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Trees For Haiti
By: Food For The Poor
Posted: Jul 16 08
Witnessed: 1033 times
Regions: Haiti
Issues: Environment, Food & health & development, Poverty
Tags: Environment, food, Pour , Global, Haiti, poor, Poverty, the, trees, warming
Haiti is over 98% deforested.
What was once a lush, tropical paradise is now brown, barren, and forgotten.
When it rains, the lands flood because the nutrient-deficient soil cannot hold the water.
The people are starving, as is their land.
Together, we can fight hunger, poverty, and global warming. Plant a fruit tree in Haiti today for just $10:
http://www.foodforthepoor.org/treesforhaiti
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Change will not happen if we remain passive. For only $10 you can give a sustainable source of food, while helping restore Haiti to the lush tropical land it once was.
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