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Update 2010Update 2010

Panama Adelante!Panama Adelante!

2009 first irrigation 2009 first irrigation systemsystem

2010 New Water Pump2010 New Water Pump

New Stove Replacing the Old 3 New Stove Replacing the Old 3 Rock MethodRock Method

Recently Built Stove = no more Recently Built Stove = no more black wallsblack walls

Harvest!Harvest!

Panama’s first csaPanama’s first csa

NicaraguaNicaragua

Fertilizer BeansFertilizer Beans

Composting Chicken Composting Chicken CoopCoop

First Fruit of Their LaborFirst Fruit of Their Labor

Tree SeedlingsTree Seedlings

Reforesting a RiverbankReforesting a Riverbank

Preserving the Forests, Water and AirPreserving the Forests, Water and Air

Street kids at demo farm garden in Bluefields, Nicaragua

SHIers from 6 countriesSHIers from 6 countries

Smaller World TripsSmaller World Trips

Special Luxury for the Special Luxury for the Board Board

• BYOM – Bring Your Own MattressBYOM – Bring Your Own Mattress

SHI’s Accomplishments SHI’s Accomplishments Twelve years of growing slowly, but Twelve years of growing slowly, but

surelysurely1,300 families in 100 communities in four countries receiving technical assistance (500 grads)

12,000 acres of degraded land converted to sustainable uses

60,000 acres of tropical forest saved from slash and burn

2.6 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

$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 covers the costs of establishing a one acre sustainable farm plot.

$50 buys the materials for a wood-conserving stove that will save 100 trees.

A Lot Of Bang For The Buck

SHI has receivedCharity Navigator’s top

rating for four consecutive years.

Only 7% of all charities nationwide have received

a four star rating three years in a row.

Thank You!!!Thank You!!!

Thousands Still WaitingThousands Still Waiting

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Planting Hope

Restoring Forests

Nourishing Communities

FY2008 Income & Expenses