ITF was formed in Kenya in 1922 when Richard St Barbe Baker and Chief Josiah Njonjo formed ÔWatu wa MitiÕ Ð the People of the Trees. This became the society of the Men of the Trees, a worldwide organisation that promoted forest conservation and tree planting on a huge scale. To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of this founding, ITF is running its Watu Wa Miti campaign, with a target of planting 5 million trees. The project works with local community groups across Kenya to restore degraded forest lands, increase tree cover on farmland around forests, and engage the next generation of tree planters in environmental stewardship. Focusing on forest restoration, agroforestry, and tree planting in schools, this programme has been designed to reflect the multiple uses of trees in the landscape, used by people and wildlife alike. We believe that true forest conservation works best when communities are engaged and see the benefits of this work. In fact, the Watu Wa Mitu campaign is as much about the people as it is the trees. Therefore, this campaign is not only restoring vital, yet degraded, forests across Kenya: it is also supporting local livelihoods. This can be seen in the small economic enterprises that come out of the community tree nurseries, the farmers who gain increased income through tree nursery activities, agroforestry and in some case by growing crops around the young trees, and the local women groups who use their income in their own Savings and Loans schemes, supporting members during times of trouble and enabling others to invest in small business enterprises.