4 Generations of Tree Planting

4 Generations of Tree Planting

10,000 Douglas Fir tree seedlings have gone into the ground near the Tent Rocks National Monument on Santo Domingo (Kewa) Pueblo's Tribal Lands; the 3,000 remaining seedlings were taken to the Santa Fe Indian School by Cochiti Tribal members where they will be planted by students and community leaders on nearby public lands.

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Vanilla and Turmeric - Job Creation in Nicaragua

Vanilla and Turmeric - Job Creation in Nicaragua

Smallholder livelihoods across Central America are threatened by extreme weather, warmer average temperatures, and a longer dry season related to climate change. Many of the smallholder farmers we work with in Central America depend on coffee for a major share of their income, but with prices at 15-year lows, coffee is currently being harvested at a loss and rural incomes have plummeted.

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Early Bet, Ongoing Impact

Early Bet, Ongoing Impact

In the community development sector, it often takes years to know how well an idea delivers on its potential. “Clean” cookstoves were a relatively blunt tool at the time – there were few, simple designs, minimal geographic coverage, and a nascent understanding of what made an “improved” cookstove better than tried and true traditional options.

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