Protecting sacred forests in Benin

1/15/2025

Back to our field visit at the end of 2024: a nurseryman's testimonial!

Dear difters, planters of hope 🌱

Thanks to your support, we continue to co-develop the Gapadou project with our local partners!

In November 2024, Amandine HERSANT, executive director of Planète Urgence, visited Benin and saw the major challenges: deforestation, land impoverishment, remoteness of resources.

With your help, we can :

Educate new generations in environmental preservation 🌿 ;Restore agroforestry systems 🌳 ;Train forest guardians 🛡️ ;Protect ecosystems and their inhabitants 🦜.
The impacts are real, as Zingbe Sourou Victorin, the project's nurseryman whom we interviewed during our visit, can testify.

In 2025, we will :

Continue to plantand restore sacred forests🌳 ;Train 160 women for market gardening/livestock farming IGA* 👩‍🌾 ;Strengthen women's managerial capacities and promote female leadership 💪 ;Train 8 people in beekeeping and donate 336 beehives 🐝 ;Raise awareness among schools and the general public with waste collection actions ♻️.

A huge THANK YOU for your support!!! 🙏

*AGR: income-generating activities

Align customer loyalty and solidarity.

Let's start!