Plant Trees and Strengthen Communities

Summary

Planting fruit and forest trees provides food, flood protection and restores the environment. Reforestation helps local communities eat and prosper and helps the earth reduce impacts of climate change

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Trees make a BIG difference in Haiti. For years, deforestation has worsened living conditions and destroyed the environment. Organizations in Northern Haiti want to improve livelihoods by planting trees to prevent soil erosion, provide sustenance from fruit and nutrients for the soil.

Activities

Help the Association of Bwa Bene of Veret (ABKV) plant 120,000 trees in 8 different communities by providing 3 agricultural technicians, seeds, tools and the training needed to build tree nurseries and manage sustainable reforestation.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $800
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $31,600
Total Funding Goal: $32,400

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

900 families will be more self-sufficient since trees decrease damage from hurricanes. The farmers will be able to plant crops again and feed their families. The entire earth benefits from the effects of reforestation in reducing climate change.

Project Message

"For us, there is nothing more serious than planting trees. Trees are our future. We now have the power to make better lives for ourselves."
- Joseph, Member of a reforestation organization

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in HaitiHaiti and can also be found under Climate Change (GG Green)Climate Change (GG Green).

For more information about Haiti, read the Human Development Report on Haiti or the Wikipedia entry for Haiti.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 29, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 22, 2009

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