Mennonite
Central
Committee

Reforestation in Burundi

January 31, 2007

War and population pressure have deforestated the east-central African country of Burundi, depleting water supplies and causing food shortages among subsistence farmers. Brandon Thiessen, an MCC reforestation consultant, describes an innovative project in which local people are working to replant trees in exchange for canned meat provided by MCC.

Photos by Tim Friesen and Brandon Thiessen.
Produced by Tim Shenk

 

Time: 3:40 minutes

 

Helping feed others with meat

Meat Canning

 

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