Beyond the Trees: TGAS Shows Up for Communities in Practical, Human Ways

Presence before persuasion. A record of the everyday work TGAS does alongside its environmental programmes.

Four ways TGAS showed up for communities this year

150 security kits distributed

Each kit contained a torchlight, raincoat and protective footwear, handed to community members in Funtua, Katsina State.

Ramadan and Lent feeding

Meals delivered at correctional centres in Funtua, Suleja and Sabon Gari Kano during two significant seasons of the calendar.

Community football event

Organised in Jabiri, Funtua, bringing residents together around sport and TGAS' community presence.

Environmental sanitation drive

Cleanup activity conducted in Jabiri, connecting community wellbeing to environmental stewardship.

Why this story matters

Environmental work does not happen in isolation from community life. The communities where TGAS Foundation operates face real, daily challenges that go beyond access to green spaces. Engaging communities on environmental action requires first being present in their lives, earning trust and demonstrating that the foundation cares about people as much as it does about trees. TGAS made a deliberate choice to show up for the communities it works with in ways that go
beyond its primary programme focus.

What we did

TGAS Foundation engaged communities in Jabiri, Maigamji, Zamfarawa and Funtua through a range of activities designed to support community wellbeing and build lasting relationships. The foundation organised Ramadan and Lent feeding programmes at correctional centres in Funtua (Katsina State), Suleja (Niger State) and Sabon Gari, Kano, reaching inmates during significant periods of the calendar. In Jabiri, TGAS supported a community football event and organised environmental sanitation activities. The foundation also distributed 150 security kits, each containing a torchlight, raincoat and protective footwear, to community members in Funtua, Katsina State.

What changed as a result

Where it happened

Jabiri, Maigamji, Zamfarawa and Funtua (Katsina State); Suleja (Niger State); Sabon Gari, Kano.

Back the next chapter

Every tree, exercise book, and community kit in this story was funded by donors. Your gift keeps thework moving to the next school and the next neighbourhood.

Location

Jabiri, Maigamji, Zamfarawa and Funtua (Katsina
State); Suleja (Niger State); Sabon Gari, Kano.