Plant a Tree for National Tree Day

May 5th is “Día Nacional del Árbol”, National Tree Day in the Dominican Republic.

Join our initiative and plant a tree:

If you order the IIC Spanish Course Brochure during this month of May,
we will plant a tree for you for free.

National Tree Day in the Dominican Republic

National Tree Day was established by the government in 1957 to create awareness for the necessity to protect the forests of the country. Several initiatives dedicate this day to plant trees in different parts of the country, to curb the effects of climate change and indiscriminate logging.

We join the effort. Together with our students we have planted a mango and an orange tree in our school garden – and they keep on growing!

IIC and Click A Tree celebrates 3rd Dominican Tree Day together

Also, our IIC forest is growing. More than 320 trees have already been planted by our students and us together with our partners from Click a Tree.

Since 2021, IIC is working with Click A Tree and its founder Chris Kaiser, known from his pitch at “Die Höhle der Löwen”, the German version of the US American investors’ TV-format “Shark Tank”.

Meet Chris and his trees

Chris loves elephants and has experienced first-hand how deforestation destroys their natural habitat. No trees, no shelter, no food. But that’s not true only for animals, as we all know.

A Border that can be seen

We here in the Dominican Republic, sharing the island with our neighboring country Haiti, experience the devastating effects of deforestation on a daily basis.

> Did you know that you can actually see the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic?

Soil erosion is the reason, because of deforestation and single crop planting over centuries.

The Island of Hispaniola on Google Earth

Therefore, planting trees means saving mankind’s own natural habitat: preventing soil erosion, restoring water cycles, absorbing carbon dioxide, creating food and shelter for many species.

Planting trees also creates jobs and a future for the people living there.

> That’s why we love Chris’ vision and the projects he and his team realize all around the world.

> That’s why we chose to work together.

For now, our students will help to plant trees and create jobs to support the reforestation of Ghana. Hopefully in the near future, we will be able to start a reforestation project with Chris and his team as well in the Dominican Republic. Because every tree counts.

Help us make our planet green again.

Order the free IIC Spanish Course Bochure HERE or use the form down at the bottom of this page.

You want to know more?

Then sign up to our newsletter. We will keep you posted about any initiatives we are running this year.
Or go straight to the website of Click A Tree and get your tree in the soil!

Read more about the 12 most common trees in the Dominican Republic: https://journeyz.co/types-of-trees-dominican-republic/

Pictures: Courtesy of Click A Tree