Our work in Amhara is now moving from Machakel to neighbouring Jabi-Tehnan (West Gojjam province) and scaling up to ten times its current size with the restoration of 10 000 ha of the Gewocha Forest and surrounding communal lands.

Single mum Yenesew G. is one of our beneficiary farmers in Machakel. Her usual day starts with waking early to see her two older children off to school.

This image shows the same stream before and after passing through one of our restoration sites.

This young family are very pleased with how their plot is coming along!

This is agroforestry beneficiary Yirged C., 42. Most of our farmers in the Machakel district have start harvesting their coffee beans.

This Cordia africana tree at the Diba Meret planting site is progressing really well.

Medhanit Y., 31 years old, is a single mother with one son. She has no land or livestock, but has been able to have a share of the project's benefits by harvesting grasses from the communal restoration sites.

The picture shows planting taking place at Deneba, one of the 11 sites that were approved for restoration this year.

Yesaeda restoration site in Amanuel Zuria village was under pressure from grazing. This led to severe land degradation, gully formation and soil erosion.

On the left is an area near Lay Damot village which has been protected and restored since 2017.