How do you plant 400,000 date palm seeds?
At TREE Association, we believe the answer begins not with a shovel, but with dialogue—under a tree, with a community.
This year, TREE has taken on an ambitious yet deeply rooted mission: to plant 400,000 date palm seeds across Jashore. The symbolic and official launch of this journey began not in a hall or at a formal ceremony, but beneath the generous shade of a banyan tree, during a community gathering we call the TREE Dialogue.
Present at this intimate and inspiring launch were Abhaynagar’s Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) K.M. Abu Nawshad, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Mr. Shamim, and our own TREE Association Chairperson Md. Tayebur Rahman. But the most remarkable part of the event wasn’t in the speeches—it was in the questions.
In a refreshing departure from traditional formats, the dialogue took shape through children’s curious voices. One by one, they posed thoughtful, honest, and often surprising questions to the guests. And the guests responded—not with policy points, but with stories, reflections, and hopes for the future.
It wasn’t just a launch—it was a moment of shared understanding and inspiration, where generations connected through a shared dream: to green their surroundings and protect their future.
As we begin the work of sowing these hundreds of thousands of seeds, we carry with us the spirit of that banyan tree gathering—grounded in dialogue, nurtured by community, and reaching towards a more sustainable future for all.