Treee for life
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The document outlines the COWIBORA association's vision to create community wealth through integrated development and reliable information sharing. It describes specific programs like the ICT Expedition and the Trees for Life initiative aimed at enhancing local empowerment and environmental sustainability. Key approaches include community involvement, establishing tree nurseries, and integrating technology into local practices to foster wealth creation and address environmental challenges.
Treee for life
- 2. Acronym COWIBORA CO = Community WI = Without BOR = Borders A = Association
- 3. When people come together and work as a team, they can achieve great results…
- 4. VISION & MISSION Create Community Wealth through integrated Development in the Local neighborhoods. VISION Reach and empower the local communities and work with them to create wealth by sharing reliable information. VISION Wealth creation Through reliable information
- 5. VISION Reach and empower the local communities and work with them to create wealth by sharing reliable information
- 6. MISSION Build relationships and trust by sharing reliable information
- 7. PROGRAMS 1. ICT Expedition 2. Trees for life program 3. Greenhouse Agri-business 4. Empowerment & Leadership Training 5. More to come…
- 8. The ICT Expedition (Information & Communication Technology) EVERYONE must embrace ICT – To find information – To communicate – To be up to date – To create wealth This is a journey because we must change the mindset that ICT is very difficult and can only be done by very skilled people
- 9. OUR STRATEGY The CREDO Go to the people Live among them Learn from them Plan with them Work with them Start with what they know Build on what they have Teach by showing Learn by doing Not a showcase but a pattern Not odds and ends but a system Not piecemeal but an integrated approach Not to conform but to transform Not relief but release
- 10. Our Entry Point THE TREES FOR LIFE PROGRAM
- 11. SHARING RELIABLE INFORMATION Currently the Kenya forest cover is below 1.7%, which is far much below the internationally recommended 10% The Government has a target of planting over 7 billion trees by 2030
- 12. The Trees for Life Program The Government is putting a lot of effort in tree planting, but the target can only be achieved if other players are involved The aim of the Trees for Life Program is to produce tree seedlings and manpower for this purpose
- 13. APPROACH 1. Involve the community, especially the Youth, in tree planting (Kazi Kwa Vijana) 2. Establish tree nurseries 3. Involve schools through the Eco-Schools program (Environment Club) 4. Create income and add value to the community 5. Expand or establish a school computer lab 6. Introduce Greenhouse agri-business 7. Create a micro-climate
- 14. Site Requirements Adequate space Security Water all year round Workers/Eco-Ambassadors
- 15. HOW YOU CAN HELP Contribute in cash or kind for the establishment of a tree nursery
- 16. Tree Nursery Construction Fencing Materials (poles and chainlink fence/barbed wire) Poles for sheds & covers/shading net for seedbed and young seedlings Forest soil, sand and ballast + transport Potting bags Seeds Manure/Fertilizer Equipments & Tools (spades, jembes, wheelbarrow, watering cans etc) Watering System (water pump,water tank, hosepipes) Store for keeping equipment
- 17. Key stakeholder NEMA, TARDA, KFS, Nairobi River Waterfalls Conservancy, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kenya Wildlife Service, Nature Kenya, Greenbelt Movement, Local Authorities and various environment groups