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Help our community plant 20,000 trees to protect our environment, feed our children and generate income to lift ourselves out of extreme poverty.
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Situation
Climate change has led to drought and erratic rainfall, soil erosion, dust and reduced soil fertility, and an increase in crop diseases and pests. Subsistence farmers dependent on rainfall for their crops are particularly vulnerable to widespread malnutrition and hunger, especially amongst children.
Solution
By planting trees and teaching about natural reforestation methods on community land such as schools we will improve soil by reducing erosion, improve soil fertility from land cover, improved livelihoods and nutrition from fruit trees, generate income to support vulnerable children and their families and educate our school children. We will also establish community bee hives to both protect the trees from being cut down for firewood and to provide income from honey and beeswax.
