Volunteer initiative · Khartoum, Sudan

Green Khartoum الخرطوم خضراء

We plant today… for a greener tomorrow.

A youth-led volunteer initiative planting trees and flowers, and greening streets, schools and public squares across Khartoum.

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The beginning

It all started with a seed

In a city worn down by dust and heat, a group of young people decided to plant a first seedling near the meeting of the two Niles. A small step — but it was the beginning.

Growing

Street by street

Every week volunteers head out with seedlings and tools. Trees rise along streets, schools and the banks of the Nile, and residents join in to water and care for them.

The impact

A greener Khartoum

Small actions add up. Every tree shades a street, every garden gives the city a place to breathe. This is the Khartoum we are planting together.

1,200+Trees & plants

120+Volunteers

20+Sites & projects

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Trees & plants

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Schools

Sites & projects

What We Do

Working together for a greener, more beautiful Khartoum.

Tree Planting

We choose suitable sites, plant trees and care for them along streets and in public parks.

Flower Planting

We beautify public spaces with flowers and plants to bring life and colour.

Greening Schools

We help schools create healthy, attractive green environments for their students.

Community Engagement

We believe real change starts with the community and its participation.

Why Khartoum?

Our city deserves to be greener and more beautiful.

We believe environmental improvement begins with practical action from inside the community: a tree planted on a street, flowers added to a school yard, a public space brought back to life.

We involve young people, schools and neighbourhoods in building a new culture of caring for the city — because a green Khartoum is not a distant dream, but small daily work that adds up.

Less heat and dust on our streets
Healthy, beautiful public spaces
A community culture of caring for the city

About the initiative

Our journey

From a small idea… to a community initiative

2024
The idea

It started with a conversation between friends about the state of the streets after summer, and a simple question: why don't we start?
2024
First volunteers

The first ten volunteers joined through friends and social media, and we agreed on the first planting site.
2025
First tree

We planted our first neem tree on a side street. It was small, but it was the beginning.
2025
First project

Our first complete project: the Africa Road median — 60 trees and 22 volunteers over four work days.
2026
Working with schools

We launched the school-greening programme with school administrations and students, so students themselves care for the plants.
2026
A bigger community

Today the team has more than a hundred volunteers, projects in several neighbourhoods, and a network of schools and supporters.