Let's Plant Trees in Haiti, Together!

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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