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-Under the scope of the Agriculture/Environment Program, Makhzoumi Foundation distributed a total of 4186 olive, pomegranate and acacia trees through Ghada Alireza Charity Fund. These trees were provided to 651 farmers in different regions in South Lebanon and in Akkar/North Lebanon. To name a few: Sarafand, Roum, Hanouwey, Azza and Nabatieh in the South; Klayaat, Al-Menyeh, Al Birah, Wadi Al rihan and Sheikh Abbass in the North.
The Foundation was adamant to distribute fruit trees in order to help the farmers increase their income and improve their economic status.
-Makhzoumi Foundation, in collaboration with Art of Living Lebanon, distributed 4000 plants to 20 universities and schools through different municipalities all over Lebanon. This activity took place on Tree Day in December 2008.
It is worth mentioning that the activity comes within the framework of the Green Land Project, supported by the United Nations millennium campaign and the United Nation Environmental Program which aims at disseminating awareness on the significant role of tree planting in alleviating the Global Warming
Makhzoumi Foundation took part in "Ayyam Al-Ouloum" organized by the Ministry of Culture in the Hyppodrome, on the 9th, 10th and 11th of October 2008. It was a cultural, scientific and entertaining event that included a number of different activities which provided the visitor with scientific information in a simple and entertaining way.
During this event, Makhzoumi Foundation presented environmental information, theoretical and practical, about "How to benefit from home solid wastes".
Several activities are held within this field including: Tree Planting, Seed Collection, Shore Cleansing Ecotourism Trips as well as Environmental Education Workshops , Lectures and participation at National environmental activities. Cooperation with other Environmental Non-governmental Organizations, municipalities and schools is highly focused during those activities.
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