A TTST DEANDA Ts Publication
Volume 1 Tssoe No. 31 December 2001 :
TIST Uganda December 2011 News letier
Protecting Trees and common interest of my community Test helps us work together for great things. Cluaities of a good small group for Tist program.
Wha! i% Test amd what do wea do?
AMAHURIRE GADECEMBER 2011
EDITORIAL
EIHURIRE RYA DECEMBER 2011
EDITORS MESSAGE:
TIST coordinator wishes you merry Christmas and happy year as you plan to put much effort in planting many indigenous trees. God be with you, Happy Christmas.
OBUTUMWA BWA EDITA.
Omushuganisa wa TIST ya Uganda nabendeza sikuukuru nungi nomwaka musya ogwobusingye obwo nimweteckatecka kubyara emiti yenzarwa mingi. Ruhanga agume naimwe, Sikuukuru ebebere
Validators visit TEST Uganda: an important step for TIST farmers In December, TIST is hosting validators from Environmental Service Inc, a certified US-based Validation and Venfication Company.
The purpose of this visit was to audit the TIST program and gscertain whether our work bas been accurate and hones. This 15 important in assuring our buyers {carbon credit buyers) that what we eff them about Small Group activities is true and correct. This, on the other hand, gives the brvers confidence and trust in ws, hence they are able to buy carbon credits from TIST farmers. Becagse we abide hy TIST Values, we expect Io pass validation and verification. This is good news for thousands of our farmers and entice TIST family. This underscores the Importance of abiding by TIS 1 Values. Everyone should respect and adhere to TIST Values: Quantifiers should be accurate in the free counts, and ensurs compete baseline or quantification ofeach group they vizil Auditors must ensure that oust be wuky committed to keeping our trees alive for the long-term.
All of us, should be homes, accuralé, rAnsparent, serve one another as we hold each other mutually accountable. Because, in TIST, we ars.
PROTECTING TREES AND COMMON INTEREST OF MY COMMUNITY
Communities like and rely on the ‘by-products of trees. However, we sometimes dont take good care of our trees and forests, We do not lot trees sro to maturiy, Timber traders can make it worse because even the young trees are being cul down for commercial benefits without leaving others to grow, Timber traders harvest even young trees which do not provide durable furniture. Some species are dying out completely. Without older trees, it is harder for us to gather dry branches for firewood: We can no longer find this, or many useful tree species i pateral forests:
Natural forests have been cleared, and animals are running away from the game parks and meserves because they have on the rampant loss of trees. However, many farmers are mors interested in money more
than the tree its self.
The TIST Program came as a good pazoss Biesind us for the uses of the frees ous environment. We all need these
trees. Preserving them is the Dest way to meet our own needs and community needs. We are all encouraged 0 always plant more trees as we cut: cul one and plant bao.
TIST trains Small Groups of Farmers to plant trees, especially indigenous ad fret trees fo preserve the environment. Plant more and more trees. Trees ae good for our lives.
From Rutagasa, Ryamasa
Group
TIST HELPS US WORK TOGETHER FOR GREAT THINGS!
When we want to accormplish something important, we need to mobilize and motivate our families and communities to take action, We cannot stay idle er swt Jo someone else fo make a change for us. We come together and identify what we need, and audits are up to the highest nowhere to Tivel The birds have organize these needs according fo standards, Trainers should ensure nowhere to make their nests and the most pressing ones. farmers get accurate information; the whale environment is Identifying our specific Leaders should help hold each changing. community needs and organizing other mutually accountable, TIST ~The timber traders now register ourselves to take specific actions farmers should keep their word, and are mven licenses 10 carry on to achieve our shared goals is follow the training guidelines, We their activities. This has improved. essential to understanding and to
make real change. We share dreams and vision so the community can work together to make them real:
TIST has helped us a lot. We have formed Sorall Groups where we are trained sensitized and we lean to build ourselves and each other. We have learned tree planting, Conservation Farming, Energy saving cook stove formation and much more.
The action we are taking together is helping os make oar lives better: Tress we have planted decrease pollution and risk from natural hazards file heavy rains that can cause landslides and flooding with bare land. Tree planting in our lands has helped to reduce the dangers in our communities. The free meenlive that we receive from the carbon
offsets we will sell from thie trees we planed adds to our incomes to support our families:
I appreciate TIST achivities and the implementers who ame expanding TIST in our village. We have been encouraged lo work together, share knowlcdze and have exchange visils to oor peighbors to learn more from them. The volunteer trainers who mobilize us have really donc a great job in our communities and need to thank. Toxether, we can promote ourselves and improve our li ‘= through TIST and 16s
From Kyankaye, Mugoge Burere.
OUR LONELY ENYIRONMENT: What shall be left for the coming generation? Plants are perishing at the hands of mankind uncontrolled. What shall be left? After creation God put mam in charge of all that he created. The
so called caretaker is instead busy destroying what was put before nm. Mr. Caretaker, why trespass, cutting down trees indiscriminately causing bare land? Your smoke in the air causes pollution. Weather changes for the bad, destruction of the land are all the work of mankind, What shall be lefl for the coming generation? Mankind, please make up your mind and do something good. Plant nore trees than those you cut. Think of what changes and achons you can make to preserve the environment for the coming genoration. Provide places for better garbage disposal. Mankind is responsible for the environment. Let us all preserve and improve the eovironment!
AGABA DENIS.