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)

Lume (reforestation of 102 hectares Jatropha trees)

Gimbichu (reforestation of 75 hectares and protection of water source area of Mojo river)

Gango (reforestation of 75 hectares)

Weliso (production of seedlings to reforest 90 hectares)

Sire (production of seedlings to reforest 75 hectares)

Hada Gurati (reforestation of 40 hectares)

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: 209'000.-- (effective)

2009: 189'400.-- (effective)

2010: 150'000.-- (budget)

Project area

Denkaka: the vegetation is developing

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