Forestry For Life
Life Change
Improve the lives of people 10 fold by donating to this comprehensive project.
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Our Vision
The forestry project has brought extraordinary transformation to communities once facing severe environmental and social crisis. Years of deforestation, overhunting, food shortages, and fear-based traditions had left the land barren and families struggling to survive.
Change began with one brave model farmer and the planting of trees. As success became visible, participation grew rapidly. Today, nearly ten million trees—including thousands of fruit trees—cover land that was once desolate. Dry streambeds now flow again, hillsides are green, and health, food security, and household income have improved dramatically.
Building on this success, the project is expanding into new regions and embracing integrated development in water, health, education, and income generation. A key expansion area is North Shoa, where four Ethiopian regions converge.
Volunteers are invited to join this inspiring effort—restoring the environment while helping communities build a sustainable future.
Story of a Model Farmer
Belihu Bayu is a long-serving evangelist in the Kaleheywet Church in Tere Village, where he has ministered for over 30 years with little financial support. Due to ongoing economic hardship, he was unable to marry for many years.
After joining the model farmers program, Belihu began growing fruits and vegetables on a small piece of land given by his father. Using improved farming methods, he successfully produced bananas, avocados, mangoes, and vegetables while continuing his ministry work.
Impressed by the results, his father entrusted him with the full family farm of about two hectares. Belihu expanded production and now earns approximately 100,000 Ethiopian birr per month, compared to less than 100,000 birr per year previously earned through traditional grain farming.
With this income, Belihu was able to marry, support his family after his father’s passing, and serve in ministry without financial pressure. He continues to expand his farm, has started a seedling nursery through irrigation access, and has inspired others to pursue model farming as a path toward sustainable ministry.
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Project Areas
The Forestry For Life project has now expanded into 6 areas that are transforming lives through, forestry, water, education, relief and spiritual ministries.
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