2017 ICT4D Conference

TIST - Planting Trees and Improving Agriculture for Better Lives. TIST empowers Small Groups of subsistence farmers in countries such as Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and India to reverse the devastating effects of deforestation, drought, and famine. Since 1999, TIST participants have been identifying local sustainable development goals that include tree planting and sustainable agriculture. TIST creates a communication and administrative structure that also addresses health (including HIV/AIDS), education, and nutrition. TIST expects to provide long-term revenue for the Small Group participants through the sale of greenhouse gas credits (GhG). TIST responds to problems faced by two-thirds of the world. TIST Small Groups are always finding better ways of working together, planting trees, and farming and selling their carbon credits through digital content.