Justdiggit
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands 路 Nonprofit 路 Regional 路 since 2013
Regreening degraded drylands in Africa with water bunds, grass seed banks and tree regeneration
About
Justdiggit (Stichting Justdiggit Foundation) is an Amsterdam-based Dutch foundation started in 2013, with its first pilot in Kenya in 2015. Rather than planting seedlings, it works with farmers and local partners in Kenya, Tanzania and Senegal to dig semi-circular rainwater bunds, establish grass seed banks and regenerate trees from existing root stock (farmer-managed natural regeneration), and runs public awareness campaigns in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the UK. It reports 82 employees and publishes annual reports back to 2013.
The numbers
| Metric | Year | Value | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hectares restoredto date | 2025 | 525,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | source'We are restoring 525 thousand hectares of dry, degraded land' (area under restoration) |
| Trees plantedto date | 2025 | 32,300,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | source'We brought back 32.3 million trees in seven years' (regenerated from root stock, not planted seedlings) |
Upcoming events
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