AFRICAN COMMUNITY PROJECT

The small village of Dunka in Zimba Community Forests of Southern Province of Zambia lost 15 homes that were totally destroyed yesterday by a freak wind and hailstorm that hit the village. The villagers have lost their houses, their food and most of their belongings. At African Community Project we are busy trying to raise money to buy them food and blankets so they can start rebuilding their lives. All due to the changing of climates and deforestation.

20131202 ACP newsletter for web page

African Community Project has now well surpassed our goal  of collecting 10,000,000 tree seeds for planting in the rainy season of 2013, which starts in December. These include Jatropha, Leucaena, Moringa, Flamboyant, Pawpaw’s, Guava and many indigenous trees. Most of these 10,000,000 seeds have come from trees that we have planted in the past. We now have the task of distributing them to our community forests in Zambia and into Malawi and Zimbabwe. Great work Felix and the people of Mumbi Community Forests who grew those trees.

Eggs being produced by chickens at Chitanga Community School that is helping the school become self-sufficient. Money from the sale of the eggs is helping pay for the community paid teachers and the breakfast feeding program for vulnerable children at the school.  

Hugging a tree at an environmental class with the students of Buiketo Community School in Buiketo Community Forests and the official launch of this year’s tree nursery at Buiketo Community School.