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TIS anda Januarv News Letter 2017 The TREE is a monthly newsletter /
Published by TIST
Uganda, a project area of The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program.
Mission statement:
TIST Uganda is a community initiative dedicated to empowering small groups of subsistence farmers to combat the devastating effects of deforestation, poverty and drought,
Objective statement:
Combining sustainable development with carbon sequestration, TIST supports the reforestation efforts of over 25,000 subsistence farmers. Sales of carbon credits generate participant income while TIST today also addresses agriculture, HIV/AIDS, nutrition and fuel wood challenges.
Address: TIST Uganda.; Katungu Hill, Bushenyi Town. P.O. Box 232, Bushenyi, Uganda, East Africa.
Website: www.dist.org
In this Issue:
» TIST farmers reap from what was sown» Green Team Expands To Northern Uganda* Kyenjojo Seminar on TIST Expansion programme> Planting trees is life saving» Natural and clean Environment is health to our life
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TIST farmers from Kabale have received the carb on money which was paid last week. The 123 groups received a total of 57 million shillings {rom the irees planted.
Every vear, farmers wait for the payments according to the Green House Gas (GHG) agreement they signed. Farmers have been receiving money: it's now over | 3 -vear. Farmers were excited after receiving the money. Batuma's son had this to say “My father is the one who introduced me to TIST, the day he sent TIST staf (0 count my tree. [le passed away after 3 vears, now | am taking over his responsibility.
I have received carbon money about six times this is the seventh payment. | promised to keep my trees according to the agreement T signed with the TIST programme. Tf T am not alive then my children will take over, I will have to warm them wo follow my dream and the, agreement signed. This is a programme meant for all generations.
By Jennifer Turyatemba
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TIST Volunteer trainers after training meeting in Kanungu With land which has lost fertility, planting must be followed by good
Many groves are under bush. Remember tree planting is like planting other crops. Lf trees are not cared for they will not grow well. My advice to SG is thal you have to clear bushes on and around the STOVES, SG members who say that quantifiers come to see TIST trees should change their attitude and develop the sense of ownership, and when harvest time comes they recap much.
Plant trees, out of trees get food, medicine, shade, clean environment and income. Plant many trees. when harvest time comes, harvest a lot.
By David Murungi |
A REUSED PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE CAN SAVE A LIVETREE
Protect the environment by saving a tree. One can avoid littering a water bottle bv saving one live tree in a dry season. Many regions in Uganda are cxperiencing unexpecled drought, so many trees arc dying out because Farmers are not able to water all the trees every now and then in the dry spell. Plastic Water bottles can be reused lo save hives until the next rainy season,Kakabala, Bufunjo, Butunduzi, Kanyegaramire and Town Council. The seminar was officially opened by the Local Council V Chairperson. He welcomed the TIST team that had brought the programme in the area and requested the participants to be attentive and learn from the privilege given
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Members from five clusters were able to attend the Seminar. These were to them and make sure this development is retained in the District. The Seminar was also blessed to have the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) closing the seminar, he promised to support the participants when disseminating the information to protect their environment. He informed members that Kyenjojc was facing a problem of bush burning and Wetland encroachment which the District was trying to fight. Ile requested participants to effort and protect Kyenjojo environment. The District was also represented by District Forestry Officer, who attended the seminar and promised support to this program and requested for *expansion to other 5 Sub-counties of the districts plus the neighboring Districts.
By Barigye Pamela
Trees are as much important to our life as food and water. Life becomes very difficult without trees or we can say that life would be finished because trees are most important aspect by giving us healthy and wealth y iife. ¢
Trees give us life directly and directly” as they are source of oxygen production, CO2 consumption and source of rain. They are most precious gift to the humanity on the carth from nature for which we must be grateful, give honor and preserve for the mankind wellness.
We should understood importance of trees in our lives and do our best to save trees in order to save life, save environment on the earth and make carth a green earth. Trees are valuable on the earth. They are the real source of our health as well as wealth because they give us oxygen, cool air, fruits, spices. vegetables, medicines, water, wood, furniture, shadow, fuel 10 bum, houses, fodder to animals and other useful things. They consume all the CO2. refresh air from toxic gases and prevent us from the air pollution.
By Bachwa Hakim
Natural And Clean Environment Is Health To Our Life
A clean environment is very necessary to live a peaceful and healthy life. But our environment is getting dirty day by day because of pollution from factories and industries. It is an je which everyone must know about especially our children. An environment is the natural surroundings which help life to grow this planet called carth.
Natural environment plays a great role in the existence of life on earth and it helps human beings, animals and other living things to grow and develop naturally. But due to some bad aid selfish activities of the human beings,
our environment is getting affected. Tt is important to know how to protect our environment and to keep it safe forever. When environment is kept safe and clean, we can continue to liv life without gascous and air pollution
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