# Green Generation Initiative (GGI)

> Green Generation Initiative is a Kenyan nonprofit founded by Elizabeth Wathuti in 2016. It works with schools, young people, women and farming communities on tree growing, ecosystem restoration, food production and climate leadership, supported by donations, grants and institutional partnerships.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Nairobi, Kenya
- **Founders:** Elizabeth Wathuti (Founder and Executive Director)
- **Products:** School greening and food forests, Permaculture School Feeding and Learning Gardens, Forest and mangrove restoration, Water catchment protection and community livelihoods, Africa’s Next Green Leaders Accelerator (ANGLE)
- **Notable:** KCDF’s 2023/24 annual report records 5,750 trees planted across 10 schools by May 2024, a 72.99% survival rate, 10 Eco-Clubs and 600 students engaged., Treeside’s July 2025 launch included a 250-chicken poultry unit; KBC reported more than 6,000 eggs monthly, quoting Wathuti., ANGLE’s initial five-day Nairobi bootcamp gathered 21 participants from 11 countries, according to the Scottish Government.

## Products & services

- **School greening and food forests** — Indigenous and fruit tree planting, micro-forests, orchards, Eco-Clubs and environmental education in schools.
- **Permaculture School Feeding and Learning Gardens** — Integrates hydroponic gardens, poultry, food forests, practical agricultural learning and surplus produce sales; Treeside Special School handover was reported in July 2025.
- **Forest and mangrove restoration** — Community, government and private-sector partnerships for restoration and long-term stewardship, including corporate forest adoption.
- **Water catchment protection and community livelihoods** — Source water protection, agroforestry, soil conservation and rainwater harvesting with farming communities.
- **Africa’s Next Green Leaders Accelerator (ANGLE)** — Climate leadership and innovation development; its first bootcamp brought together 21 participants from 11 countries, with Scottish funding supporting a 25-person year-long fellowship.
- **Half-Moon Bunds Initiative** — Semi-circular earth structures capture runoff on degraded drylands, supporting vegetation recovery and paid community restoration work.
- **Corporate environmental partnerships** — Collaborative restoration and community programmes that support corporate ESG and CSR goals.

## Achievements

- KCDF’s 2023/24 annual report records 5,750 trees planted across 10 schools by May 2024, a 72.99% survival rate, 10 Eco-Clubs and 600 students engaged.
- Treeside’s July 2025 launch included a 250-chicken poultry unit; KBC reported more than 6,000 eggs monthly, quoting Wathuti.
- ANGLE’s initial five-day Nairobi bootcamp gathered 21 participants from 11 countries, according to the Scottish Government.
- GGI’s website reports 6,840,000 trees grown, 753 schools engaged and 362,500 people impacted as accessed in October 2026; cumulative figures are self-reported.
- Elizabeth Wathuti received a TIME100 Impact Award in 2023; this recognises the founder, not a separate award to GGI.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — GGI’s Half-Moon Bunds project page, dated September 30, describes runoff harvesting, vegetation recovery and controlled grazing requirements.
- **2026-06** — Scotland’s adaptation annual report confirms its 2025 GBP 165,000 support for GGI’s youth accelerator.
- **2026-03** — Wathuti gave evidence to the UK Parliament’s International Development Committee on international climate finance and frontline communities.
- **2025-09** — Scottish Government announced a GBP 165,000 youth accelerator grant.
- **2025-07** — KBC reported the Treeside Special School feeding and learning garden launch.

## Links

- Website: https://greengenerationinitiative.org/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ggi-kenya/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ggi_kenya
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@greengenerationinitiative
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ggi_kenya/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1dRrYvooeB/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ggi_kenya

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Last updated: 2026-10-08