The birth of a child comes with a bundle of endless joy for the family. Why don’t we also include our Mother Earth in the celebrations. In cultures all around the World there  is a tradition to plant a tree as a gift for the Earth from the new born.
Be it Japan where the Hitachi-Omiya City has been celebrating every new born with the planting of a tree, “Raising Children, Raising Trees: The Spirit Is the Same.” Or Dharhara village in Bihar, India where a fruit tree is planted whenever a girl child is born. Or Wales, where every child birth since 2018 is celebrated with 2 trees being planted by the government, one in Wales and the other in Mbale, Uganda in a special area designated to be restored as a forest. Piplantri village of Rajasthan has set a new benchmark with every girl child’s birth accompanied by the planting of 111 trees.
The planting of a tree when a child is born, is giving her/him a friend that grows with them. One they can come back to whenever they want and one that will love them selflessly throughout its life. The joy of watching it grow, each new leaf, flower or fruit is truly endless.
Give us a chance to plant a tree for you, geo-tagged so that you can watch it grow, with regular updates sent to you. Or come and see it yourself, whenever you feel the urge to connect with your friend.