Afforest and Soil Activation are the keys to poverty eradication
SUPA has been working on the activities described in the following report to alleviate poverty of the people living in the severe life environment including insufficient food supply and endemic diseases in the rural villages of Guinea. Though it might be a little, we have seen the improvement of the situation in the past 7 years. We believe that the Afforest and Soil Activation activities are the trump card to eradicate the poverty of the people in the area, and will continue to stay. However, we still have a long way to go.
Tropical rain forest regeneration activities
In Guinea, the lumber export to the European countries had started in the beginning of the 20th century. After World War II, the situation for the tropical rain forest resources had become even worse. In the 21st century hereafter, the large areas of the tropical rain forests were completely disappeared. The tropical rain forest, which used to supply food, clothing and shelter to the inhabitants, vanished toppling the base of their lives. The disappearance of the tropical rain forest is also a major indirect cause of poverty in view of the severe shortage of food at present.
Aiming to get rid of these indirect causes of poverty, we started the afforest activities in Molota in 1999 and Samurea in 2000, in order to support the residents-driven reforestation activities.
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| A scene from the Molota village: women are preparing meal |
Public facilities such as schools and clinics do not exist in the village. |
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