One Tree Per Child | National Tree Day

The aim of One Tree Per Child is to get every child to plant at least one tree before they leave school.

The One Tree Per Child campaign has already planted hundreds of thousands of trees and shrubs in over 10 countries (and counting).

The benefits for children
As a child grows so does their tree.

This connection between the child and their tree leads to increased environmental awareness and care.

Planting a tree is often a child's first act of volunteering for their community

Tree planting gives children 'a sense of belonging'. When they're planting a tree or a shrub the child is literally putting down roots in their community.

Psychological research shows a correlation between childhood contact with nature and better mental health.

Planting a tree empowers children into realising that they can make a personal difference for wildlife our soil and the environment.

When a child's tree grows it also increases its beneficial contribution to wildlife our soil and the environment. The tree can also provide shade.

Want to get involved?

It's as easy as one two tree!

Learn how your family school community group and local council can get involved.

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Our First Tree

'One Tree Per Child' was started by Olivia Newton-John and Jon Dee the original founders of Australia's highly successful 'National Tree Day'.

During the first 12 years over 10 million native trees and shrubs were planted across Australia and hundreds of thousands of children were involved.

'One Tree Per Child' is a community-interest social enterprise that's administered by Jon Dee the co-Founder and Global Director of the initiative. One Tree Per Child is operated on a not-for-profit basis and Jon volunteers his time for the initiative.

In Australia the initiative is managed on our behalf by the DoSomething charity. At the local level the initiative is run by local councils and schools that sign up to run the initiative in their local community.

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2024 - One Tree Per Child joins Forces with Garden Centres of Australia

The new campaign will have One Tree Per Child celebrity supporters asking Grandparents and Parents to take their children to a local Garden Centre.

The aim? To get them to buy a tree shrub or fruit tree that they can plant together in their garden at home.

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