Chilliwack - Mt. Cheam Rotary Club International Project
Reforestation & Planting project WHERE: Dominican Republic Ocoa River Watershed (Central Mountain range, southern region) (province of) San José de Ocoa
Reforestation & Planting project WHY: Hill deforestation = devastated land Rural families struggle Top soil unstable + land unusable for human and agricultural use Livelihoods, lives threatened
Reforestation & Planting project WHAT: replant 110,000 native trees plus 5,000 fruit trees cover 140 acres. community-level and volunteer-driven education and technical program 24 month period.
Reforestation & Planting project PARTNERS Chilliwack – Mt. Cheam Rotary Club Rotario de San José de Ocoa (District 4060) HOPE International Development Agency (Cooperating Partner)
Reforestation & Planting project FUNDING: (in $US) San Jose de Ocoa club:$ 100 Chwk-Mt. Cheam club:$ 9,000 Dist matching:$ 9,000 RF Major Matching Grant:$13,500 Total project funding:$31,600