ছায়ায় শীতল পৃথিবী
পথে পথে ছায়া, প্রাণে প্রাণে মায়া
A cooler world in every shade. We plant big shade trees where people gather — road junctions, bazars, bus stands, schools — protect them, and follow every single tree for two years on a live map.
Live from the field
Every tree, where it stands
Tap a tree to see its species, place, who planted it, when it was last checked and its latest photo.
A tree at the crossroads changes a whole town
Relief from killer heat
Heatwaves above 40 °C now hit northern Bangladesh every summer. A big canopy keeps the ground beneath several degrees cooler.
For people who work outdoors
Rickshaw and van pullers, day labourers, vendors, traffic police and farmers rest under the shade during the hottest hours.
Places people meet
A tree at the bazar or the junction becomes a meeting point — for elders, children waiting for school buses and travellers.
Cleaner, cooler air
A full-grown shade tree takes up about 22 kg of CO₂ a year, traps dust and cools the air around it.
Water and soil
Roots help rain soak into the ground, hold soil on roadsides and riverbanks, and reduce waterlogging.
Life returns
Birds, bees and squirrels come back to busy places; flowering trees like krishnachura bring colour to the whole town.
Planted, protected and proven alive
Choose the spot
A Treelancer picks a public place that needs shade and gets permission from the union parishad, bazar committee or institution.
Plant a big shade tree
Krishnachura, rain tree (koroi), banyan, neem, arjun, kadam — species that grow large and live long.
Protect it
A bamboo, brick or iron fence, a stake, and a local caretaker — a shopkeeper or neighbour — who waters it.
GPS photo on the map
The planting photo fixes the tree’s exact place on the live map, with its species, date and planter.
Two years of reports
Reports at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months — each a GPS photo taken at the tree (within 30 m).
Rewards for keeping it alive
Treelancers earn points for planting and for every report with the tree alive — up to 315 points per tree.
Not just planted — kept alive
Most roadside planting fails because nobody comes back. Chhaya pays Treelancers to come back — again and again for two years — and checks every visit.
- Every report is a photo taken at the tree; the GPS must be within 30 m of where it was planted.
- GCO reviews the reports; a false report earns nothing.
- A dead tree is reported, its cause noted, and a new tree planted in its place.
- Fences, stakes and a local caretaker protect each tree from goats, cattle and traffic.
- The map and the numbers on this page update by themselves — anyone can check.
Treelancer rewards per tree
Higher than our other programmes, because public trees are harder to keep alive.
| Planting with GPS photo and protection | 30 pts |
| 1 month report, tree alive | 20 pts |
| 3 months report, tree alive | 25 pts |
| 6 months report, tree alive | 30 pts |
| 12 months report, tree alive | 50 pts |
| 18 months report, tree alive | 60 pts |
| 24 months report, tree alive | 100 pts |
| Total over two years | 315 pts |
Trees planted
Where they stand
When grown, the trees alive today will take up about 22 kg of CO₂ every year.
A shade tree belongs to everyone
Union parishads and municipalities give the land and permission; bazar committees, schools and mosques adopt the trees; shopkeepers water them; donors sponsor them; Treelancers — young local volunteers — plant and report. Chhaya supports the government's social forestry and climate adaptation goals.
পথে পথে ছায়া, প্রাণে প্রাণে মায়া
Sponsor a shade tree for a crossroads near you, or become a Treelancer and earn by keeping one alive.
