{"id":20967,"date":"2021-05-12T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/?p=20967"},"modified":"2021-07-07T12:26:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T11:26:12","slug":"join-teamgreensha-for-africa-day-selfhelpafrica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/join-teamgreensha-for-africa-day-selfhelpafrica\/","title":{"rendered":"Join #TeamGreenSHA for Africa Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
Africa Day is an annual event to celebrate African unity and culture held on the 25th<\/sup> of May. It has been celebrated around the world since 1963 and commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).<\/p> This year\u2019s theme is the same as last year\u2019s: SilencingTheGuns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa\u2019s Development and Intensifying the Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic.<\/p> At Self Help Africa we\u2019re committed to celebrating the diversity of the African continent while reflecting upon the common challenges that remain; particularly in relation to Covid-19, climate change, agriculture and gender equality.<\/p> To celebrate Africa Day this year, we\u2019re inviting you to Join Team Green Self Help Africa for just \u20ac5. For every \u20ac5 raised by Team Green, we’ll plant a tree in Ireland and 10 trees in Africa! <\/p> It\u2019s easy to join the Team \u2013 just make a \u20ac5 donation to the Team Green Fundraiser<\/a> <\/strong>and let us know in the comments! <\/p> Once you\u2019ve signed up, we\u2019d love you to:<\/p> Share the Facebook fundraiser, tag and invite 5 friends to join you! We’d love to see your Team Green pics! Share on social and tag #TeamGreenSHA<\/p> By joining Team Green for Africa Day you\u2019ll be supporting our tree planting activities taking place in Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Kenya and Uganda.<\/p> To find out more about our work in response to the climate challenges faced in sub-Saharan Africa visit here<\/a> or for more on our tree planting, visit Another One Million Trees<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Africa Day is an annual event to celebrate African unity and culture on May 25th. Celebrate by joining Team Green and we’ll plant a tree in Ireland and 10 in Africa! <\/p>\n Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[687,637],"tags":[1027,183,1028],"class_list":["post-20967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate-change","category-news","tag-africa-day","tag-climate-change","tag-one-million-trees"],"yoast_head":"\n