Hill reforestation projects
Objectives:
- Sustainable fight of erosion by reforestation of bare hills as long term objective.
- Enhance nutrition situation and living conditions by vegetable plantation and fruit tree propagation. This is implemented mainly with the females of the peasant association.
Actions:
The foundation works in close collaboration with the local agriculture offices and the local peasant associations. So far the following peasant associations have been supported:
- Denkaka (reforestation of 60 hectares)
- Hidi (reforestation of 80 hectares)
- Boreto-Gerade (reforestation of 130 hectares)
- Dimtu (reforestation of 30 hectares and protection of water source area for the well important Dama river)
Project expenditures in CHF:
For nursery equipment, water reservoir, vegetable seeds, etc:
2004: 3'609.-- (additional support by Helvetas with 15'000.--)
2005: 44'000.-- (effective)
2006: 41'100.-- (effective)
2007: 76'500.-- (effective)
2008: 95'000.-- (budget)
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  Vegetable plantation at nursery | |  Denkaka hill before reforesting | |  Denkaka hill side from far / 2003 | |  Denkaka hill side in green / after 2 years! |
 Women and children growing tree seelings | |  Denkaka hill in 2007 | |  Tree nursery in Denkaka | |  Vegetables Seeds for women in Denkaka |
 Vegetables Seeds for women in Hidi | |  Tree nursery in Hidi | |  Hidi hill with area closure: 20ha reforested | |  Eroded hill and crater lake at Hidi |
 Gerado-Boreto hill: totally eroded | |  Tree nursery in Boreto | |  Vegetables Seeds for women in Boreto | |  First step reforested Boreto |
 Start ploughing for tree nursery Dimtu | |  Start preparing vegetables seed beds in Dimtu | |  First seeds from production in Dimtu | |  Finished vegetables beds in Dimtu |