In the last month, the village has finished the mudbrick walls of the school! Joye and her work partner made multiple trips to a larger city 20 km away organizing the delivery of cement, doors, windows and tin paid for by a USAID grant. Now, the village masons will work together to install the roof, doors, and windows in the next few weeks!
James also just completed a Dry-Season Tree Planting Workshop where he organized a trainer from Association Vigne in Bamako to come and teach 80 individuals from 10 villages a new method known as PLASA. Villagers learned that a little extra work up front will greatly increase the longevity and robustness of the trees planted. This new PLASA method requires minimal watering and upkeep, but prevents the trees from dying without rain. The attendees of the training expressed excitement that they now felt equipped and reinvigorated about contributing to reforestation in their communities.
(Above) James and our wonderful trainer plant a lime tree outside of a government office as part of the training.
James will spend the next few weeks distributing trees to organizations that attended the training and helping them to plant some trees in their villages using the new method.
Thanks for Reading!
~Joye (and James)
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