The partnership between Willard Batteries and Food and Trees for Africa recently resulted in the planting of 750 trees in the Buhle Park Community, East of Johannesburg. This initiative is known as “Trees for Home”, and concluded as the most successful township greening initiative in South Africa. Originally designed to address South Africa’s history of inequitable settlement policies, the programme grew to become the country’s benchmark of innovation in urban forestry.
Typically a project of this nature sees two types of trees, namely a fruit tree and an indigenous tree going to each home in a township. The trees will provide the necessary food, shade and other benefits for the families in whose homes they are situated.
In the second quarter of this year, volunteers from Willard Batteries and FTFA respectively were welcomed by Buhle Park Primary School Scholars, and members of its community, during a ceremonial handover of the 750 trees. FTFA not only shared the benefits of tree planting but also demonstrated to the students, together with the Willard Batteries volunteers, how to plant and care for the trees. The Buhle Park Primary School was privileged to be the first within the community to witness the demonstration of tree planting on their school premises, leaving the students excited and grateful for this gracious initiative. The day concluded with community members each receiving two “Trees for home”.
Thirty years of experience, collaboration, and passion have gone into this flagship programme with the aim to drive greenbelt initiatives in several townships nationally.
Willard Batteries and FTFA aim to transform these townships into rich urban forests, teeming with food, life, and biodiversity.
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