Wells for Zoe is a well established planting partner in Malawi. This project plants 100% indigenous forest trees in cooperation with communities and promises communities the installation of a water well pump as well as fruit trees as reward.
The goal is to decrease pressure on mature indigenous forest, provide firewood for local communities and thereby end the endless cycle of women carrying firewood for miles and miles as well as to improve microclimate and have the typical benefits of a forest… soil erosion prevention, firewood, milder temperatures, humidity management etc
Here is a list of some of the indigenous trees being planted: Albiza Versicolor, Senegalia Polyacantha, Afzelia Quanzensis, Khaya Nyasica, Faidherbia Albida, Terminalia Sericea, Tephrosia Vogelii, Pterocarpus Angolensis, Acacia galpinii / Senegalia galpinii, Erythrophleum, Albizia Adianthifolia, Sesbania Sesban, Ziziphus Abyssinica, Piliostigma/Bauhinia Thonningii, , Senegalia Polyacantha, Afzelia Quanzensis, Khaya Nyasica, Faidherbia Albida, Terminalia Sericea, Tephrosia Vogelii, Pterocarpus Angolensis, Acacia galpinii / Senegalia galpinii, Erythrophleum, Albizia Adianthifolia, Sesbania Sesban, Ziziphus Abyssinica, Piliostigma/Bauhinia Thonningii,