Pwojè pou plante Yon milyon pyebwa (1 million).

Lambi Fund of Haiti and Green Belt Movement Partner for to Plant of 1 Million Trees in Haiti

Published on: July 23rd, 2008 04:17am by: ffabulous1

Miami, FL (OPENPRESS) July 24, 2008 -- Haiti’s contribution to the world includes being the first black republic in the world (and the first country in the Western hemisphere to abolish slavery completely) and being the native land of Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable who is credited and recognized as being the founder of Chicago.

Despite its rich history and vibrant Haitian art, deforestation and economical and political oppression severely threatens the country. Described by one recent U.N. report as “one of the most degraded countries in the world” less than one percent of Haiti’s forests remain as a result of deforestation, leaving many to call Haiti a Caribbean desert. The critical issue of deforestation has caused periodic flooding most recently from 2004’s tropical storm Jeanne, which left over 3,000 Haitians dead in floods and mudslides. Other environmental issues such as climate change, global warming, and soil erosion not only threatens Haiti but the world as a whole.

Recognizing this pressing global issue, Lambi Fund of Haiti and the Green Belt Movement has created a partnership to plant one million trees in Haiti over the next two to three years.

The grassroots partnership between the two non-profits implements a reforestation project that not only plants one million trees on the island but also creates solidarity between Kenya and Haiti to share best practices. Since Kenya's reality is far different from that of Haiti, the reforestation effort will consist of educating Kenyans about Haiti's situation.

Likewise, Lambi Fund’s trip to Kenya will teach them about their own approaches and best practices, and both countries will use the experiences to develop strategies to approach Haiti's realities.

Over the past 20 years, the U.S. Agency for International Development has planted 60 million trees in Haiti, but since 71% of the energy used in Haiti comes from charcoal, the residents are left to chop down 10 to 20 million trees each year just to make and sell charcoal for food and other uses. Therefore, the partnership will also implement a mutual exchange program to organize tree-planting in Haiti and provide training and technical assistance to the country’s grassroots leaders so that all funded communities plant at least 10,000 trees. Ultimately, the financial support of donors and social change philanthropists will strengthen the reforestation movement and help exceed the goal of planting one million trees in Haiti within the next two to three years.

Lambi Fund of Haiti’s mission is to assist the popular democratic movement in Haiti and provide financial resources, training, and technical assistance to peasant-led community organizations that promote the social and economic empowerment of the Haitian people.

Their programs focus on sustainable development, community micro-credit, animal husbandry, restoring environmental integrity, and organizational and leadership training.

Founded by Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai, The Greenbelt Movement works through networks of rural women and has planted over thirty million trees across Kenya since 1977.

For more information and to become a financial donor to the partnership, please visit www.LambiFund.org or email info@LambiFund.org.

Contact:

Fabiola Fleuranvil of Blueprint Creative Group
(404) 437-0078
Fabiola@BlueprintCreativeGroup.com
www.BlueprintCreativeGroup.com

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It is unrealistic to think that tree planting will solve the problem of erosion and deforestation in haiti.To solve the problem you have to attack it at the root which is lack of energy to sustain the lives of the haitians.The people do not cut the tree because they do not care, they have to eat and to eat you have to cook the food.

Planting tree is one solution ,but it is not the total solutions.If the international community wanted really to help they would install factory in haiti to produce solar oven ;electric oven.They would build power plant that use wind. geothermal, solar to provide the energy they need.haiti needs technical assistance to build more hydro electric plant,to irrigate the fertile lands,to provide good tehnical education to the young people so they can produce what they need.

Pwoblèm yo se lan tèt nou yo ye.
Se lan tèt nou tou pou solisyon yo soti.

Plante pap rezoud pwoblèm nan, men li nesesè pou plante pou komanse rezoud li.

"Peti ta peti lwazo fè son ni"

Si chak moun ki finn manje yon mango te pran abitid foure grenn mango an lan tè olye li lage l lan lari oubyen lan fatra.

Menmsi tout grenn sayo pa jèmen, men ou gen yon chans enpe ladanyo vinn tounen pye mango.

Sak pi enteresan se ke pwojè saa se yon oganizasyon ayisyen ki lan tèt ansanm ak yon oganizasyon kenyen.
Mwen poko janm wè yon kolaborasyon konsa.
Se yon bon komansman pou moun sid ap ede moun sid.

Youn sèvi ak eksperyans lòt.
Se bèl bagay wi!!!!!!!!!

Wi pwogram saa se youn premye pa,men tou ou plante youn milyon pye bwa jodya epi populatyon yan vinn double nan 20 lane epi ou pa resoud pwoblem chabon an;yo pral koupe tout pye bwa ou te plante yo.Se sa ki fè mwen di se pou nou ale nan rasinn pwoblem lan.Fok nou jwen youn alternatif a chabon bwa a.

Mwen dako avè w, kanmarad.
Se nou tout ki pou voye pye.
Lan pwen gouvenman ki pral regle pwoblèm peyi a.
Se sitwayen lan tout klass ki pou mete men.

"lan pwen gouvenman ki pral regle pwoblem peyi ya"

Se vre san patisipatyon tou moun nan tout klass youn gouvenman pap jan ka resoud pwoblen men tou sitoyen yo pou kont yo pa ka regle pwoblem yo si a la tet peyi ya se youn bann san konsyans , san visyon ki genyen.se sak fè mwen di fok nou fè atansyon pou prochenn fwa nou konnen ki moun nap chwazi ki pou dirije peyi ya.paske youn kò san tet pa ka mache.