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HAPPY MBEWE�FLEAT MALAWI �MEMBER

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POP MALAWI��

COMMUNITY-LED AFFORESTATION AND REFORESTATION PROJECT

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH FOREST

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HAPPY MBEWE

mbewewhappy75@gmail.com

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THE GOAL

THE GOAL IS TO ALLOW COMMUNITIES LEARN FROM THE TREE PLANTING ACTIVITIES AND REPLICATE THEM AT HOME.

DO WITH THE PEOPLE. NOT FOR THE PEOPLE. IGNITE!!!!

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OBJECTIVES

  • TO RAISE THREE TREE NURSERIES WITH THE COMMUNITIES
  • PLANT 15,000 TREES WITH THE COMMUNITIES BY FEBRUARY 2024
  • PROMOTE CLIMATE LITERANCY IN THE COMMUNITIES INCLUDING THE YOUTH

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IMPLEMENTATION AREA

THE PROJECT IS TAKING PLACE IN MACHINGA DISTRICT,

MALAWI

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IN THREE VILLAGES OF MASINDE, MATAKA AND MKANGA

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OUR PROJECT JUST HIT THE GOAL!!

    • WE PLANNED 15,000 TREES BY FEBRUARY 2024. WE HAVE ACHIEVED 15,210.
    • 432 DIRECT PARTICIPANTS
    • 317 YOUTH
    • 371 FEMALES
    • 61 MALES
    • AT LEAST 4HA OF LAND RESTORED
    • 32 NEW WOODLOTS
    • 432 HOMES COVERED WITH TREES

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KEY STAKEHOLDERS

  • TRADITIONAL LEADERS
  • FAITH LEADERS
  • SCHOOLS
  • FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
  • YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
  • COMMUNITY MEMBERS

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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS��1. CONSULTING THE COMMUNITIES

CO-DESIGNING THE PROJECT TOGETHER WITH THE BENEFICIARY COMMUNITIES. AUGUST 2023

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2.TRAINING THE FARMERS�IN TREE NURSERY MANAGEMENT

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KICKING THE BALLL ROLLING

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KICKING THE BALL ROLLING…. continued

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KICKING THE BALL ROLLING .. continued

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3. TREE NURSERY ESTABLISHMENT�SETTING UP THE NURSERY AND SOWING THE SEEDS

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4. GROWING AND DEVELOPING THE NURSERY�WATERING, CONTROLLING AND MANAGING THE NURSERY

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5.HARVESTING THE NURSERIES� SEEDLINGS READY FOR PLANTING

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5. ACTUAL TREE PLANTING�REALISING THE DREAM

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SAFCEI VISITS ALL THREE PROJECT SITES�16 JANUARY 2024

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GROOMING GREEN HEROES�INVOLVING BOTH SCHOOL GOING AND NON-SCHOOL GOING YOUTH�ONLY 30% OF MALAWI YOUTH ARE IN SCHOOL. CLIMATE LITERACY IS FOR EVERYONE

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CLIMATE SMART ENTREPRISES�BEE FARMING

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CLIMATE SMART ENTERPRISES�SMALL SCALE SOYA MILK PRODUCTION; WOMEN-LED ENTERPRISES�

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‘’A GREENER EARTH IS POSSIBLE. IT JUST NEEDS A HEART’’�THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION