Ilga collected donations for a tree planting project in Ecuador at a concert last year. She was there this year and helped the families:
The 180 trees that were planted in llacao have a story.
the parish of the padre whom I have worked with for over 20 years,
there are very poor families. some are ashamed of their poverty and
let me sit on the bench in front of the house so that I can be her little miser
At home, I don't get to see anyone. Others apologize before I even get a chance to say anything.
standing up for their poverty – that hurts.
When I handed the trees over to the family on the first day, the joy was great.
they received 2 lemon trees, 2 avocado trees, and one each
a wisteria tree and an apple tree. These trees should be in their gardens
They are to be transplanted. They belong to the family; they should be kept safe and protected.
will be raised and brought up on their own responsibility. the project
thus, there is no need for a „supervisor“; everyone is responsible for themselves.
I visited several gardens beforehand and, in light of that,
consider. you can't imagine a garden like that, like in our country
It is a garden. It is the areas for growing corn, strictly guarded and
isolated, blocked off, and sometimes even completely unrecognizable as such.
But they are proud of their property and present it
„garden“ without shame – unlike the house.
Father Teo stipulated that the trees must be planted within a week.
I was sent away and I promised to visit the gardens and
to review the plantings.
Said – done – a week later I left with him and examined
in 8 gardens the result. to achieve this, we needed all day, because
The gardens are divided into 10 communes, and the roads are roughly about the same good.
are the worst forest road in our area. Moreover, they are
It is not easy to find family members either, and communication is difficult via phone.
all in all, it is made more difficult by the lack of internet – so –
an adventurous undertaking.
The trees, the houses, the people are blessed; we get thanks for it.
vegetables, eggs, fruit, corn…. and we leave happy and
satisfied people in whom the hope germinates that next year I will
Come back to assess the beauty of the plants. Vamos a ver
