Passing down what our ancestors knew about trees.

African Indigenous Academy teaches children and communities to know, grow and protect the indigenous and medicinal trees of the Lowveld.

A learner looking through binoculars on a field outing
A learner looking through binoculars on a field outing. Photo: Vusi Mathe

The medicinal garden

A living classroom of indigenous medicinal plants, where traditional knowledge is shared and recorded.

Tree planting

Growing and planting indigenous trees with families, schools and partners across the Lowveld.

Children and schools

Lessons outdoors that help children name the trees around them and understand why they matter.

What we do →

Hands examining green fruit on an indigenous branch
Hands examining green fruit on an indigenous branch. Photo: Vusi Mathe

Learning to name what we see

Marula, baobab, wild olive and fever tree: our guide gives each tree’s common, local and scientific names and how it has traditionally been used.

Explore the tree guide →

Learners at their desks in an Academy classroom
Learners at their desks in an Academy classroom. Photo: Vusi Mathe

Help a child grow a tree they will know by name.

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