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Created in 2013 this project aims at:
- Reducing soil erosion and drought issues that affect local farmers
- Developing additional sources of income (fruits from trees, plantation management)
- Contributing to increasing local environmental awareness
“I am very happy that I can learn how to use the application and do monitoring for the project. It’s a new skill that I have now.” – young monk Hue Son
Location
Khanh Hoa province, VietnamType
Agroforestry and reforestation
Local partner
Van Phuoc Social Welfare UnitParticipants
Tu Bon villagers, mainly small-scale rice farmersAchievements
16,719 planted treessupply chain
Fruits and Vegetables , Rice , Water
Local partner
The association Van Phuoc Social Welfare Unit was created in 2008 under the name “Give a roof” with the initial objective to support families of Tu bong village to improve their habitat (rebuilding and restoration of houses). Progressively, the association developed further activities to answer the villagers’ needs: free clinic, English lessons, heart operations for children, education, orphanage, and more recently reforestation.
Species planted
Quynh Dang – Dalbergia Tonkinensis
Vu sua – Star apple
Xa cu – Khaya Senegalensis
Trom – Hazel Sterculia
participants
Tu Bong village counts more than 8,200 people in 2,100 family households. The region is mountainous and economic development here is quite slow and social welfare is fragile. The average monthly income / person is 1,000,000 VND (35 euros). 80% of the villagers cultivate rice for living. Rice production is the main source of income in the village. Monks and novices from the monastery, as well as students from Nga Trang and from VPSWU’s english course are also involved in the project. This project is strongly community driven.
Documents
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2014 Progress report
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