s Helping Restore Forests A registered charity in Canada founded and managed by CIF/IFC members

50% World’s Forest Gone 20% of people obtain their basic needs from the forest

FwB-FsF Mission Mission: To work with people who wish to restore or improve their forest landscapes for health, security, economy and the environment.

Board Sharad KarmacharyaPat WearmouthFred Pinto Tat Smith Bruce Pendrel Rod Carrow Linda Dwyer Rod Hilliard Peter Ackhurst

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Environmental Education in Schools: Nepal Four high schools receive educational supplies plus equipment and materials to set up tree nurseries and nature clubs

Environmental Education in Schools: Nepal Benefits Environmental awareness integrated into school Reforestation Self financing nursery

Community Forests: Cameroon FwB working with local NGO to establish community forests in the Sahel region of Cameroon.

Community Forests: Cameroon School in one of the communities. Average daily wage: $1.48

Community Forests: Cameroon Inside the classroom

Cameroon:Community forests Community forests in 3 villages Drilled wells for each village

Cameroon:Community forests Preparing the site Planting the fence

Cameroon:Community forests Improved cook stoves distributed Traditional "three stone" cookstove Improved Bangui cookstove

Uganda: Pine Plantation Trees were planted in the Mpambire village. The development of a pine forest near the village will provide work for the local farmers and revenue for the community

Uganda: Pine Plantation Benefits: Immediate Work Food Long term Timber revenue for expansion and tuition for orphans

Map Sacred Forest: Ghana Train villagers to map their sacred forests, build nursery, restore degraded forest

Madagascar: Restore forest Located in a very biodiverse area Native trees Help establish 3 businesses: tree nursery, tree planting and ecotourism

Future work Cameron Ghana Madagascar Nepal Canadian Schools Haiti

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Canadian Schools Establish local project: school nursery or garden centre Nature film festival: Winter 2016

Universities Draws, alumni donations Christmas tree, repaired bicycle sales

Universities Draws, alumni donations Christmas tree, repaired bicycle sales

FwB Caucus Chair: Rod Smith Chair: Pat Wearmouth Chair: Peter Ackhurst Chair: Bill Clarke

Canadian Caucuses Golf tournament Volunteer vacations Film festivals Tree plants Lunches at workshops

CIF Conference Silent Auction Send in your donations and bid often See you in Kenora, Ontario September 14 th -17 th

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CIF Conference Silent Auction Send in your donations and bid often See you in Kenora, Ontario September 14 th -17 th

Raising Fun and Funds! Save up your coins in specially made piggy banks to help raise funds for FwB- FsF Specially packaged seedlings is a fundraising event to commemorate special occasions while contributing to a global cause

FwB Caucus Chair: Rod Smith Chair: Pat Wearmouth Chair: Peter Ackhurst Chair: Bill Clarke

Canadian Caucuses Golf tournament Volunteer vacations Film festivals Tree plants Lunches at workshops

Uganda: Pine Plantation FwB partnered with Uganda Rotary to reforest 17 acres of scrub land in the village of Mpirmire. Clearing scrub

What FwB-FsF Does 1)Develop projects with local and Canadian expertise 2)Provide funds to projects that are fiscally viable with FwB acting as a catalyst 3)Enables CIF members to demonstrate their expertise in helping people solve complex problems 4)Enables CIF members to have fun and do something worthwhile