LEAD Foundation

LEAD Foundation 🌿 Restoring Tanzania's landscapes with local communities through nature-based solutions.
🌳 34+ million trees restored
👨‍🌾 250,000+ farmers engaged
📍 Tanzania

LEAD Foundation is an NGO based in Mpwapwa, registered with the Government of Tanzania.

🌳 34 MILLION TREES RESTOREDThey were never truly gone. They were waiting underground.Today, we celebrate reaching 34 mil...
20/07/2026

🌳 34 MILLION TREES RESTORED

They were never truly gone. They were waiting underground.

Today, we celebrate reaching 34 million trees restored across Central and Northern Tanzania through Kisiki Hai, proving that what looks dead can live again.

This milestone was made possible by working alongside local communities, committed farmers, valued partners, and the incredible power of nature.

Together, we're proving that restoring degraded landscapes isn't just possible. It's already happening.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

The next million starts today. 💚

📍 Photo: Engaruka Village, Arusha Region, Tanzania, at the foot of the escarpment of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

One farm. Two moments. One powerful difference. 🌱➡️🌳The first photo shows a degraded farm in the dry season. The second ...
17/07/2026

One farm. Two moments. One powerful difference. 🌱➡️🌳

The first photo shows a degraded farm in the dry season. The second shows the same farm four years later, after protecting naturally regenerating trees through Kisiki Hai.

The rains help. But seasons alone don't create this transformation. It's the trees that keep the land healthier long after the rains are gone.

Nature already knows how to recover.
Sometimes it just needs a chance.

📍 Location: Matare village, Singida, Tanzania 🇹🇿
🤝 Project collaboration between LEAD Foundation and Justdiggit

Haujapandwa. Umepogolewa. Umerejea. 🌱Unachokiona hapa si mti mpya uliopandwa. Ni kisiki hai kilichohudumiwa kwa kutumia ...
11/06/2026

Haujapandwa. Umepogolewa. Umerejea. 🌱

Unachokiona hapa si mti mpya uliopandwa. Ni kisiki hai kilichohudumiwa kwa kutumia mbinu ya Kisiki Hai.

Wakulima hupogolea matawi mengi yasiyohitajika na kuacha machache yenye nguvu zaidi ili mizizi iliyopo iweze kuelekeza nguvu zake katika ukuaji wa haraka na wenye afya.

Matokeo yake ni miti imara zaidi, ardhi yenye afya zaidi, na mazingira yanayojirejesha yenyewe kwa njia ya asili.

Kupogoa kidogo leo. Mti imara kesho.

Not planted. Pruned. Regrown. 🌱

What you're seeing isn't a newly planted tree. It's a living stump that has been carefully managed through the Kisiki Hai technique.

We train local communities how to prune away excess shoots and select only the strongest stems, allowing the existing root system to focus its energy where it matters most. The result is faster growth, healthier trees, and a landscape that naturally restores itself.

A simple cut today. A stronger tree tomorrow.

📍 Gurungu Village, Singida Region, Tanzania 🇹🇿

🤝 In collaboration with

05/06/2026

What happens when communities choose restoration over degradation?

Land comes back to life. Biodiversity returns. Livelihoods grow stronger. Hope takes root.

This World Environment Day, our ambassador Frida Amani visited a restoration site in Iringa, Tanzania to witness the transformation firsthand and see what is possible when people work hand in hand with nature.

The United Nations' International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026 reminds us of the vital role healthy rangelands play in supporting people, livestock, wildlife, and resilient ecosystems.

This landscape is proof that restoration works.

🤝 A restoration partnership between .tz and Nawiri Foundation

Mstari unaoonekana kwenye picha hii unasimulia tofauti kubwa. Upande mmoja, makinga maji ya nusu mwezi yanasaidia maji y...
27/05/2026

Mstari unaoonekana kwenye picha hii unasimulia tofauti kubwa. Upande mmoja, makinga maji ya nusu mwezi yanasaidia maji ya mvua kuingia ardhini na kustawisha nyasi na uoto wa asili. Upande mwingine, maji yanapotea na ardhi hubaki kavu.

Njia rahisi ya ukombozi wa mazingira. Tofauti inayoonekana wazi.

Nyanda za malisho zenye afya zinamaanisha maisha bora kwa jamii za wafugaji, malisho bora kwa mifugo, na bioanuwai inayostawi.

The difference bunds can make 🌿

The line in this photo tells a powerful story.
On one side, half-moon bunds help rainwater sink into the soil, bringing back grass and life. On the other side, water runs off and the land remains dry.

Healthy rangelands mean stronger livelihoods, better grazing for livestock, and thriving biodiversity.

A simple restoration technique. A visible difference.

📍 Location: Mboribori village, Iringa region, Tanzania 🇹🇿

🤝A project in collaboration between .tz and Nawiri Foundation



19/05/2026

Dalili za kwanza za urejesho zimeanza kuonekana 🌿

Kwa kuchimba makinga maji aina ya nusu mwezi, maji ya mvua ambayo zamani yalikuwa yakitiririka na kupotea sasa yanapata muda wa kuingia ardhini mahali yanapostahili. Inasaidia ardhi kuhifadhi unyevunyevu kwa muda mrefu zaidi na kupelekea uoto wa asili na nyasi kurejea, na mifugo inapata malisho bora.

Maeneo ya malisho yenye afya yanawezesha jamii za wafugaji kuwa na nguvu zaidi pamoja na mifumo ya ikolojia inayostawi. Na kuelekea Mwaka wa Kimataifa wa nyanda za malisho na Wafugaji 2026, juhudi k**a hizi zinaonyesha namna urejesho wa mazingira unavyoweza kuleta mabadiliko makubwa.

Tabasamu ndogo kutoka ardhini. Mabadiliko makubwa. 🌍

📍 Eneo: Kijiji cha Mbugani, Mkoa wa Iringa, Tanzania 🇹🇿
🤝 Kwa ushirikiano na Nawiri Foundation

Miezi mitatu. Msimu mmoja wa mvua. Mabadiliko yanaonekana. 🌧️🌱Kwa kuchimba makinga maji ya nusu mwezi, tunavuna maji ya ...
06/03/2026

Miezi mitatu. Msimu mmoja wa mvua. Mabadiliko yanaonekana. 🌧️🌱

Kwa kuchimba makinga maji ya nusu mwezi, tunavuna maji ya mvua na kuyawezesha kupenya ardhini badala ya kutiririka juu ya ardhi. Ndani ya miezi mitatu tu, eneo lililokuwa kavu linaanza kurejea na kuota nyasi.

Maeneo ya malisho yenye afya bora huleta malisho zaidi kwa mifugo, maisha bora kwa wafugaji, na kuimarika kwa bioanuwai.

Kwa kuwa Umoja wa Mataifa umetangaza mwaka 2026 kuwa Mwaka wa Kimataifa wa Maeneo ya Malisho na Wafugaji (International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists), juhudi za kurejesha ardhi hizi ni muhimu zaidi kuliko wakati mwingine wowote. 🌍🐄🌾

Miezi michache iliyopita, eneo hili lilikuwa kavu na limechoka. Hakukuwa na majani. Hakukuwa na uhai. Ilikuwa ni ardhi i...
20/02/2026

Miezi michache iliyopita, eneo hili lilikuwa kavu na limechoka. Hakukuwa na majani. Hakukuwa na uhai. Ilikuwa ni ardhi iliyoharibika.

Kisha tukaanza kazi.

Kwa kuchimba makinga maji aina ya nusu mwezi, tulizuia maji yasitiririke, tukayafanya yabaki ardhini na kuupa uoto wa asili nafasi ya kupona. Leo? ukijani unaanza kurejea. Ardhi inabaki na unyevu kwa muda zaidi. Uhai unarudi taratibu 🌦️🌱

Kurejesha ardhi si tu kuhusu nyasi. Ni kuhusu kuimarisha maisha ya jamii, kuongeza bioanuwai, na kuhakikisha malisho ya kutosha kwa mifugo.

Hatua ndogo. Mabadiliko makubwa. 💚

Address

Plot 125 Kilimani, Box 1823
Dodoma

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Telephone

+255262322786

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