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Trees planted to
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Haiti Update,
Trees
for the Future 2012 Plan of Action and Budget,
December, 2011 In
2011, Trees for the Future's Haiti Program delivered
three critical services - tree planting, agroforestry,
and agricultural assistance - to local farmers in three
regions of the country: the Arcadine Coast, Chaine des
Chaos, and Gonaives. Our program provided direct
assistance to 450 farmers and their families living in
extreme poverty, and our work touched the lives of
another 2,800 community members. To date, our Haiti
Program has established 21 tree nurseries and one
central nursery that have produced approximately
1,500,000 seedlings. Roughly 800,000 of those seedlings
were planted during May, June, and July, and the rest
will be planted during the winter rainy season. In
addition to tree-planting, our dedicated Haiti staff
conducted 20 training sessions, providing 450
participant with training materials and practical,
on-the-ground knowledge of agroforestry and sustainable
agriculture. Our staff also advanced environmental
education by teaching conservation practices to 150
children in Gonaives.
To find out more about the
Haiti program, go to
http://plant-trees.org/projects/haiti.htm.
Haiti Update,
Trees
for the Future Newsletter, February 16, 2011
This past January 12,
Haiti and the world recognized the one year anniversary
of the catastrophic earthquake which destroyed the
capital, killed over 200,000 people, and left millions
homeless. Compounded with the cholera outbreak and
political and social problems, the country is dealing
with serious challenges on the road ahead. Looking back
on 2010, the Haiti program achieved some major
accomplishments. Over 3000 local people participated,
were educated in agroforestry and planted over 1.75
million trees in their fields, courtyards, communal
areas, and along degraded rivers and hillsides. Through
the agriculture program, which developed as part of the
Yélé-Vert partnership, farmers also received over 500
kilos of agriculture seeds including beans, corn,
peppers, melons, tomatoes and eggplants.
Our success in 2010 is propelling our Haiti program into
2011. We will work with farmers to plant over 2 million
trees and continue to develop more sustainable and
profitable agroforestry systems. However, while we will
be working with over 600 families, there are thousands
more asking for our help. The only way to expand our
program and meet the needs of more people is through
your support. To find out more about our Haiti program,
go to
http://plant-trees.org/projects/haiti.htm.
Haiti Update, Trees
for the Future Newsletter, April 15, 2010
Hope for
Haiti
On January 12 one of the
most destructive natural disasters in history devastated
a country already suffering from rampant poverty,
malnutrition and environmental degradation. As a
consequence of the earthquake
Haiti is seeing a mass migration of suddenly
homeless and desperate people out of Port-au-Prince back
to the rural regions. However, the degraded, overused
land in these areas struggles to even support the
permanent residents there. Therefore, as reported in
many sources, we expect to see drastic
increases in malnutrition, sickness and unemployment
throughout the country.
Nevertheless, here at TREES we have seen a lot to give
us hope. Haiti is slowly rebuilding and Timote has been
playing a crucial role in bringing relief efforts to the
specific communities where we are working. In addition
to supplying tree seeds to restore degraded lands, TREES
is supplying vegetable seeds to provide short-term
relief to people suffering from malnutrition.
In spite of all the damage and loss, there are numerous
communities throughout Haiti who are requesting to
participate in Trees for the Future's program. Thanks to
overwhelming support from our members and business
partners, we will be able to assist them in hillside
restoration, soil improvement and training new people in
agroforestry techniques.
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