Stories, News & Insights
Explore the latest news from VIA Foundation and updates from the portfolio.
1:25Introducing Restore Local: Big Change Starts Small
How locally led restoration works, and why the organisations closest to the land are the ones best placed to bring it back.
5:26Mangroves Tell a Story, Please Listen — Hen Mpoano
Hen Mpoano, one of the Ghanaian organisations in VIA's portfolio, on restoring the coastal mangroves that shelter their communities.
5:09Bringing Burundi's Land Back to Life
How one Burundian business is turning restoration into a livelihood, and degraded hillsides back into productive land.
3:38This Rwandan Community Is Fighting to Save Their Land
A Rwandan community works to protect a landscape that is both their livelihood and a national treasure.
3:01Timeless Knowledge: Indigenous Women Restoring Kenya's Mau Forest
In Kenya's Mau Forest, indigenous women are drawing on generations of knowledge to bring degraded land back to life.
2024 Annual Impact Report: A Decade of Restoration Finance in Africa
VIA Foundation's 2024 Annual Impact Report reviews a decade of restoration finance across the continent, covering 131+ funded projects and over $28M in deployed capital.
How One Woman is Leading the Restoration of 10,000 Hectares in Tanzania
Amina Njau started with three seedlings and a dream. Today her cooperative employs 340 women and has restored a watershed sustaining five villages in the Kilosa district.
Financing the AFR100 Commitment: Opportunities and Pathways
This publication examines the financing gap standing between AFR100's pan-African restoration pledge and its 2030 targets, and sets out the blended finance pathways VIA Foundation believes can close it.
Satellite Technology Transforms How Africa Measures Restoration
VIA Foundation's monitoring framework combines satellite imagery with community data.
VIA Foundation Joins Global Coalition for Nature-Based Solutions at COP29
VIA Foundation has joined the Global Coalition for Nature-Based Solutions, a coalition of restoration financiers, NGOs, and governments committing to coordinated action ahead of COP29.
Blended Finance Model Unlocks $12M for Sahel Restoration
A first-of-its-kind financial structure de-risks investment in dryland ecosystems.
Training 5,000 Youth as Africa's Next Generation of Restoration Leaders
A pan-African training program builds ecological expertise and creates green jobs.