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Activity Report: Bangladesh
HFW Bangladesh is running projects in 40 villages in 3 districts. Women, youth, government officers, and other NGOs are all giving strong support. “\1 from Japan will give 15 taka” is the catchphrase among the people of the community. Their projects are also widely covered by newspaper + TV in Bangladesh.
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A total of 4,034 trees planted as part of the “Village Reforestation Commemoration Day” festival.
An essay which writes "Villagers planting lychee seedlings." |
Every year Bangladesh suffers severe damage from natural disasters such as floods and cyclones. Since the year 2000, HFW has been undertaking reforestation projects in each of the villages it is involved in. Forests not only help prevent natural disasters, but they also retain moisture, create oxygen, and protect a great variety of birds and insects. With the improvement of residents’ nutrition and the reduction of medical costs in mind, a total of 4,034 trees that bear fruit or can be used for medicinal purposes such as mango, lychee, guava, lemon, coconut, neem, etc were planted.
In 2004 a “Village Reforestation Commemoration Day” was designated in each of the villages and has been celebrated since then. Village HFW volunteers planned lively festivals. At the festivals held in June and July 2007 in each village, residents and government officials gave speeches underlining the importance of the environment, after which attendees then all dug holes for the seedlings, installed enclosures for their protection, and watered the new plantings.
During these eight years, the awareness of residents toward reforestation has been growing steadily. In fact, this year, some residents were observed teaching others how to protect the seedlings by spreading cow dung on their leaves and branches.
Following the plantings, in September seminars were held in each village on agroforestry, farming done in the forests using the addition of living organisms.
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Past Reports; Tree plantation >>
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List of development projects: Bangladesh 2004-2007
（Project name／Target group, number）
■ Past Field Reports; Bangladesh （Project name／Target group, number）
- Power of Art in community development／December 2005
- Diary of an intern／9 August, 2005〜23 September 2005
- Field Report by HFW Head Office Staff／January 2004
- Diary of HFW Head Office Staff／August 2003
- Field Report from Intern／6 February 2003〜7 March 2003
- National Youth Cnference of YEH／August 2003
- Baseline Survey／2002
- Children's Education／August 2002〜
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