LET'S GO MANGROVE PLANTING: A Joint Project of KanePackage Group of Companies and SAITAMA-CEBU HUMAN RESOURCE MONOZUKURI PROJECT

Despite the blazing heat of the sun, the participants of this 5th Batch for Mangrove Planting Project led and organized by KanePackage Group of Companies in partnership with SAITAMA-CEBU HR MONOZUKURI PROJECT: A Linkage between Cebu, Philippines and Saitama, Japan, remained energetic and passionate in a whole day of serving and planting mangroves for a cause held last Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Olango Island, Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

WHY DO WE PLANT MANGROVES?

Mangrove Planting is a Corporate Social Responsibility of Kanepackage Group of Companies. It is a Japanese Firm in Saitama with branches ranging from the Southeast Asian Countries to some parts in the West. This project aims to develop environmental rehabilitation and preservation.

WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANCE OF MANGROVES?

@manilatimes.net:

Mangrove forests serve as nature’s buffer between land and sea. They protect coastal communities from storm surges caused by typhoons and control erosion along the shoreline so that the waters would not easily engulf land. So when Super Typhoon Yolanda struck the Philippines, areas with mangrove forests suffered significantly less damage as the trees acted as shield from the strong winds and waves.

Summary from KanePackage Mangrove Research Team:

Without Mangroves planted alongside the coastal areas, extreme fatalities could be a possibility.

Proofs:

WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE MANGROVE PLANTING ACTIVITY?

Since Saitama Prefectural Government has linked with academic institutions, students from different Universities in Cebu offering a bachelor of Engineering were invited to actively participate the said activity.

SINCE WHEN DID KANEPACKAGE STARTED THIS ACTIVITY?

KANEPACKAGE started this activity since 2013 and up until now the urgency to serve Mother Earth is still made afresh.

2013

2014

2015

2016

And this year 2017 will be shown onwards.

WHERE IS OLANGO ISLAND?

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WHY IN OLANGO ISLAND, MACTAN, LAPU-LAPU CITY, CEBU, PHILIPPINES?

Saitama Prefectural Government is also linked with Cebu City Government and Cebu Province. KanePackage Group of Companies which is also from Saitama deeply has a heart to serve the people in Olango Island, protecting the wildlife sanctuary in there and preserving Mangroves' existence.

PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS TO REHABILITATE THE MANGROVE AREAS

(LINKAGE DEPARTMENTS OF SAITAMA
, JAPAN AND THE PHILIPPINES)

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THIS IS THIS YEAR'S BATCH OF MANGROVE PLANTERS: HERE ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS.

A. THE REGISTRATION

And I was Group 6!

Upon registration, these were given:
• Umbrellas, Snack and Drinking Water, Uniform

THE RESCUE TEAM

B. GOING TO THE ISLAND

AND THEY WERE MY TEAM!

AND WE ARE NOW ON THE ISLAND'S PORT:

C. GOING TO OUR BASEMENT

AND FINALLY REACHED OUR BASEMENT:

AND STILL THE RESCUE TEAM:

BEFORE GOING TO THE PLANTATION AREA, WE WERE YET DELEGATED AND WERE GIVEN FEW MEASURES BUT IN THIS PICTURE WE WERE ACTUALLY PRAYING.

D. GOING TO THE PLANTATION AREA

AND YES IT WAS MILES AWAY, WE CAME ACROSS STREAMS

WALK, AND STILL WALKING

AND YES! THE PLANTATION AREA WE ARRIVED!
WE WILL BE PLANTING THIS NUMBER OF MANGROVES PLUS A HANDFUL THAT WAS JUST CARRIED BY THE OTHER TEAMS

AND THE PLANTING BEGINS

THERE WERE ALSO WATER STATION IN THE PLANTATION AREA

WE STARTED PLANTING AROUND 10 AM AND ENDED BY 12PM. BY THE TIME WERE DONE WE HEADED BACK TO THE BASEMENT.

E. GOING BACK TO THE BASEMENT

IT WAS THEN THAT WHEN WE GET BACK TO THE BASEMENT, THESE WERE ACTUALLY SERVED.

AND YES WE ENJOYED OUR LUNCH! FILIPINO FOODS!

AND THAT ENDS OUR MANGROVE PLANTING ACTIVITY. AND THAT TIME, TO HOME.

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A picture with the CEO and this PROJECT's Head

ALL OF THESE WERE SPONSORED BY KANEPACKAGE CORPORATION.

It was really a privilege already to me that I was part of this activity. The feeling that despite how hard you went through in order to get into the destination but still wasn't a hinder to stop, it is really a joy already to me despite the fact that it was really tiring but after all, the effort you did was rest assured that you put a smile on OUR MOTHER EARTH'S FACE.

OUR MOTHER EARTH CERTAINLY NEEDS US. WE ONCE WERE GIVEN A PARADISE-LIKE EARTH BEFORE BUT BECAUSE OF THE ADVENT AND RISE OF MAN'S WISDOM, OUR MOTHER EARTH HAS GRADUALLY DWINDLED ITS VALUE. IT IS THAT BECAUSE OUR DOINGS, OUR MOTHER EARTH WAS MADE DESTRUCTED. WE ONCE TASTED AND SEEN THE BEAUTY OF OUR HABITAT, I THINK IT'S TIME ALREADY THAT WE MUST RETURN THE FAVOR BACK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING TIME ON READING THIS FELLOWS! Again, LET'S TAKE CARE OF OUR MOTHER EARTH!

WITH LOVE,
IVAN 📷📡