{"id":1861,"date":"2018-06-05T18:02:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T16:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/didouqen.com\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2021-09-14T10:32:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T10:32:39","slug":"haf-to-plant-its-one-millionth-tree-on-january-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/haf-to-plant-its-one-millionth-tree-on-january-16th\/","title":{"rendered":"HAF TO PLANT ITS ONE-MILLIONTH TREE ON JANUARY 16TH"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 16th January 2014 a milestone event in the calendar of the High Atlas Foundation is scheduled to take place in various locations throughout Morocco, with the celebration of its successfully completed ‘One Million Tree Campaign<\/a>‘.\u00a0Over ten years, we estimate to have helped 50,000 people make the step out of poverty.\u00a0The project is poised to continue indefinitely, at an accelerated pace, with 500,000 young trees expected to be planted in 2014 alone.<\/p>\n

The planting of HAF’s One Millionth Fruit Tree will occur at noon on 16th January 2014 in eight provinces simultaneously where HAF currently has projects: Al Haouz, Azilal, Boujdour, Essaouira, Ifrane, Rhamna, Taroudant, and Taza.<\/p>\n

HAF encourages communities and associations to make their own tree planting events on this momentous occasion.\u00a0Contact us<\/a>\u00a0about creating an event in your area and we will do our best to send organic trees conducive to your region.<\/p>\n

As a part of\u00a0Sami\u2019s project<\/a>, this event will be celebrated with schoolchildren, and the millionth tree will be planted in school yards as symbol of commitment for this generation and the next to take care of our earth and find sustainable methods for our lives.\u00a0We do this\u00a0in memory of Sami El Kouhen who passed away from cancer at three years old.<\/p>\n

As we approach this historic occasion, we are reminded of how far we\u2019ve come since the inception of the HAF agriculture project in 2003.\u00a0Each year this project has accelerated rapidly<\/a>\u00a0towards the One Million Tree goal, with 235,000 trees planted in 2013, capping four consecutive record-breaking years.<\/p>\n

Land is made available by a variety of interested parties including the Moroccan\u00a0High Commission for Water, Forests and Desertification Control<\/a>, cooperatives, municipalities, women\u2019s associations and the\u00a0Jewish community of Marrakesh<\/a>.\u00a0We plant recognizing the High Atlas Foundation\u2019s Peace Corps roots, with the Ouaouizerth of Azilal community where the late\u00a0Ambassador Christopher Stevens<\/a>\u00a0served as a Volunteer, in southern Morocco remembering former Volunteer\u00a0Kate Jeans-Gail<\/a>\u00a0and her mother Victoria, and in the north inspired by former Volunteer\u00a0Tom Tolen<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 all\u0101h yarHamu, God rest their souls. We plant, with faith in the Moroccan people and in humanities future, and we will not stop.<\/p>\n

Fruit seeds and saplings including carob, olive, pomegranate, almond and walnut are planted in nurseries managed entirely on organic lines. At the end of each project mature trees are distributed at the symbolic cost of 1 Moroccan Dirham (a fraction of their true market value) to the surrounding population, starting with the most marginalised. In this way the local and national economy is being developed through a variety of business initiatives, overseen initially by HAF. Crucially, the land management strategies put into place prevent erosion and desertification.<\/p>\n

Ten years ago, we could only dream that the Campaign would blossom into a powerful tool for breaking the cycle of poverty, strengthening the communities\u2019 connection to local environmentalism to achieve socio-economic empowerment. Through HAF\u2019s participatory approach, tree nurseries have lead to other human development projects: fruit tree plantations, women\u2019s coops, local irrigation projects, youth empowerment and educational projects and much more. Each project improves confidence, income and socio-economic development in rural and often marginalized communities.<\/p>\n

Initiatives inspired from the 1 Million Tree Campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organic Certification:<\/em>\u00a0The HAF-initiated organic agriculture project spans the entire development process \u2013 from nurseries to market. HAF trains rural famers in organic agriculture techniques and empowers them with the skills to expand these projects. By securing organic certification, farmers are able to generate higher revenue for their produce.<\/p>\n

High Atlas Agriculture and Artisanal (HA3)<\/a>:<\/em>\u00a0The HAF is in process of establishing an enterprise to manage the agriculture initiative. With 1 million trees planted, and millions more to come, this enterprise will unite rural farmers, allowing them to market their produce in the domestic and international market. HAF was recognized as\u00a02013 SEED Award winners<\/a>\u00a0for this achievement in innovation, entrepreneurship and promising efforts to promote economic growth, social development and environmental protection in Morocco.<\/p>\n

HA3 will distribute a portion of the net profit generated to family farmers for additional income. The remaining income will be directly reinvested in the community, by funding new human developed projects in education, health, and women\u2019s and youth empowerment, initiatives identified and implemented by community members.<\/p>\n

Zero Waste Commitment:<\/em>\u00a0The HAF has made a Zero Waste Commitment to account for the waste produced by these 1 million trees. Fruit trees produce agricultural waste, be it nut shells and hulls, or fallen leaves, the HAF has a plan to repurpose this waste.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to break subsistence agriculture, Morocco needs to plant billions of trees and plants (according to its own projections). HAF is proud to have contributed 1 million trees to this cause, and will continue to expand our agriculture project until we reach that next million. As profits from the sale of organic produce are reinvested in human development projects, HAF is confident that this project will continue to accelerate each year. It took us 10 years to plant our first million trees, help us plant the next million in 2 years! Community partners are ready, are you?<\/p>\n

Planting this season was made possible by our\u00a0partners<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Foundations
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\u2022 Ambassador’s Cultural Preservation Fun<\/a>d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Agency of Partnership for Progress<\/p>\n

\u2022 Alliance for Global Good<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Global Diversity Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Moroccan Jewish Community of Marrakech<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Lodestar Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Lucky’s Farmer’s Market Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Mogador Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Globalgiving.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 OCP Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 SEED<\/a><\/td>\n

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Government<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/a>Darwin Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/a>High Commission of Waters of Forests<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Ministry of Agriculture<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/a>Ministry of Education<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 National Endowment for Democracy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/a>\u00a0National Initiative for Human Development<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/a>\u00a0OES, US Dept. of State<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/a>Provinces and Communes<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/a>United Nations Development Program-GEF-FEM<\/a><\/td>\n

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Corporations<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/a><\/b>G4S North & West Africa<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u2022\u00a0<\/a>OCP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/a>Journey Beyond Travel<\/a><\/p>\n

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