We plant good_deeds

Executive summary
We plant good deeds in Romania is a multi-annual social movement
We plant good deeds in Romania aims at the involvement of the civil society, NGOs, authorities, companies and the media
We plant good deeds in Romania aims at protecting and growing forests
Milestones:
- awareness campaign regarding the situation of Romanian forests
- the map of deforested areas throughout the country
- building an organizing team in each county
- involving over 50.000 de in a 5 year span (the movement period)
- planting and growing forests on at least 300 ha (1% of Romania’s surface)

Benefits
We will plant on degraded soil, contributing to the growth of the surface covered in forest from Romania
We will prevent land slides, desertification or flooding by planting trees
We will create the first public inventory of the forest cuts in Romania
We will promote means for civic involvement aimed at preventing forest cuts
We take responsibility for checking-up and monitoring each plantation until the final success

Who we are A community of: environmental NGOs and volunteers from Bucharest (Romanian capital) and the counties: Arges, Ialomita, Brasov, Mehedinti, Timis, Salaj, Cluj, Buzau, Iasi and Constanta (up till now) Initiator and national legal representative: EcoAssist Association http://EcoAssist.org/ Bucharest, Romania contact person: Liana Buzea, president

We aim partnership with:
The Association of Residence Cities in Romania
The Association of Cities in Romania
The Association of Villages in Romania
The Education Ministry
Local officials such as: County Councils, Prefecture Institutions, Forest Administration Units, County School Inspectorates, County Youth Directions etc.
The National Center for Volunteering - ProVobis
Volunteering centers in each county
Environmental NGOs, education NGOs and any other NGO interested in getting involved
Multinational companies
The Media
Initiative groups

Movement calendar Pilot plantings (March 26 th , April 2 nd , April 9 th , April 16 th ) covering the counties: Timis, Arges, Ialomita, Brasov and Mehedinti Map of deforested areas in Romania April - June 2011 Awareness campaign May - October 2011; yearly for the next 5 years National planting (300 ha / country  approx 7 ha / county) National Planting Day: October 22 nd 2011 Planting period: 22 nd October, 29 th October, 5 th November and 12 th November Yearly check-ups and monitoring (over a 5 year span)

Pilot plantings Arges, Timis, Ialomita, Mehedinti & Brasov counties

You can help us with: - Part of your time in order to get involved as organizing volunteer - Donating working materials (gloves, shovels, buckets, rackets etc.) - Donating 10 RON (approximately 2.5 EUR) for buying seedling plants - Sponsorships with telecom services for the organizing members - Help make the official website on the reserved domain www.plantamfaptebune.ro (transl. weplantgooddeeds.ro) - Sponsorships with transportation for 400 volunteers/county (on small distances, approx. 30 km) - Transportation for working materials (from Bucharest – to residence cities) - Catering for events, conferences or plantings - 100 tickets for travelling / county (by train or bus) - Donations to raise 1500 EUR/county/year for monitoring and maintenance work on the plantations - A meeting space for the central team of approximately 20 people (in Bucharest)

Benefits for our partners & supporters Supporting a movement that unites two symbols in 2011: The European Year of Volunteering & The International Year of Forests Encouraging volunteers to get involved in a multi-annual social movement Supporting a responsible and beautiful action (growing forests, preventing environmental unbalances) Volunteer contribution to growing the country’s forest surface with 1% by getting involved in a national multi-annual cause

Do you want to get involved?
To find out how you can become volunteer, contact us at: [email_address]
For donations and sponsorships, contact us at: sprijin@plantamfaptebune.ro
For national partnerships, contact us at: [email_address]

We hope you will join us! Together we plant good deeds in Romania !

We plant good_deeds

by Auras Mihai Geambasu

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