Plant a tree against the advance of the desert
In the desert areas of southern Morocco, the vegetation struggles to keep its place in the face of a desert that is constantly expanding. In the Tissint district in general, and Douar Bani Moussi in particular, most households depend on agriculture as their main source of income. It is therefore of fundamental importance to help these populations to recreate sustainable agricultural projects in these fragile oases. This is where the “Green Day” project comes in.
Action Plan:
Under the United Nations Environmental Programme’s “Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign”, we provide the participants of the STUDENTS CHALLENGE with a sustainable development project, “Green Day”:
* Planting young date palms
* Ensuring the necessary irrigation by:
- creating a 100 cubic meter water catchment basin
- providing a solar pump
- During “Green Day” the participants of the STUDENTS CHALLENGE, under the direction of the local project leader, will dig holes and plant the young trees. They will then water them for the first time, giving them a head start for survival.
- The organiser of the STUDENTS CHALLENGE is in charge of the project and is contributing to its financing.
- AZEKKA FRANCE-MAROC Association, is managing and coordinating the project.
- A local project leader is in charge of the preparation, organising the planting of the young trees, and organising regular watering, as well as making regular reports which will appear on the STUDENTS CHALLENGE Website over the following months.
Personnel will be paid by the project to water the young trees several times a month for the first year, in order to give them the best possible chance for their roots to grow down to reach ground water. At that point the young date palms will be able to live in complete autonomy.
Outcome:
In a few years, the fruits of the STUDENTS CHALLENGE participants’ labour will provide food and comfort to the village of Bani Moussi.
At the end of the day, a "Green Cup" prize will be presented to the school or university having earned the greatest number of ECO-POINTS.
What is an ECO-POINT?
1 ECO-POINT = 6 euros
TOTAL for the project: 2042 Eco-points - The project includes the trees, the water catchment basin and the solar pump for irrigating the trees:
176 Eco-points will permit us to finish planting the oasis started during the 1st edition (774 trees planted)
833 Eco-points will permit us to build the water catchment basin
1033 Eco-points will provide the solar pump
To download an ECO-POINT order form: click here
* Planting young date palms
* Ensuring the necessary irrigation by:
- creating a 100 cubic meter water catchment basin
- providing a solar pump
- During “Green Day” the participants of the STUDENTS CHALLENGE, under the direction of the local project leader, will dig holes and plant the young trees. They will then water them for the first time, giving them a head start for survival.
- The organiser of the STUDENTS CHALLENGE is in charge of the project and is contributing to its financing.
- AZEKKA FRANCE-MAROC Association, is managing and coordinating the project.
- A local project leader is in charge of the preparation, organising the planting of the young trees, and organising regular watering, as well as making regular reports which will appear on the STUDENTS CHALLENGE Website over the following months.
Personnel will be paid by the project to water the young trees several times a month for the first year, in order to give them the best possible chance for their roots to grow down to reach ground water. At that point the young date palms will be able to live in complete autonomy.
Outcome:
In a few years, the fruits of the STUDENTS CHALLENGE participants’ labour will provide food and comfort to the village of Bani Moussi.
At the end of the day, a "Green Cup" prize will be presented to the school or university having earned the greatest number of ECO-POINTS.
What is an ECO-POINT?
1 ECO-POINT = 6 euros
TOTAL for the project: 2042 Eco-points - The project includes the trees, the water catchment basin and the solar pump for irrigating the trees:
176 Eco-points will permit us to finish planting the oasis started during the 1st edition (774 trees planted)
833 Eco-points will permit us to build the water catchment basin
1033 Eco-points will provide the solar pump
To download an ECO-POINT order form: click here
Schools Challenge
THE CONCEPT
Every student who buys an ECO-POINT, within the context of the “Green Day” project, must write the name of his or her school or university on the order form.
Any ex-student, professor or sympathizer who buys an ECO-POINT may write the name of the school or university of his/her choice on the order form.
POINTS
Every ECO POINT purchased earns one point for the establishment listed on the order form.
Every student who buys an ECO-POINT, within the context of the “Green Day” project, must write the name of his or her school or university on the order form.
Any ex-student, professor or sympathizer who buys an ECO-POINT may write the name of the school or university of his/her choice on the order form.
POINTS
Every ECO POINT purchased earns one point for the establishment listed on the order form.
THE TROPHY
On the day of departure, the organiser will tally up the points of each school and university. The establishment with the greatest number of points wins the “GREEN CUP”. The trophy will be presented during the prize giving after the Raid.
On the day of departure, the organiser will tally up the points of each school and university. The establishment with the greatest number of points wins the “GREEN CUP”. The trophy will be presented during the prize giving after the Raid.
Winner of the 2008 GREEN CUP
The STUDENTS CHALLENGE 2008, the association AZEKKA and the village of BANI MOUSSI, Thanks a lot the ESTACA school (Paris) for the donation of 200 palm-trees. The ESTACA school wins the 2008 GREEN CUP. Congratulations...
