Hombe, Iruri and Kabiruini residents in Nyeri County join Aga Khan Development Network staff and the Lions Clubs of Kenya in a tree planting exercise at Hombe area on Mt Kenya on December 9, 2013, as part of an initiative to reach 10 per cent forest cover by 2030. Photo/Joseph Kanyi
It is a bright Sunday morning on the slopes of Mount Kenya. The sun shines on the potato fields, highlighting the white and purple against the red earth of Hombe forest.
In a matter of minutes, scores of schoolchildren, women and men from the nearby villages mingle with staff from the Aga Khan Development Network, Lions Club (Nairobi and Nyeri) and Mountain Lodge Serena to plant 10,000 tree seedlings on four hectares of potato fields.
