I am simply blown away. Again.
I’ve been telling you about the group of young people who have finished the Reforestation Mentoring program. One of them is Faude. Coming out of high school, Faude was not, shall we say, at the top of his class. But, it is clear he just hadn’t found his spot yet.
After our mentoring program ended and we handed out certificates, Faude declared that his hope for the future is to plant trees.
That’s well and good for a young person in the graduation moment. Here’s the thing, however. The next thing I knew, Faude came to me with a three page plan for building a zone and nursery and the names of 26 people he has recruited who want to be reforestation workers!
We took his idea to the Animators, and they are ready and willing to have him join the CODEP work. They can mentor him further but, from what we can see, he’s launching himself. What a terrific result from our inaugural program. He’s setting the bar pretty high and we all couldn’t be more delighted.
Michael Anello, Executive Director
Faude Receives His Certificate