Trees for Tigray

Objectives:

• Reforestation of eroded hills and barren areas to fight erosion and reclamation of cultivated farmland. additional benefits are development of biodiversity and positive impact on climate. These activities provide long term benefit.
• Support for farmers that participate in reforestation activities with water harvesting for vegetable and fruit tree plantation. This increases the nutrition situation of participants as short term benefit.
• Training of farmers in vegetable cultivation and fruit tree fosterage.

Actions:

The foundation works in close collaboration with the agricultural authority in Adwa and local peasant associations. Activities include:

• Donation of water pumps and hoses, vegetable seeds and fruit tree seedlings.
• Construction of small damns, water reservoirs and ponds for water conservation.
• Construction of river diversions and canals for gravity irrigation of agricultural land.
• Reforestation of at least 100 hectare forest areas annually.
• Purchase of tools and equipment for training centers.
• Donation of honey extractors to increase honey harvest and quality.

Since 2006 we finance a fruit tree nursery to produce fruit tree seedlings for all 17 peasant associations in the Adwa area. By 2007 we have supported 10 out of the 17 peasant associations, such as:

• Construction of dam and vegetable plantation at Bete Yohannes
• Construction of dam and vegetable plantation at Bete Yohannes
• Construction of dam and vegetable plantation at Maytium
• Construction of dam and vegetable plantation at Wedi Keshi
• Construction of dam and vegetable plantation at Salam
• Construction of dam and vegetable plantation at Weyenti
• Construction of dam and vegetable plantation at Simret
• Construction of dam and vegetable plantation at Soloda
• Construction of dam and vegetable plantation at Adis Alem
• Vegetable plantation at Mariam Shewito
• Support for fruit tree nursery at Soloda
• supply of 20 water pumps in total and material for honey production
• so far reforestation of a total of 450 hectares  

Project expenditures in CHF:

Supply of water pumps, equipment for water harvesting activities, vegetable seeds and fruit tree seedlings:

2004: 34'390.-- (effective)

2005: 52'000.-- (effective)

2006: 94'400.-- (effective)

2007: 121'000.-- (effective)

2008: 140'000.-- (effective)

2009: 225'700.-- (effective)

2010: 140'000.-- (budget)

Project area Successful vegetable plantation

Bete Yohannes building of the dam 2005 Stones for the dam - also women's work Irrigation thanks to a water pump Honey extractor for increased yield and quality

Reforestation Dam in Bete Johannes Vegetables in Maytium Garlic harvest

Dam in Debre Genet Vegetables in Laley Legomti Water pump in use