By Marie Marthe Saint Cyr | Executive Director
Nothing amazes us more in July than the greening of the south that looked burnt after Hurricane Mathew in October 2016. In July the board, staff and local partners met to assess where we are and review our strategy moving forward. Our july partner meeting was amid lush green gardens, budding coconut trees. ALthough we sat under tarps blowing in the wind we were aware that "la nature a horreur du vide" and our reforrestation policy and continuous effort is the path to a better future.
Our first priority after the storm was to replant in partnership with our farming partners and our second was reviving the lost of our nurseries holding 320,000 trees prior to October 2016. SADN, Association for the development of Nippes has began to regroup as a community and started planting again. They have provided plants and has generated revenue providing young seedling to the community dwellers who, with their renewed awareness want to replace their lost trees.
Our tree inventory is today as listed in the chart of production:
Organization planting goal quantity yr 1 distributed production 2 Total
APCE 20,000 21,250 21,000 21,000
IPTKSK 20,000 20,000 17,100 17,100
OFARIB 20,000 20,000 19,500 19,500
AFESKA 20,000 17,000 17,000 17,000
AB4CV 120,000 52,200 52,000 59,663 111,663
OCHEK 20,000 19,500 19,000 19,000
APTK 60,000 57,566 51,521 51,521
SADN 120,000 47,660 47,660 41,500 89,160
ACHLAP 20,000 13,600 - 1,800 15,400
OFAMMA 20,000 15,854 - 2,996 18,850
Total 440,000 149,950 145,600 105,959 380,194
Principal trees planted are cedar, citrus and doliv.
We are 86.40% completed in our goal and has planted 38% of the seedlings are of maturity to plant and has been planted.
Each partner and members of their grassroot organization realize that without a renewed agro forestry, balance to provide shelter, guard from erosion and provide food, life as we know it is at risk in Haiti. The community rallies to produce our nurseries using the resources within reach and is making for an improved environment, driver of our survival.
We thank you for making it possible with your help and support. we are in this together!
We are well on our way to making up the lost of Jonas and
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By Marie Marthe Saint Cyr | Executive Director
By Marie Marthe Saint Cyr | Executive Director
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