Plant 40,000 Trees In Northern Rwanda

Dear Patrons,

We are so happy to thank you very much for all the support that you have provided so far for our Rwanda forestation project.
We are so excited to share with you the activity we are doing while we are waiting samplings 10,000 trees/saplings which are in a plant nursery to grow enough to be planted in land seven. For the first time we have planted 200 vetiver and we hope to plant as many as possible, the we will distribute to the population so that they can plant on their terraces to prevent erosions as well as to get additional benefits from vetiver.

Currently we are trying to do transplanting of vetiver ( see attached photos). Vetiver were common in our region for many years but currently they are disappearing and they were very important for our community. Vetiver is a climate friendly crop. Its cultivation method is mainly dependent on the rainfall. The vetiver grass is propagated both for erosion control and as housing material. Small farmers use vetiver as roofing material, as fodder and for protection of their fields from water runoff or from marauding animals. Cultivation of vetiver for 3-4 cycles improves sandy soils to a greater extent and makes them suitable for growing common agricultural crops more profitably.

Health Benefits of Vetiver water

Drinking vetiver water provides many health benefits to the body.
• In addition to being an antidote, this water is good for removing toxins from our body and for purifying the blood.
• Drinking this water eliminates digestive problems and improves the metabolic process.
• It has anti-oxidant properties and enhances immunity.
• Drinking and steaming water is very beneficial for fever and respiratory ailments.
• Vetiver water can be used to improve heart health and control blood pressure.

Other benefits of Vetiver

• Applying the oil extracted from Vetiver on the body eliminates body odor.
• Vetiver root mixed with turmeric and applied on the skin can eliminate skin ailments and cure excessive sweating and odor.
• A bed made of its roots is ideal for people with back pain.
• Vetiver is also used as an important ingredient in the manufacture of lotions and various soaps. From all this you can know about its medicinal value and its market position.

We request you to donate generously to our project so that we can keep working and achieve our goals. You could also consider doing a monthly recurring donation for our project, which will help us with our ongoing work. 

We thank you for everything that you have done for our project, and we look forward to your continued support.

Thanks and Best Regards.

Jean Damascene UWIZEYIMANA

RWAYDAVO President