Degree Tree project
What's it all about?
In one year, the average student at UWE uses a staggering 700 sheets of paper.
Last year, working with the charity Temwa, the Degree Tree project planted 6,000 fruit trees in Usisya, Malawi - one for every student that graduated in 2010.
As well as offsetting student paper usage, these trees are transforming lives by supporting re-forestation, agricultural training, and local food production in Usisya - where most people live on less than 77 pence a day.
Plant your Degree Tree – text today!
This year, you can offset your paper usage and transform lives in Malawi by donating just £3 to plant your very own Degree Tree. More than 50 of you have donated so far in 2011 and are already having a tremendous impact, so thank you!
Donate securely online, and we’ll plant fruit trees in your name in Usisya and support agricultural education in Usisya that will benefit the community in Usisya for years to come.
Already donated? Let us keep you updated
If you’ve donated by text and would like us to keep you up to date on how your tree is helping to transform lives, just fill in our short form.
What's UWE doing to support sustainability?
The University is doing its bit to reduce paper consumption and overall energy use, too:
So far, we've:
- cut paper use by one fifth since 2008;
- introduced double sided copying on most machines in the university;
- reduced numbers of staff printers and energy-guzzling Faculty servers, and;
- reduced our overall CO2 emissions by 30% since 2001
To find out more about how we're working hard to be more sustainable, visit www.uwe.ac.uk/sustainability
Page last updated 22 November 2011