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Impact Report 2024/25

Ripple Africa works across six districts of Malawi delivering integrated environment, education, agriculture and healthcare programmes. Their 2024/25 impact report covers 26.5 million trees planted since 2004, 736 km of Lake Malawi shoreline protected by fishing communities, 127,000 households with fuel-efficient cookstoves, and over 2 million people experiencing improved quality of life. Their model is built on community ownership — 6,394 local volunteers and 910 staff.

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Tree planting, fish conservation, forest conservation, fuel-efficient cookstoves, pre-schools, primary and secondary schools, dispensary healthcare, disabilities rehabilitation, clean water, library and literacy, sweet potato farming, community clubs, menstrual cups, family planning

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 26.5 million trees planted since 2004; 2,866,797 seedlings planted in 2024/25
Key Metric 2 470 fishing communities protecting 736 km of Lake Malawi shoreline; 340 sq km of forest protected
Key Metric 3 127,000 households helped to build fuel-efficient cookstoves; 2 million+ people experiencing improved quality of life

Key Outcomes

  • 5,214 Beach Village Committee members protecting 133 fish breeding areas; juvenile fish numbers increasing in protected zones
  • 2,667 fuel-efficient cookstoves built in Lake Malawi National Park funded by UNESCO; 135,000 biochar briquettes produced and tested
  • 910 full-time or part-time staff and 6,394 local volunteers active; 249 broken boreholes repaired; 1,146 children in pre-schools daily

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Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
5,999 active volunteers contributed 776,242 hours in 2025/26
Key Metric 2
137 winter maintenance projects across 45 canals; 109 lock gates replaced
Key Metric 3
101,640 children participated in Explorers/STEM outdoor learning, including 67,896 water-safety participants
Over 80% of the network kept fully open despite drought.
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Key Metric 1
The Eco-Schools programme reached over 1.4 million pupils, with 2,162 schools awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
326,000 volunteers pledged to the Great British Spring Clean, picking up 425,626 bags of rubbish, supported by 288 local authorities and parish councils
Key Metric 3
2,227 Green Flag Awards given to parks and green spaces in the UK; 151 beaches given a Blue Flag and/or Seaside Award
98.3% of educators felt the Eco-Schools programme significantly supports young people's development of 'green skills'
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Key Metric 1
First known breeding success of spoonbills in the Norfolk Broads in around 400 years, recorded at Hickling Broads and Marshes
Key Metric 2
Over 60 nature reserves managed across Norfolk, with land owned or managed for wildlife exceeding 5,000 hectares
Key Metric 3
1,500 volunteers helped protect wildlife across the county during the year
New urban nature reserve co-designed with the local community, expanding accessible green space in Norfolk
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Key Metric 1
61,819 native oysters deployed across UK restoration projects in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
15,064 people participated in the Beachwatch beach clean programme, submitting 1,256 litter surveys — the highest in the programme's 31-year history
Key Metric 3
17,613 young people engaged through in-person or online youth programme sessions
£11.5 billion Ofwat investment package secured for storm overflow cuts in England and Wales following sustained MCS advocacy