Agroforestry & fruit trees
Mango, avocado and grevillea alongside maize and beans: trees that feed families, shade crops and hold the soil.
Our work
Trees on farms, in school grounds and along the coast, planted and looked after by the communities who depend on them.
- Community groups supported
- 16
- Volunteers
- 150
- Partner schools
- 2
- Countries: Kenya and Tanzania
- 2
Programmes
Schools education
Environmental learning and tree planting with pupils at Frajasa School and Olmapitet Manhae Secondary School.
Mangrove restoration
Replanting mangroves with the coastal community of Mashewa in Tanga Region, Tanzania.
Where we work
From the foot of Kilimanjaro to the Tanga coast
Most of our work is in Loitokitok Sub-County, Kajiado, on the edge of Amboseli National Park. We also work with the coastal community of Mashewa in Tanzania’s Tanga Region to restore mangroves.
- Kenya
- Kimana, Loitokitok, Entonet and Namelok, Kajiado County
- Tanzania
- Mashewa, Tanga Region
Our office in Kimana, Loitokitok.
How we work
Communities lead. We back them.
Sixteen self-help, women’s and youth groups around Amboseli plan and lead their own projects. Matonyok backs them with seedlings, training and connections.
They choose
Each group decides what it needs most, whether that is a tree nursery, beekeeping, water or a market for its produce.
We train and supply
Matonyok brings seedlings, practical training in agroforestry and links to buyers and partners.
They carry it on
Groups manage their own projects and savings, so the work continues after a planting day ends.