By Marie Marthe Saint Cyr | Executive Director
Planting trees remain a priority year in and year out. Assessing the need for reforrestation in Haiti has not changed. For many communities however, the level of green is changing. As per the south where Mathew destroyed the green cover, what a change we have seen with the returning of the green cover.
Currently the Lambi Fund has 8 active projects in the south of the Country with a goalof planting 486,000 new trees. The goal of each organization varies from 20,000 to 120,000. Consider KPM, Kombit Peyizan Mak, who fell in love not only with the concept of reforrestationn but also with the changes it made in their community. For one thing sharing the nursery experience with community dwellers raised considerabe awareness. It is not unlikely for a youngster to see a growing orange tree and not take it, wrap it and replant it where it would be protected till maturity. They understand that every tree counts and they have responsibility to keep the community green.
KPM had a goal of planting 60,000 new trees. At the end of their projected first year they produced 71,512 over 19% of their from 11 species of trees, familiar to the area. They distributed a total of 31,446 new seedlings ready for transfering to their permanent location; and 24,543 last December. 91 members of the organization and other community members benefited. They encountered a period of time off drought where rain was scarse and they lost nearly 32% of the new plants. As the weather conditions changed, a new set goal of producing 40,000 trees was envisioned. The mobilization has started to prepare the seedling bags. There are 17,500 ready to be seeded. the goal is to seed 2000 mahogany and two pound of coffee to germinate. As of today, 143 small coffee trees are already in seedling forms. By the end of May all the seedlings would have been planted.
KPM is one of the 8 projects that will continue to evolve with the hope that we will see greater greener both i forest ans fruit trees serving the purpose of improved lives in Haiti.
Thank you so much for being an active part of the change we live everyday. Thanks for your help and your support.
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