join?
Your donation is put to work straight away.
You can cancel at any time.
Use the form below to choose your monthly amount and stand with families restoring their land and their futures through planting trees.
Immediately after filling out the form, powered by Donorbox, you’ll receive an automatic confirmation email, and a member of the team will reach out to you to welcome you to the Rooted community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I donate to you?
With funds over the years we have planted over 450,000 trees, in 250 communities, developing the successful project model we are now confident to expand with.
Trees planted 9 years ago are now above head height, shade providers and fruit givers. As little as five years ago many forests did not exist in the surrounding landscape. Today you will see trees.
To date, we have run extensive pilot projects with families. We have spent years of trial and error testing out what works. We need our forests to be sustainable. We need to figure out ways humans, trees and animals can co-exist in limited spaces. What we do is miles ahead of current “mainstream” projects and programmes, we align with research into how to make forests last and become sustainable for the future.
I can plant trees cheaper elsewhere, why should I support your trees?
If the trees at £1 are too expensive, then please give your hard-earned money to another organisation. Who will be implementing a mass planting programme and can therefore charge much less per tree. We are in the business of lasting generational change, bringing hope to people worst affected by climate change, but ALSO changing the lives of the people who’s land they are planted on.
If the cost is too high, there may be ways you can modify your lifestyle to bring your carbon emissions down - if you want to live at NET Zero. We love that too and will be cheering you on in your efforts!
Alternatively, if you feel you want to support the project, but can’t give as much right now, please give on a monthly basis what you can afford via our website.
Can I get a refund?
In short, no. You can cancel your monthly donations at any time. Please note that you will no longer be able to access the Rooted community benefits.
How do I figure out all this technical payment information?
Simply click here and you’ll head down this page to our safe and secure order form. Immediately after filling out the form and setting up your direct debit, you’ll receive an automatic confirmation email and a member of the team will be reaching out to you to welcome you to the Rooted community.
If you have any questions at all, email anytime or contact our UK charity phone number. We’re on standby ready to help.
Alternatively, email bethan@fromwales.org and we can set you up manually over email.
How do I calculate my carbon emissions?
We recommend using a carbon calculator, made by the UN to help create smaller footprints.
Here is a link to the calculator.
How do you calculate how much carbon a tree can absorb?
As you can well imagine, different species of tree, at different ages, in different locations, can all sequester carbon at different rates. Younger trees absorb more carbon rapidly, whilst older trees safely store masses of carbon. We have used a comprehensive article written by One Tree Planted, using their data collected in forests across the world.
Their estimation is based on 1,000 trees per hectare and errs on the side of caution. At 10kg per year for the first twenty years, it is less than half the generally cited 21kgs/ year on other websites. However, this number has no backing, that we can find and is arbitrary. We prefer to join the side of caution and say 10kg of carbon on average is absorbed per year per tree.
If you want approved, verified and regulated carbon-offset certificates, there are some great organisations out there! Our priority is impacting communities, changing lives and focusing on socially sustainable change.
Why does your website say “FROM WALES” when you are the Tree Project?
FROM WALES is the registered umbrella charity in the UK for the Tree Project. As an organisation, we support education programmes in schools, water programmes, tree programmes and young adolescent programmes.
What happens if I don’t have time to join a monthly meeting?
If you cannot join the monthly meeting, then you will receive an email with a summary of the meeting, video recording and links to any additional resources, videos or interviews that take place.