Japan NPO plants seeds in Ethiopia

Japan NPO plants seeds in Ethiopia

TOKYO, Japan - Children plant seedlings at an elementary school in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The Futaro Fund for Forests, a Japanese nonprofit organization, engages in tree-planting and water projects in Ethiopia to combat desertification.

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