Our dream of creating a memorial forest turned into reality.
It was one of our 2017 goals; planting more trees than we consume as books, furniture and all other needs. We had no idea how to do it. We just focused on goal and progressed bit by bit, even though it was a challenge. We have arranged a lot of volunteer training. Many student meeting performed. We were told that it is not possible to choose plantation area but we were delighted with the Gaziantep / Nurdagi region assigned for us this year, where our family roots reach out. Good news is that 98% of the saplings have been kept as this winter season was very rainy. There are ones even reaching two meters high already.
Special thanks to General Directorate of Forestry and TEMA Foundation to make the process such an easy way.
We wish this area turn into a mature forest some day, and live long enough to see it!