By Jeannette van Bodegraven | GlobalGiving Head of Partnership
We said it before and we will continue saying it: reforestation can only be successful and sustainable if local people benefit. It goes without saying that WeForest involves local communities in all of its activities on the ground.
In Tigray we organized three community meetings in the past months to discuss how to make the new forests beneficial. People came up with several ideas, including honey production, timber from eucalyptus and fodder for cattle, goats and sheep. Besides these income generating activities, the reforestation project also creates real jobs: 20 people are involved in seed collection, 19 are employed in tree nurseries, 500 people will be paid to help plant the tree seedlings once they are ready and it is raining, 30 people will take care of the seedlings and the project will employ 4 guards. All in all, the project directly creates extra income for 573 people and their families.
Please have a look at the attached planting report in which you will find photos of the community meetings, and of the first planting site where forest restoration will start as soon as the rains begin.
Enjoy reading the report and please contact us if you have questions or would like to hear more about the reforestation project in Tigray, Ethiopia. Thank you for supporting WeForest and for Making Earth Cooler.
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