As we work towards our third year, we are excited to see our initial projects reach goals, expand, and continue to grow. As a social enterprise, we focus on activities that benefit local communities, businesses, and the environment.
Our projects:
– Fruit Tree Planting
– Breadfruit & Regenerative Agroforestry
– Community Education
– Micro Business Development
– Community Development
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Fruit Tree Planting
We create awareness about the importance of fruit tree planting and actively work with communities to plant trees while creating value for fruit harvests. When you plant fruit trees with communities, you aren’t just helping the environment and future generations, you’re immediately impacting the lives of families in need. You foster healthy, thriving communities where people support each other and build the local economy while building resilience for the environment and communities.
Fruit Trees Planted: 1,403
Communities Engaged: 10
Schools Engaged: 4
Partners:
Paya Bay Resort & Diamond Rock Community Clearwater Adventures & Crawfish Rock Community Flowers Bay Community
Juticalpa Community
Contour Lines
Roatan Rotary Club
Bio Pasion
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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
— Chinese proverb
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Breadfruit & Regenerative Agroforestry
We are developing breadfruit and regenerative agroforestry gardens for local food consumption, for the creation of value-added products, that assist with food security, economic diversification, and community resilience. Our agroforestry models are built around breadfruit which is an up-and-coming super-food rich in vitamins and minerals.
Breadfruit Trees Planted: 200
Agroforestry Sites: 10+
Partners:
Trees That Feed
Contour Lines
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“To us, breadfruit hits all of them. It’s a highly nutrient-dense carbohydrate and compared to almost all the other major staples we eat, it’s much healthier. In terms of access and justice, there are so few crops that involve planting a single tree in your backyard and feeding your family.”
Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, professor at University of Hawaii and co-founder at the Hawaii Ulu Cooperative
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Community Education
Our school education program increases awareness of the importance of planting fruit trees for environmental, health and economic benefits through workbooks, interactive lessons, and fruit tree planting.
Workbooks Donated: 100
Trees Donated: 100
Schools Engaged: 4
Partners:
Bay Islands Conservation Association
Trees That Feed
Learn More: Community Education
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Micro Business Development
We promote sustainable community development via micro-business development, assisting local businesses and community groups.
Wild Roatan
We provide marketing and business development assistance to this start-up that makes products from locally sourced ingredients.
Bio Pasion
We actively support the development of a fruit tree nursery that grows trees from local seed, root cuttings and air layering.
Roatan Local Market
Our alignment and sponsorship continues to grow with RLM through our Community Development Campaigns and Programs.
Partners
Regenerative Farms
Trees That Feed
Contour Lines
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Community Development
Our strategic campaigns are assisting local business owners and island visitors every day. Through the creation of online communities, we enable local businesses to promote their services, develop more direct bookings while assisting residents and island visitors with informative content.
Online Communities:
Roatan Travel Group: 31,000 members
Buy Local Group: 3,600 members.
Partners
Roatan Travel Network
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“Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource.”
Dan Shechtman
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We Need Your Help!
Fundraising Support
Donate to one of our charity auctions to help us raise funds.
Support our Partners
Support the local businesses and organizations that partner with us.
Corporate Partnerships
Become a partner, in return receive fruit trees for your employees or for community donations.
Organisation Partnerships
If you work in conservation, community or micro- business development contact us to learn about how we can work together.
Thank you to our supporters!!
Trees That Feed Foundation
Regenerative Farms
Wild Roatan
Rock Point Villas
Turtle Beach Dive Resort
Grand Roatan Resort
Paya Bay Resort
Oceanfront Dream Condo
Lotus Restaurant
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We thank you for your time and appreciate your interest and support.
Regards
Dean Milverton
Support Roatan
W: www.supportroatan.com
E: info@supportroatan.com
T: +504 9693 7952