 The village of Kansongho wanted to plant trees, both to create an orchard that would bear fruit, and to reforest the area around the village's original well, restoring it to its historical lushness. The young men of the village organized themselves into groups to break stones to build a wall to protect the young trees from ravaging goats and other livestock. Together with the 2010 Mali Volunteer Vacation group, they built a stone wall 29 x 62 yards and 5-6 ft. high. The villagers and volunteers planted 300 fruit and native trees inside the orchard. The groups that broke the stones are now taking turns watering the trees. A committee has been created to take responsibility for the orchard and its members have been trained in caring for the trees, pruning, avoiding and treating for pests, and transplanting. The young trees have already produced papayas and pomegranates, which the tree committee sells at an affordable price, making these fruits available for the first time ever in the village. With the extra care and attention, an old mango tree that had not borne fruit in many years is also producing again.
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