What is Green Shoots?
Climate change is happening now and its effects are clear to see. Cycles of drought and floods are growing in frequency and intensity. Green Shoots offers a community of support to the small-hold farmers on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
![Mung beans, that are able to grow in this arid part of Kenya’s Tana River county thanks to irrigation pumps channelling water to the farmland.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/activism_step/public/media/images/2024-02/RS68171__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-23T08:55:15+00:00)
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A movement for change
Green Shoots is our movement for people who want to tackle the effects of climate change from the ground up.
![A treadle pump helps to irrigate crops in Malawi](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/activism_step/public/media/images/2024-02/RS56408__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T16:42:32+00:00)
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Climate Smart Solutions
Green Shoots supports smart solutions to the problems caused by floods, drought and other climate disasters — helping to transform bare fields into bountiful harvests.
![Programme Participants welcome Concern staff to their groundnut plot outside Mathonko in Sierra Leone's Port Loko district](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/activism_step/public/media/images/2024-02/RS69843__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-23T11:42:47+00:00)
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Mobilising support
Your donation will fund tailor-made farming innovations that are helping communities to adapt their livelihoods to the specific climate challenges they are facing.
Here's how your monthly donation can help
Select an amount:
€40
€40 could go towards the tools and seeds needed to help rebuild livelihoods following climate disasters.
€104
€104 could equip farmers with Climate Smart Farming Kits including drought resilient seeds and essential tools to transform their farming practices.
€250
€250 could go towards a Flood Tolerant House. A vulnerable family can raise their house to protect from flooding and introduce homestead gardens.
Other
Select your own amount
![A farmer in Kenya winnows mung beans](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2024-02/RS68158__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T11:44:06+00:00)
![A village chief in Malawi, stands in front of crops grown using Climate Smart Agriculture techniques.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-06/Man%20with%20maize%20crops.jpg?changed=2023-06-21T15:11:01+00:00)
![Farmers tending to waterlogged land in Somalia](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS79494__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:13:07+00:00)
![Mcfreson Aaron with solar powered water pump](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS70311__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:21:00+00:00)
![Aerial view of farmland in Malawi](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS70244__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:22:53+00:00)
![A farmer stands in front of her rice farm in northern Kenya.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2024-02/RS75341__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T11:42:19+00:00)
![Elvis tending to irrigated crops in Mwanza District, Malawi.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/Photo%201%20%281%29_0.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T10:21:34+00:00)
![A farmer in Malawi carris a spray pack to irrigate fields.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2024-02/RS56482__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T11:26:04+00:00)
![A farmer in Kenya winnows mung beans](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2024-02/RS68158__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T11:44:06+00:00)
![A village chief in Malawi, stands in front of crops grown using Climate Smart Agriculture techniques.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-06/Man%20with%20maize%20crops.jpg?changed=2023-06-21T15:11:01+00:00)
![Farmers tending to waterlogged land in Somalia](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS79494__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:13:07+00:00)
![Mcfreson Aaron with solar powered water pump](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS70311__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:21:00+00:00)
![Aerial view of farmland in Malawi](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS70244__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:22:53+00:00)
![A farmer stands in front of her rice farm in northern Kenya.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2024-02/RS75341__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T11:42:19+00:00)
![Elvis tending to irrigated crops in Mwanza District, Malawi.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/Photo%201%20%281%29_0.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T10:21:34+00:00)
![A farmer in Malawi carris a spray pack to irrigate fields.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2024-02/RS56482__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T11:26:04+00:00)
![A farmer in Kenya winnows mung beans](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2024-02/RS68158__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T11:44:06+00:00)
![A village chief in Malawi, stands in front of crops grown using Climate Smart Agriculture techniques.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-06/Man%20with%20maize%20crops.jpg?changed=2023-06-21T15:11:01+00:00)
![Farmers tending to waterlogged land in Somalia](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS79494__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:13:07+00:00)
![Mcfreson Aaron with solar powered water pump](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS70311__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:21:00+00:00)
![Aerial view of farmland in Malawi](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS70244__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:22:53+00:00)
![A farmer stands in front of her rice farm in northern Kenya.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2024-02/RS75341__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T11:42:19+00:00)
![Elvis tending to irrigated crops in Mwanza District, Malawi.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/Photo%201%20%281%29_0.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T10:21:34+00:00)
![A farmer in Malawi carris a spray pack to irrigate fields.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2024-02/RS56482__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T11:26:04+00:00)
![A farmer in Kenya winnows mung beans](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2024-02/RS68158__lpr.jpg?changed=2024-02-21T11:44:06+00:00)
![A village chief in Malawi, stands in front of crops grown using Climate Smart Agriculture techniques.](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-06/Man%20with%20maize%20crops.jpg?changed=2023-06-21T15:11:01+00:00)
![Farmers tending to waterlogged land in Somalia](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS79494__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:13:07+00:00)
![Mcfreson Aaron with solar powered water pump](https://admin.concern.net/sites/default/files/styles/moving_image_collage_mobile/public/media/images/2023-11/RS70311__lpr.jpg?changed=2023-11-08T16:21:00+00:00)
Green Shoots in Action
Bringing smart solutions to those who are hit hardest by climate change