fotografías españoles - The Worldlife Foundation School Groasis waterboxx tree planting project in Naivasha area Kenya (November 2011)
This is a Treeplanting project of the Worldlife Foundation with schools in Niavasha Kenya
The students of Lake view sing a welcome song
Margrethe van Heeswijk founder of Worldlife Foundation
Margaret (Meg) Otieno - CEO of Wildlife Clubs of Kenya and Secretary of the board of WorldLife Kenya is involved too
Pieter Hoff explains the function of the wick
Acacia's produced in plastic bags
The twisted primary root caused by the bottom of the plastic bags in which they are produced
Detail of horizontal instead of vertically downwards growing primary root
The horizontal part is pruned off the primary root
Now we have a repaired downwards growing primary root
Pieter Hoff teaches the students to prune the stem in order to prevent evaporation
The stem is pruned to ten cm length
The students follow the classes with attention and write their notes
She opens the pot to find the horizontal part of the primary root in order to prune it.
The Groasis waterboxx is assembled
She places the waterboxx over the tree
She puts the soil against the box so that wind cannot dry the soil out below it
The leaves are also pruned to reduce evaporation
We give 4 liters indirectly in the middle opening if given directly in the opening roots will wash out
The students of Lake View Primary School salute you
Then we plant at Longonot D.E.B. Primary School Naivasha Kenya
The students welcome us enthusiastic
The strong future of Africa
Pieter Hoff explains the students how the Groasis Technology works
All the students listen intensively look at their faces
The function of the siphons who prevent evaporation of water from the waterboxx - is explained
Then the Groasis waterboxx is assembled so that later on the students know how to do this
All the students start to plant a waterboxx
The waterboxx is placed carefully over the tiny tree
They take care that the boxes are planted at least 20 cm deep
The students give 4 liters indirectly in the opening to compact the soil around the roots
During planting the students get something to eat and drink
The students are proud and happy with the result
The future of Africa will replant the area that has been cut over the last 100 years
Happiness with the Worldlife Foundation Groasis waterboxx tree planting project
The final result within 5 years these trees will produce fruit
The students of Longonot D.E.B. Primary School greet you come and visit Naivasha Kenya
