Trees for Water for Life in Cameroon
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesFollowing a successful pilot project the village head of Kingomen described water as the 'greatest food'. The project benefits all members of four village communities in the Bamenda Highlands region of Cameroon where overuse of trees for firewood and construction has directly affected the quality of drinking water supplies in the communities. Through this project local people will be able to plant trees to preserve their water supplies and provide new food and income sources. ActivitiesSeeds collected by local people will be grown at a central community nursery and distributed to four villages for planting. The project will provide tools and equipment including pots, watering cans, protective clothing and locally sourced compost. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: £1,953 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls). Resources
Why this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactThe project will provide permanent protection of healthy drinking water supplies of four rural village communities and a source of fresh food, wildlife habitat and income from honey production and plant use in each community. Project Message
"Water is the greatest food" - Kingomen village head, pilot project beneficiary community. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Anita Prosser, Project SponsorOrganisation
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For more information about Cameroon, read the Human Development Report on Cameroon or the Wikipedia entry for Cameroon. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on July 23, 2010. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 26, 2009. Latest Update from the FieldNew growthBy Andy Jefferies - International Development Officer, BTCV, May 28, 2010 12:13 PM
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