Environment & Climate Poverty & Inclusion 2025
Ripple Africa

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

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

✅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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