100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador

by Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
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100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador
100,000 Fruit Trees for El Salvador

Summary

The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation is striving to bring 100,000 fruit trees to the people of El Salvador. Together with the community, local non-profits, and municipalities, we will bring fruitful trees & horticultural training to areas affected by deforestation, violence, & poverty. Trees will be planted at schools, farmer's cooperatives & community centers, bringing sustainable nutrition & income to struggling families & communities, and training to provide information on planting aftercare.

$20,000
total goal
$4,970
remaining
153
donors
2
monthly donors
3
fundraisers
9
years

Challenge

Deforestation & soil erosion in El Salvador has had serious environmental, social, & economic impacts, and is something that affects mostly the rural population with nearly one million Salvadorans living in poverty & over 50% of El Salvador unsuitable for food cultivation.

Solution

FTPF will help family incomes & health by distributing fruit trees to low-income areas to provide a sustainable source of nutrition & help clean the air. FTPF will combat deforestation by incorporating native tree varieties such as the Ojushte/Breadnut tree in the reforestation effort of rural forests. FTPF provides workshops with our professional arborists on horticultural training & aftercare, as well as information on the importance of trees to the community & the environment.

Long-Term Impact

Bringing 100,000 trees to El Salvador provides a long-term, inexpensive & sustainable solution to multiple urgent needs. As the trees grow to maturity, the communities will be enriched by their young forests & community members will have free fruit to add to their diets. Mature fruit trees prevent erosion, create wildlife habitat, contribute to global cooling, provide nutritious food & improve air quality. For generations thousands of people in El Salvador will benefit from the new food forests

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Organization Information

Fruit Tree Planting Foundation

Location: Pittsburgh, PA - USA
Website:
Facebook: Facebook Page
Twitter: @FTPFdotorg
Project Leader:
Cem Akin
Executive Director
Pittsburgh , PA United States
$15,030 raised of $20,000 goal
 
450 donations
$4,970 to go
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