THE TREE
CORPORATION
The International Small Group
and Tree Planting Program
TIST NEWSLETTER APRIL 2018 Gender equality in TIST, women can also participate
in tree planting & be a group member
A small group of members after cluster meeting in Kinaba-Kanungu District
IN THIS ISSUE:
TIST values Indigenous trees, what are they and their
importance Multiple projects from TIST program From Grass to Grace The rise and shine of TIST Uganda E is a monthly newsletter published by TIST Uganda, area of the International small Group and Tree Planting Program.TIST Uganda is a community initiative dedicated to empowering small groups of subsistence farmers to combat the devastating effects of deforestation, poverty and drought. to count the trees. | have been able to get money ever since | ENYOMYO ZA TIST
joined TIST. So far, | have got over 4 million shillings from the Emigasho noburungi bwa TIST nigwo musingye installments of the money from TIST payments. gwekigombe kya TISTtwaba tutagiine emirimo eiturikukorera omu TIST terikuhangaara. Whenever | got money, | would buy more land and promote Okukuratira emicwe ne'mitwarize ya TIST my business of timber production. My business has enlarged kutunga ebirungi ahabwokukorera hamwe. nand now | supply timber to Kampala. | have a bigger store now. Though, | am a business pine timber selling, | have trees and Turi baahi? groves specifically for TIST program aside, these are now 15000 Thi abamaging trees, 5-8 years old and | am keeping them for 30 years to get : Carbon money. | am ready to keep the trees until the 30 years - Tutereire of the Green House Gas Agreement | signed. | have set aside - Nitukorera hamwe
eucalyptus trees for my home consumption most especially - Nitukora ebitu ebi abantu barikureeba firewood and construction. Meanwhile | am still waiting for - Nitukorera bush another payment as my pine trees grow. | don't regret having _ Nitwekorera emirimo yaitu omubwa guruupu planted these trees. The barren bare land is keeping a treasure bukye. for me and my family. | have 80 acres of land bought from tree
planting skill, | have been able to build a nice home and | have a
retirement package kept for me and my children. - Nitweteraho emitwe nengaro byaitu Ekiturikukora By Ndagizi Benson from Ndagizi Association. - Nitubyara emiti etari emwe eyentuura Kabale District, Uganda. - Nitufa ahamagara gaitu
- Nituhingira okurinda eitaka ryaitu plantations. TIST Program in Uganda has now expanded to new Abahingi baingi omuri TIST nibahinga ebika areas of Gulu, Amuru, Omoro, Kyenjojo, Kiryandongo, Soroti, byemiti and Kayunga. TIST will use Cluster system approach for better Bingi ebirimu ebijuma, eyebyokurya serving of the small groups, coordination and monitoring. We are byamatungo, erikureeta orwezo omwitaka,looking forward to expanding to new areas and hope to plant eyembaaho nendiijo. Abahingi baingi nibahinga more trees to improve the Environment of Uganda. emiti mingi y'enzaarwa ahabwe mingasho yaayo
mingi Thanks go to the founders who have contributed to improvement - Omuti gw'ezaarwa niguuha? of livelihoods of Ugandans. : 3