This is an update from 2022 on a mangrove project in Kenya that bunq users helped fund with our partner at the time, Eden Reforestation Projects. Today, we fund tree planting with veritree.

One Million Mangroves in a Year

The goal for this project was to plant 1 million trees in one year. According to Eden Reforestation Projects, by January 1, 2022, 1,036,999 mangroves had been planted at the site in Kwasasi and Magumba, across 760 acres.

Local Jobs

The project also created local work. According to Eden Reforestation Projects, an average of 15 people per month worked about 21 days per month, for a fair, consistent wage in a safe environment. Eden also reported that:

• 26% of the total workforce was female

• The project created 3,015 employment days

What Came Next

In 2022, Eden Reforestation Projects continued to plant mangroves in Kenya and to protect and replant the site, so that as many trees as possible survive. By July 2022, bunq users had helped fund the planting of more than 7 million trees in total.

Since 2019, the bunq community has funded the planting of over 30 million trees. Find out how tree planting with bunq works today.