The Trees for Life Program, which is implemented by the Palestine Fair Trade Association (PFT A) www.palestinefairtrade.org, provides olive & almond saplings to Palestinian farmers. While the program covers the majority of the cost of the saplings, the farmers pay a symbolic percentage as a demonstration of their commitment. PFT A General Assembly, which is composed of elected representatives of 47 farmers’ coops and 6 women groups, elects a committee of farmers called Trees for Life Committee. This committee is responsible for identifying sapling recipients, distribution, and implementation. The Trees for Life committee works within the priorities set by PFTA and targets young families, starter farmers, small farmers, women farmers, and farmers who have recently cultivated lands that have been impacted by the Israeli wall or have been subject to field or trees destruction by the Israeli military. This year “2015” more than 16,700 saplings have been distributed to more than 328 farmers in 20 various villages in the west bank.

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