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Sustainable Harvest International
Planting Hope, Restoring Forests, Nourishing Communities
UPDATE 2010
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.
Nicaragua
Fertilizer Beans
Composting Chicken Coops
First Fruits of Their Labor
Tree Seedlings
Reforesting a Riverbank
Preserving the Forests, Water and Air
Street Kids at Demo Farm in Bluefields, Nicaragua
SHI Field Staff
SHI-ers from 6 Countries
Smaller World Tours
Special Luxury for our Board of Directors*
*BYOM - Bring Your Own Mattress
✓ 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