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s Helping Restore Forests A registered charity in Canada founded and managed by CIF/IFC members
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50% World’s Forest Gone 20% of people obtain their basic needs from the forest
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FwB-FsF Mission Mission: To work with people who wish to restore or improve their forest landscapes for health, security, economy and the environment.
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Board Sharad KarmacharyaPat WearmouthFred Pinto Tat Smith Bruce Pendrel Rod Carrow Linda Dwyer Rod Hilliard Peter Ackhurst
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New Website
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Donate via the website
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Environmental Education in Schools: Nepal Four high schools receive educational supplies plus equipment and materials to set up tree nurseries and nature clubs
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Environmental Education in Schools: Nepal Benefits Environmental awareness integrated into school Reforestation Self financing nursery
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Community Forests: Cameroon FwB working with local NGO to establish community forests in the Sahel region of Cameroon.
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Community Forests: Cameroon School in one of the communities. Average daily wage: $1.48
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Community Forests: Cameroon Inside the classroom
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Cameroon:Community forests Community forests in 3 villages Drilled wells for each village
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Cameroon:Community forests Preparing the site Planting the fence
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Cameroon:Community forests Improved cook stoves distributed Traditional "three stone" cookstove Improved Bangui cookstove
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Uganda: Pine Plantation Trees were planted in the Mpambire village. The development of a pine forest near the village will provide work for the local farmers and revenue for the community
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Uganda: Pine Plantation Benefits: Immediate Work Food Long term Timber revenue for expansion and tuition for orphans
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Map Sacred Forest: Ghana Train villagers to map their sacred forests, build nursery, restore degraded forest
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Madagascar: Restore forest Located in a very biodiverse area Native trees Help establish 3 businesses: tree nursery, tree planting and ecotourism
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Future work Cameron Ghana Madagascar Nepal Canadian Schools Haiti
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Get Involved Today! FwB is a volunteer based charity. Join today as a Friend of FwB Contact Us: Email: fwb-fsf@cif-ifc.orgfwb-fsf@cif-ifc.org Phone: (705)-744-1715 Website: www.fwb-fsf.orgwww.fwb-fsf.org
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Canadian Schools Establish local project: school nursery or garden centre Nature film festival: Winter 2016
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Universities Draws, alumni donations Christmas tree, repaired bicycle sales
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Universities Draws, alumni donations Christmas tree, repaired bicycle sales
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FwB Caucus Chair: Rod Smith Chair: Pat Wearmouth Chair: Peter Ackhurst Chair: Bill Clarke
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Canadian Caucuses Golf tournament Volunteer vacations Film festivals Tree plants Lunches at workshops
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CIF Conference Silent Auction Send in your donations and bid often See you in Kenora, Ontario September 14 th -17 th
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Donate via the website
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CIF Conference Silent Auction Send in your donations and bid often See you in Kenora, Ontario September 14 th -17 th
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Raising Fun and Funds! Save up your coins in specially made piggy banks to help raise funds for FwB- FsF Specially packaged seedlings is a fundraising event to commemorate special occasions while contributing to a global cause
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FwB Caucus Chair: Rod Smith Chair: Pat Wearmouth Chair: Peter Ackhurst Chair: Bill Clarke
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Canadian Caucuses Golf tournament Volunteer vacations Film festivals Tree plants Lunches at workshops
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Uganda: Pine Plantation FwB partnered with Uganda Rotary to reforest 17 acres of scrub land in the village of Mpirmire. Clearing scrub
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What FwB-FsF Does 1)Develop projects with local and Canadian expertise 2)Provide funds to projects that are fiscally viable with FwB acting as a catalyst 3)Enables CIF members to demonstrate their expertise in helping people solve complex problems 4)Enables CIF members to have fun and do something worthwhile
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