shi 2011 update
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Sustainable Harvest International
Planting Hope, Restoring Forests, Nourishing Communities
UPDATE 2011
Panama Adelante!
2009 - First Irrigation System
2010 - New Water Pump
New Stove Replaces the Old 3-Rock Method
Recently Built Stove =
No More Black Walls!
Harvest Time!
Panama’s First C.S.A.
Belize
Francis Sanchez
Sanchez Family
School Gardens
Fertilizer beans
Planting and caring for trees
Preserving the Forests, Water and Air
Smaller World Tours
Special Luxury for our Board of Directors*
*BYOM - Bring Your Own Mattress
Gringos at work
Planning together
✓ 2,100 families in 155 communities in four countries receiving technical assistance (including 500+ graduates)
✓ 13,000 acres of degraded land converted to sustainable uses
✓ 60,000 acres of tropical forest saved from slash-and-burn
✓ 2.7 million trees planted
✓ 900 wood-conserving stoves (saving 9,000 trees per year)
✓ 23 community loan funds started with $10,000 seed capital, now manage $40,000 capital
SHI’s Accomplishments
Growing slowly but surely since 1997
A Lot of Bang for Your Buck
‣ $18,000 supports the work of one field trainer for an entire year.
‣ $6,000 sponsors an entire village program for a whole year.
‣ $500 provides a family with technical support and materials for one year.
‣ $100 sponsors a village school program in a rural community working with SHI.
‣ $50 buys the materials for a wood-conserving stove that will save 100 trees.
Supporting SHI
Thank You!
But... There Are Thousands Still Waiting
Sustainable Harvest International
Online at: sustainableharvest.org
Planting Hope, Restoring Forests, Nourishing Communities
FY2009 Income & Expense