Sustainability and social impact

Better Globe AS: The Best Way to Help Plant Trees

Invest and Health proudly supports Better Globe AS, a Norwegian social enterprise dedicated to crowdfunding tree planting in East Africa’s arid and semi-arid regions. By purchasing Better Globe’s green products for social change, we aim to help alleviate extreme poverty in Kenya and Uganda. It is a fantastic way to help promote environmental restoration by transforming dry and degraded areas into lush productive landscapes that support biodiversity and combat erosion and desertification.

A Truly Green Partnership

We believe that Better Globe represents the best way to plant trees and reduce poverty in East Africa’s arid and semi-arid landscapes. Both for the people living in these areas as well as for anyone who wants to make a lasting, real, and sustainable difference. Because of this, we are both a proud customer and a Better Globe Ambassador, meaning that we promote Better Globe’s products to green investors, be they individuals, companies, or organizations. We also assist the company in some areas related to its online presence and web development.

Benefits for People and the Environment

By supporting tree planting in drylands, we help create numerous benefits for both people and the environment. The reforestation efforts and agroforestry initiatives provide valuable income-generating opportunities for local communities, empowering them economically. Furthermore, the newly established green areas help regulate local climates, improve soil fertility, and protect against desertification. And the biodiversity supported by these trees fosters a healthier ecosystem for all living organisms.

Supporting True Sustainability for a Better Future

At Invest and Health, we understand that sustainability must go beyond environmental initiatives. For something to be truly sustainable, it must also support the economy of everyone involved. We understand the potential of social entrepreneurship and the importance of creating economic value while making a positive social impact and supporting the environment.

Poverty relief that works

Economic sustainability is what allows a small company like ours to support the planting of drought-resistant mahogany trees with Better Globe AS. Their strategy together with Better Globe Forestry Ltd, the company that plants the trees and is responsible for all the local support programs, does not only contribute to environmental restoration but also generates long-term economic benefits for the local communities and supporters like our company.

Sustainability through economic incentives

It is a solution that is self-sustained through economic incentives that ensure the environment is supported, smallholder farmers increase their income and climate resilience through agroforestry, food security is improved, green jobs are created, the local economy is supported, and it benefits future generations both locally and worldwide. On top of that, supporters like us can earn a long-term profit from the production of high-quality tropical hardwood products that are sustainable, certified, and socially responsible.

An additional benefit many people are not aware of is that high-quality mahogany furniture can help store carbon for a longer time. It also provides financial returns that can be used to plant significantly more trees than what is harvested. This ensures sustainable economic growth, increased employment, and a continuous expansion of the tree-planting operation, providing both increasing profits and environmental benefits.

Reducing deforestation

Another valuable benefit is that producing highly sought-after mahogany products from trees grown in these dry areas is significantly better than using trees taken from our precious rainforests. To most people, it is becoming clearer every day that we desperately need to protect our remaining forests. So, as the demand for mahogany timber and hardwood products is increasing, the availability is decreasing. With forests in decline, while the awareness of their importance for our future is increasing, the value of certified sustainable hardwood that can help reduce both poverty and deforestation will only continue to increase.

For more information about how effective and beneficial Better Globe’s approach to poverty relief is to local farmers and to all those like us who support it, as well as its many environmental benefits, you can visit Better Globe’s website.

Supporting Child Africa and Better Globe

Our commitment to social responsibility extends to supporting Child Africa through the Better Globe Donation Package. Child Africa receives funds from the sale of Donation Packages and uses those to renovate and support schools in Kenya and operate their schools in Uganda.

Providing free schooling for children

Child Africa has already helped more than 10,000 children in Uganda get a primary education and beyond that for some children. You can learn more about the incredible work they do and how their focus on teaching honesty and integrity to counter corruption sets them apart from your traditional charity organization by visiting their website.

As we continue to grow, we aim to increase our support for both Better Globe AS and Child Africa. By joining us in this journey, you can help uplift underprivileged children while contributing to sustainable development in East Africa in a way that is as sustainable for your economy as it is for the environment.

Join Us in Making a Difference

Invest and Health invites you to support Child Africa and consider becoming a Better Globe customer. Together, we can create lasting change in the lives of children and communities in need while building a greener future for generations to come. And we can do all this and more in an environmentally and financially sustainable way.