{"id":11712,"date":"2021-01-28T15:54:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T15:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/?page_id=11712"},"modified":"2025-11-25T22:58:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:58:42","slug":"carbon-offset","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/carbon-offset\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Offset"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px 00px;padding: 0px; background-color: transparent;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-2\" class=\"x-section cs-ta-center\" style=\"margin: 60px 0px 0px;padding: 0px 0px 5px; background-color: transparent;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px 0;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm cs-ta-left x-2-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 20px 0 0 0;\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e11712-e7 m91c-0 m91c-1\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Be PART OF THE <span style=\"color: #8cc540;\">CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTION<\/span><\/h3><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><strong>Every business causes carbon emissions. Many are doing a huge amount to reduce their carbon, but we can all do more!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Plant trees with Self Help Africa and offset your company's carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e11712-e9 m91c-4 m91c-5\"\/><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-global\"  href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/carbon-offset-form\/\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\">Register Interest<\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 20px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><span class=\"x-image e11712-e13 m91c-7 m91c-8 m91c-9 m91c-a\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-business.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2512\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-3\" class=\"x-section cs-ta-center\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 60px 0px 30px; background-color: #f0f6e7;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><span class=\"x-image e11712-e17 m91c-7 m91c-8 m91c-9 m91c-b\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/omt-child.jpg\" width=\"389\" height=\"389\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><hr class=\"x-line e11712-e18 m91c-4 m91c-5\"\/><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-2-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr class=\"x-line e11712-e20 m91c-4 m91c-5\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e11712-e21 m91c-1 m91c-2\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #8cc540;\"><strong>PLANT TREES<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Across Africa, we work with communities, local partners and others to improve the productivity and profitability of small farms. <a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/treeplanting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trees are an important part of the mix of activity on small farms.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><in africa=\"\" trees=\"\" provide=\"\" households=\"\" with=\"\" food=\"\" income=\"\" shade=\"\" shelter=\"\" and=\"\" more=\"\" they=\"\" also=\"\" play=\"\" a=\"\" valuable=\"\" role=\"\" in=\"\" rehabilitating=\"\" degraded=\"\" land=\"\" p=\"\"> <\/in><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-4\" class=\"x-section cs-ta-center bg-image parallax\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px 0px 5px;background-color:#8cc540; background-image: url(https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/tree-planting.jpg); background-color: transparent;\" data-x-element=\"section\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:true}\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 80px auto;padding: 0px 0;min-height:450px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><hr class=\"x-line e11712-e26 m91c-5 m91c-6\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e11712-e27 m91c-0 m91c-1 m91c-3\"><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Why not plant trees in Africa to offset your carbon footprint?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px;\">By doing so, you\u2019ll reduce your company\u2019s climate footprint, and also have a real social impact - supporting those in our world who are least responsible for global warming, yet are facing some of its worst effects.<\/span><\/p><\/div><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 20px 0 0 0;\"><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-global\"  href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/carbon-offset-form\/\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\">Talk to Us<\/a><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 20px 0 0 0;\"><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" >&nbsp;<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-5\" class=\"x-section cs-ta-center\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 60px 0px 00px; background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><div class=\"x-text x-content e11712-e35 m91c-1 m91c-2\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #8cc540;\"><strong>Case Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><span class=\"x-image e11712-e38 m91c-7 m91c-b m91c-c\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/logo-wk.jpg\" width=\"379\" height=\"223\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><hr class=\"x-line e11712-e39 m91c-4 m91c-5\"\/><div class=\"x-acc e11712-e40 m91c-d\" id=\"x-acc-e11712-e40\"><div class=\"e11712-e41 x-acc-item\"><button id=\"tab-e11712-e41\" class=\"x-acc-header\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e11712-e41\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse\" data-x-toggleable=\"e11712-e41\"><span class=\"x-acc-header-content\"><span class=\"x-acc-header-indicator\">&#x25b8;<\/span><span class=\"x-acc-header-text\"><h5 class=\"man\">WHOLESOME KITCHEN - OUR STORY<\/h5><\/span><\/span><\/button><div id=\"panel-e11712-e41\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e11712-e41\" data-x-toggleable=\"e11712-e41\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" class=\"x-collapsed\"><div class=\"x-acc-content\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/WK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"446\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/WK.jpg 759w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/WK-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/WK-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/WK-600x353.jpg 600w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/WK-400x235.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">For Denise Buckley and David Quirke, opening Wholesome Kitchen at Dominick Street in Mullingar in 2019 was the realisation of a dream come true.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">A dream come true not just because 15 years of thought and planning had finally come to fruition, but also because they had created a business that wasn\u2019t just addressing the good health of their customers, but was also thinking of the health of the wider world as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Having eradicated plastic usage from their restaurant and switching to renewable energy, <span style=\"color: #333333;\">Wholesome Kitchen took an important next step in addressing their global impact at the height of the coronavirus pandemic last Summer, when they decided to plant trees in Africa and Ireland, to reduce and ultimately remove their business\u2019s carbon footprint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Following an energy use audit carried out by Self Help Africa, Denise and David decided to plant enough trees in the year ahead to ensure that Wholesome Kitchen is carbon neutral for years to come. \u2018<em>From the outset we\u2019ve both had strong ethics when it comes to food quality and product sourcing, while we also use renewables and recycle everything that we possibly can. Planting trees is allowing us to remove our carbon footprint entirely<\/em>.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At a cost of just \u20ac35 a month, Wholesome Kitchen could achieve their carbon neutral goal by planting 7 native Irish trees, and 70 African trees each month.\u00a0 David and Denise wanted to go much further, and planted 10,000 trees in 2021!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>'We\u2019re looking forward to planting more trees, and on behalf of our staff, our friends and our customers are happy to be playing our part,<\/em>\u201d David says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Wholesome Kitchen was a winner in the Emerging Business category at the Small Firms' Association's Business Awards 2021.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e11712-e42 m91c-4 m91c-5\"\/><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-2\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 40px;\" ><span class=\"x-image e11712-e44 m91c-7 m91c-b m91c-c\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/logo-centra.jpg\" width=\"379\" height=\"223\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><hr class=\"x-line e11712-e45 m91c-4 m91c-5\"\/><div class=\"x-acc e11712-e46 m91c-d\" id=\"x-acc-e11712-e46\"><div class=\"e11712-e47 x-acc-item\"><button id=\"tab-e11712-e47\" class=\"x-acc-header\" role=\"button\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-e11712-e47\" data-x-toggle=\"collapse\" data-x-toggleable=\"e11712-e47\"><span class=\"x-acc-header-content\"><span class=\"x-acc-header-indicator\">&#x25b8;<\/span><span class=\"x-acc-header-text\"><h5 class=\"man\">CENTRA DUNLEER - OUR STORY<\/h5><\/span><\/span><\/button><div id=\"panel-e11712-e47\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-e11712-e47\" data-x-toggleable=\"e11712-e47\" data-x-toggle-collapse=\"1\" class=\"x-collapsed\"><div class=\"x-acc-content\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/CENTRA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"446\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/CENTRA.jpg 759w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/CENTRA-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/CENTRA-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/CENTRA-600x353.jpg 600w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/CENTRA-400x235.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">County Louth businessman Eamonn Victory is planting trees in rural Africa as a means of offsetting the carbon emissions that are generated by his retail shop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0Eamonn Victory\u2019s award-winning Centra in Dunleer is to plant trees in Ireland and Africa over the next two years, having teamed up with Self Help Africa to calculate the carbon footprint of his business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>\u201cI started looking at the energy that my business was consuming, and loved the idea of being able to reduce or complete offset our carbon footprint\u201d<\/em> says Eamonn. <em>\u201cA little bit of research told me that planting trees was the most effective answer.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Eamonn says that over the past decade they have made a huge amount of progress in reducing, recycling and sourcing sustainable energy for their company, but by planting trees he\u2019s able to \u2018go that extra mile\u2019 and offset the greenhouse gases they produce by planting trees in Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Based on energy bills and other information,\u00a0 Eamonn is investing \u20ac50 a month to plant 10 native trees in Ireland and 100 in Africa per month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"x-section-6\" class=\"x-section cs-ta-center\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 60px 0px 00px; background-color: #f0f6e7;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><div class=\"x-text x-content e11712-e51 m91c-1 m91c-2\"><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #8cc540;\"><strong>HOW IT WORKS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"p-sans-large\">If you'd like to know more about planting trees to offset your climate footprint, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">get in touch.<\/span> We'll calculate your carbon footprint, and provide a tree planting plan for you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<ul><\/ul><\/div><span class=\"x-image e11712-e52 m91c-7 m91c-9 m91c-b\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/MOSP0606-XL.jpeg\" width=\"307\" height=\"384\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><hr class=\"x-line e11712-e53 m91c-4 m91c-5\"\/><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><em>Self Help Africa ambassador Kathryn Thomas.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e11712-e55 m91c-4 m91c-5\"\/><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-2-3\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 40px;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">1. Your Carbon Footprint<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Using utility bills and other information, we can calculate your carbon footprint. The data is easily captured. Once you decide to plant trees, we\u2019ll identify the best tree planting programme to suit your requirements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/carbon-footprint-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11734 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/carbon-footprint-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/carbon-footprint-1024x405.png 1024w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/carbon-footprint-768x304.png 768w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/carbon-footprint-100x40.png 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/carbon-footprint-877x347.png 877w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/carbon-footprint-1384x554.png 1384w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/carbon-footprint-600x237.png 600w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/carbon-footprint-400x158.png 400w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/carbon-footprint.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">2. Expert Knowledge<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Self Help Africa will provide data on the expected volume of carbon your planting efforts will offset, \u00a0based on tree varieties and planting locations chosen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2926\" height=\"439\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees.png 2926w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-1024x154.png 1024w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-768x115.png 768w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-1536x230.png 1536w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-2048x307.png 2048w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-100x15.png 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-877x132.png 877w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-1384x208.png 1384w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-600x90.png 600w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/trees-400x60.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2926px) 100vw, 2926px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">3. Real data<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We will share information with you - for staff, clients and consumers - the GPS location of your trees, so that you can monitor the effort for years to come.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/tree-gps-251x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-11737 size-medium aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/tree-gps-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/tree-gps-858x1024.png 858w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/tree-gps-768x916.png 768w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/tree-gps-100x119.png 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/tree-gps-877x1046.png 877w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/tree-gps-600x716.png 600w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/tree-gps-400x477.png 400w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/tree-gps.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">4. What you get<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Framed and digital certificates, as well as other assets will be provided, to acknowledge your tree planting and carbon offsetting efforts with Self Help Africa.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/frame-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11739 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/frame-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/frame-100x76.jpg 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/frame-400x306.jpg 400w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/01\/frame.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">5. Our Partners<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We're not doing this alone! Self Help Africa's teams in the West and in Africa include agriculturalists,\u00a0 horticulturalists, arborists and tree planting specialists like Aggie Chama (below), a qualified forester and programme manager in Zambia. We have also teamed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/greenfeet.com\/\">GreenFeet<\/a>, an Irish-owned start up that provides consultancy services to companies seeking more comprehensive carbon offsetting strategies. Our efforts are also allied to the UN-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trilliontreecampaign.org\/one-million-trees-2020\">'One Trillion Trees'<\/a> initiative.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_11825\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11825\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/AggieChama-1-300x296.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" class=\"wp-image-11825 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/AggieChama-1-300x296.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/AggieChama-1-100x99.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/AggieChama-1-400x394.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/AggieChama-1.jpeg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aggie Chama- Agriculturalist<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-global\"  href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/onemilliontrees\/carbon-offset-form\/\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\">Sign Me UP!<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be PART OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONEvery business causes carbon emissions. Many are doing a huge amount to reduce their carbon, but we can all do more!\u00a0 Plant trees with Self Help Africa and offset your company&#8217;s carbon footprint. 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