shi 2011 update 2

Sustainable Harvest International

Planting Hope, Restoring Forests, Nourishing Communities

UPDATE 2011

Jesus Vasquez Rio Chiquito, Honduras

Jesus’s coffee plantations

Jesus’s plantains and beans

Jesus’s passion fruit

Inocenta’s Farm

Harvest Time!

Improved Coops = more chickens, eggs & fertilizer

Bartolo Gonzalez

Peanuts, vegetables & herbs

Radishes

Erasmo Garcia’s new house thanks to compost & fish

Board of Directors - Belize, January 2011

Gringos at work

Fire Exit Farm

Francis Sanchez

Rita

Sanchez Family

School Gardens

Fertilizer beans

Planting and caring for trees

Preserving the Forests, Water and Air

Planning together

✓ 2,164 families in 156 communities in four countries receiving technical assistance (including 537 graduates)

✓ 14,000 acres of degraded land converted to sustainable uses

✓ 70,000 acres of tropical forest saved from slash-and-burn

✓ 2.8 million trees planted

✓ 1,000 wood-conserving stoves (saving 9,000 trees per year)

✓ 23 community loan funds started with $10,000 seed capital, now manage $70,000 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

But... There Are Thousands Still Waiting

Sustainable Harvest International

Online at: sustainableharvest.org

Planting Hope, Restoring Forests, Nourishing Communities

FY2010 Income & Expense

Expenses

Fundraising 12%

Management 7%

Program 81%

IncomePartners 14%

Foundations 26.5%

Individuals 46.5%

Smaller World 11%Events 1%

Legacy Gifts 1%

Thank You!