Planting trees to make Cape Verde greener
Cape Green Foundation has been planting trees in the town of Tarrafal since 2022. This project is supported by our stakeholders Oosterschelde Shipping and Stichting Mundo Crastino Meliori.
So far we have planted 500 trees. We are planting mango trees in the town of Tarrafal which will provide both shade and fruit for the citizens. We do this in cooperation with the municipality. We also buy and distribute small trees to local farmers. This concerns mango trees, coco trees, papaya trees and citrus trees. In 2026, we have started planting coco trees along the streets of the town as well. We have also started a nursery for small trees in cooperation with Delta Cultura.
We will continue to plant mango trees in the streets of the town. Due to our efforts one entire street of more than 1 km in length has been fully planted with mango trees and is now called ‘Rua das Mangueiras’. A small tree that you see in the photo will, in three years , grow to the size that you see in the street view. We are actively working together with the council in the person of counsellor Jednilson (photo) with whom we take a regular inventory of the state of the trees.
Watch these videos to see how we plant trees
CALL FOR ACTION
Please help us to grow and plant more trees by donating! We are grateful for every donation. Our association has ANBI status, which means that your gift is tax deductible.
Our bank account is: Stichting Cape Green, NL75ABNA0136 39 74 09
THANK YOU!