This past March, Rooted in Hope took a team of five volunteers to Kenya to commence a tree-planting project in theAberdare National Park. In collaboration with Aberdare Safari Hotels (ASH) and the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS), Rooted in Hope is working to advance the Return the Bush Initiative and rehabilitate the indigenous forests of Kenya. This initiative, which was started in 2007,  aims to reforest 125 hectares of degraded land in the Aberdare National Park.

For the 2012 year, Rooted in Hope has committed to planting 5,000 trees in two tree-planting phases. In March, the Rooted in Hope team, with the help of ASH, KWS and local volunteers, successfully planted 2,500 trees. To date, Aberdare Safari Hotels and the Kenyan Wildlife Service have reforested 16 hectares of the 125 hectares. By the end of 2012, Rooted in Hope will have reforested an additional 5 hectares of the Aberdare National Park!

A special thanks to all our donors and partner organizations for helping us reach our goal!

Follow the Links below for more information: 
Aberdare National Park: http://www.kws.org/parks/parks_reserves/ABNP.html
Return the Bush Initiative: http://www.brand2d.com/Aberdares/?p=378)

Post by Jenny Emick