Andiwo Obondo Foundation in partnership with One-acre Fund have distributed over 5,000 tree seedlings to schools and churches in Bondo sub county to mitigate negative effects of climate change in the region.
Speaking during an interview with KNA, the Executive chairperson of Andiwo Obondo Foundation Mr Andiwo Mwai disclosed that the partnership saw more than fifty schools and churches benefit from 100 tree seedlings in line with the foundations' pillar of environmental protection.
Andiwo disclosed that while One-acre fund paid for 40 percen of the total cost of the seedlings distributed, Andiwo Obondo shouldered the remainder of the costs. "Distribution of tree seedling has been one of our core activities as a foundation over the last three years because it fulfills one of our pillars which is environmental protection.
This time, we reached out to One-acre fund for partnership because we learnt that they have a program on environmental protection and instead of buying seedlings from local nurseries in the community as we have been doing in previous years, we sourced the same seedlings from one-acre fund at a lower price and they were willing to cover 40 percent of the costs," he explained.
