Spiritual ChordsRe-building communities. Transforming lives.
Three school learners and an older man planting a young fruit tree in red soil, one pouring from a watering can.

South Africa

Plant a tree

Fruit, shade and medicinal trees, planted and cared for by the people who live beside them.

The challenge

What families face

Indigenous trees are our green lungs, and they are disappearing. As they go, places get hotter and drier, food runs short, and the soil washes away in the first heavy rain.

Where that happens, losing the trees puts survival itself at risk.

Our approach

How we work on it, together

For more than ten years we have planted a deliberate mix of fruit-bearing, shade-giving and medicinal trees, chosen for each site’s climate and soil.

We teach residents, schools and youth groups to plant, care for and harvest from those trees, so the skill and the pride stay in the community.

What your gift does

Where your money goes

Every tree planted is a step toward resilience. Your support helps communities:

  • Grow their own food and medicine
  • Learn tree care and climate-smart planting
  • Build small, eco-friendly local economies

Sponsor a tree. Grow resilience. Leave a legacy that breathes.

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Bank
FNB
Branch code
250655
Account name
Spiritual Chords Trust
Sadaqah and Lillah account
63015122227
Reference: SCSL + your cell number
Zakaat account
62799552411
Reference: SCZK + your cell number

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