G-3505

Reforesting Lake Atitlan Area

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Project Description

Region: Central America

Country: Guatemala

Location: Santiago, Lake Atitlan

Total Budget: $20,900

Area of Focus: The environment



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Guatemala's Lake Atitlan was created by a super-volcanic eruption 84,000 years ago, resulting in fertile land and a stunning tourist destination steeped in Mayan culture. However, deforestation, primarily for firewood and agriculture, has led to significant environmental and socioeconomic challenges. Over 30% of the native Rey Tepepul Nature Reserve has been lost, impacting water sources, soil fertility, and community health.

Addressing these issues, we will partner with local NGOs Wellkind Guatemala (website : Reforestation - WELLKIND and Tuik Ruch Lew (website: Helping the Earth: www.trlearth.org) in Santiago Atitlan to benefit the Tz'utujil community by reforesting the area, restoring ecological balance, and promoting sustainable agriculture. We plan to plant 15,000 trees, focusing on native species integrated with food crops, monitored by advanced technology to determine survival rates.

Additionally, the initiative includes workshops on reforestation techniques and environmental stewardship for farmers,

emphasizing diversity in tree and cash crops. It will train local women to manage a native tree nursery, fostering economic independence and environmental conservation.

This comprehensive holistic approach not only aims to rejuvenate the ecosystem but also seeks to improve community resilience, livelihoods, and long-term sustainability, benefitting both the people and nature in this vital region.

By restoring degraded areas and educating on ecosystem restoration, we aim to:

• secure long-term access for the community to essential resources like clean water and to continued use of firewood by managing cutting techniques that leave trees intact

• bolster ecosystem services crucial to community health and well-being

• and provide economic development (local produce and handiwork sales generating income from tourism and other

BUDGET AND HOW FUNDS WILL BE USED

Cost Item

$10,000 Trees purchased

$10,000 Nursery establishment

$ 4,000 Salaries of teachers, local leaders, NGO/CBOstaff,

and technical support

$ 1,000 Participants' compensation

$ 2,000 Educational materials

$ 6,000 Monitoring trees and pre evaluation of

reforestation sites

$ 3,000 Project publicity

$36,000 TOTAL

Funds will establish a native tree nursery managed by local women. Trees (1000 per hectare) will be purchased for reforestation. Funds also cover salaries for local leaders, Wellkind and TRL staff, educators, and technical support. Team responsibilities include workshops, tree distribution, and evaluation of education and reforestation sites

Host and International Club will participate on-site with training and implementation of the project.

Primary Host Partner

District: 4250

Rotary Club of: Lake Atitlan

Primary Contact: Michael Rosen

Email: michael.rosen@gmail.com

Primary International Partner

District: 5340

Rotary Club of: E-Club of San Diego Global

Primary Contact: Maureen Duncan

Email: mvduncan@sbcglobal.net

Project Status

Your project is "Fully Pledged". This means the amount of the pledges is equal to the total budget of the project. Now the project needs to be finalized and go through the approval process with The Rotary Foundation. This process gets started on the administration page.

Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

E-Club of San Diego Global (5340)

12-Oct-24

$1,000

$1,000

$2,000

Yarmouth (7780)

27-Nov-24

$1,000

$1,000

$2,000

Encinitas Coastal (5340)

27-Nov-24

$5,000

$0

$5,000

Lake Atitlan (4250)

27-Nov-24

$300

$0

$300

La Mesa Sunrise (5340)

29-Nov-24

$1,000

$0

$1,000

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

-

$1,600

$1,600

Additional Contribution (not matched by The Rotary Foundation)

$9,000

Total

$20,900

DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.

Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries

12-Oct-24

by Maureen Venti Duncan

System Entry: Creation of project page.

27-Nov-24

by Maureen Venti Duncan

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Carolyn Johnson of the Rotary Club of Yarmouth, District 7780.

27-Nov-24

by Maureen Venti Duncan

System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 by Charles DuVivier of the Rotary Club of Encinitas Coastal, District 5340.

27-Nov-24

by Maureen Venti Duncan

System Entry: Pledge of $300 by Michael Rosen of the Rotary Club of Lake Atitlan, District 4250.

27-Nov-24

by Maureen Venti Duncan

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

29-Nov-24

by Maureen Venti Duncan

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by Christine Evans of the Rotary Club of La Mesa Sunrise, District 5340.

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