By Aicha Galef | Program Assistant
Dr. Rachid El Kouhen, Sami's father, recently reflected on the transformational work of Sami's project:
"Franklin Roosevelt said; “We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.” Sami's Project encourages children to be their own advocates for education through the participatory approach that gives them a stake in their education...a few years down the road, today’s kids will be looking around and be proud of the amazing work and impact they had on their schools, communities, regions, and country as whole. By the same token, Sami’s project is providing trees as a tool for growth and development of these kids into responsible and steward generation."
Sami's project is an important element of HAF's organic agirculture initiative, the One Million Tree Campaign. On 16th January 2014 we will celebrate the success of this campaign in various locations throughout Morocco. Over ten years, we estimate to have helped 50,000 people make the step out of poverty. The project is poised to continue indefinitely, at an accelerated pace, with 500,000 young trees expected to be planted in 2014 alone, many of which will be planted with schoolchildren.
The planting of HAF's One Millionth Fruit Tree will occur in eight provinces simultaneously where HAF currently has projects: Al Haouz, Azilal, Boujdour, Essaouira, Ifrane, Rhamna, Taroudant, and Taza. As a part of Sami’s project, this event will be celebrated with schoolchildren, and the millionth tree will be planted in school yards as symbol of commitment for this generation and the next to take care of our earth and find sustainable methods for our lives.
Thanks to you, schoolchildren and community members benefit from environmental knowledge and trainings, and are given the tools to break the cycle of poverty. Every donation received until the January 16th planting event will provide additional trees to be planted on this day, and will enable us to expand the scope of this transformative project.
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