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170,410 TIST Farmers welcome you!

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Find out how farmers have grown TIST for over two decades.

How TIST Works

How to Join TIST

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TIST is an innovative time-tested forestation project led by the participants!


About TIST Farmers

TIST by the Numbers

170,410 Farmers

25,446 Small Groups

25M+ Living Trees

9M+ Tonnes Offset

TIST Kenya Leader Dorothy Naitore Explains the Benefits of TIST

Learn more about the many benefits farmers create through TIST:

Benefits of TIST

Ways to Contribute

Plant Trees

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Ways to Contribute

Every $1 given creates $8 in farmer benefits!


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TIST is a Demonstrable Success!

This quick video demonstrates the impressive growth TIST Farmers have created around Mount Kenya.

Farmers Make TIST a Success

TIST Farmers support each other through teamwork as they plant trees and share new Best Practices.  By listening to and learning from each other, they improve their farms, communities, and the global climate. 

Take care,

Catherine

By participating in TIST Cluster Meetings, he has not only learned about energy saving stove construction, but also transplanting, pruning, and grove management.  These meetings facilitate farmer-to-farmer learning and benefit the wide network of TIST participants.  Modi Joseph sums it up well: “This project has changed our lives.”  Learn more about Joseph's story . 

Take care,

Catherine

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