Investment

Silva Tree Community Project- Escuela Caño Zapota

Updated on Thursday 18th of June 2009

Silva Tree team

As a part of their World Environment Day celebrations, Silva Tree launched their most recent community project, helping local school, Escuela Caño Zapota, which required essential repair work.

Escuela Caño Zapota is a small school, located in a remote rural village near the Silva Tree Carbon Offset Reforestation Project and was in need of vital repair work. Silva Tree believe in supporting local communities as a part of our projects so when we found out the school needed help, we offered to assist.

The terrain to reach the school is tough, and the Silva Tree team had to brave several obstacles to reach it: A road closure set them back 2 hours before getting stuck in mud and eventually reaching the location just before nightfall…

Silva Tree staff worked hard to assist with on the spot emergency repair work and agreed to financially support the school on a long-term basis, enabling them to purchase materials and install facilities which they have previously been unable afford.

Silva Tree T-shirts were given to the children, many of whom live in deprivation and poverty. The school remains to be on our list of sponsored establishments and details of ongoing work with its staff and children can be found on our website.

Source: Silva Tree S.A.