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The importance of trees as natural resources, as medicines, maintaining ecological balance, preventing soil erosion, providing nutrients to the soil, purifying air, habitat for faunal species, etc. is well known. |
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| Habitat for Humanity, India the largest not-for profit organization addressing the need of poverty housing, having understood this took the initiative to take its interventions, beyond housing. While planning the ‘Green Fingers’ project care was taken to address the livelihood opportunity for the families it works with. Special care was taken to choose saplings from among the native species like Mango, Lime, Guava, Cashew, Curry leaf which would in addition to being eco-friendly will provide fruits/ingredients for use by the family and to generate income. |
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| Habitat launched its ‘Green fingers’ project, at Karjat, Maharashtra, where the air, water, soil and climate of the region are most conducive for the growth of these native species, providing for a high rate of survival .The project launch took place on the 12th of June,2009 with the participation of Corporate volunteers from Allied Digital Services Ltd and Crisil. This was followed by volunteers from Fujitsu Consulting India and Wachovia Bank on 20th June and Bank of America Merill Lynch on 26th June ’09. About 100 volunteers helped plant more 100 saplings along with the homepartners.Volunteers present showed great enthusiasm in planting trees which they knew would help the eco system. |
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| The volunteers dug pits at pre-identified spots .The Horticulture expert on the site supervised the plantation program. At the end of the activity, the beneficiaries built a tree guard to protect the plants from the domestic animals. |
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