It is still possible to donate trees.
The Starkmacher e.V. have kindly agreed to continue the fundraising campaign and to accept tree donations and organize the transfer of the money to the school. If you are interested in helping to restore the cloud forest at the Colegio Fervan Campestre, please donate to the following address:
Starkmacher e.V
PAX Bank Cologne
BIC: GENODED1PAX
IBAN: DE35 3706 0193 0028 5880 11
Überweisungszweck: CoDe
We are grateful that we were able to bring our first joint project to a successful end. Thank you very much to all the donors of the 1146 trees. Read the final report here.
We hope there will be many more tree donations - even without news from the tree. We will of course continue to report on progress here.
We are now investing our energy in our current project in particular.
Message from the tree - what has happened so far, in brief...
The first planting campaign took place on 31.03.2023. On this day, the students planted various native tree species as part of a large ceremony. The first message from the tree reports on the tree species and gives an impression of the event and the curriculum.
In the second message from the tree, the students will show you how the trees have developed over the last few months since they were planted.
The third planting campaign took place in December 2023. There was only space left for 100 trees, which the students planted with joy.
Every school day, students can watch the trees grow and learn about flora and fauna. You can read about the experiences of grades 6 to 11 in the third message from the tree and watch two videos.
In mid-2024, we received the news that the school had been able to acquire another plot of land for planting. :-))
The 4th planting campaign took place on October 3, 2024. A further 581 trees were planted as part of a major event. You can get an impression of the event in the Video verschaffen.
Together we were able to plant 1146 trees (as of 01/2025). A great success!
We hope that we will soon be able to report further successes and that a few more trees will be added.
You can read a review and what we learned in our first project in the
Final Report "message from a tree"
That was our flyer of the project.
And another Video with messages from the trees
Das Projektteam
Klaus Lohnert
Klaus took over the overall coordination and project development. He is the contact person for supporters.
Since his energy engeneering studies in the mid-90s, it has been clear to him that we can do better! He wants to make a contribution to a more sustainable world and stand up for the next generation. We should let go of things that have no future. Then we begin to break new ground and discover new things.
Monica Gutierrez
Monica is responsible for the development of Colegio Fervan, coordinating the implementation projects and networks. She wants to give the children and young people of her Colombian homeland opportunities, let them dream. During her studies and working hours in Germany, she experienced that sustainability is possible. Monica wants to build bridges between countries so that the transition takes place in all corners of the world and the world remains habitable.
Nick Bosch
Nick is deputy chairman of Starkmacher e.V., he takes over the donation processing, is a networker and initiator. Nick's motivation: We at Starkmacher e.V. open spaces for exchange, impulses and innovation, in which each person can contribute their strengths and ideas. Especially in global cooperation, there is still a lot of untapped potential. In cooperation with Colegio Fervan, we want to develop potential and enable new opportunities.
Marion takes care of our website. For her, a conscious and respectful treatment of our earth and all beings is a special matter of the heart. Therefore, she is always open to working on issues that support these causes.
Clara took care of the creation of the flyers, supported the creation of the website and was a constant source of inspiration for the implementation of various topics.
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