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SHI began work in the Anton district of Coclé province of Panama in March 1998.   SHI-Panama employs four full-time field trainers, working with 164 families in 11 communities in Coclé and the Lake Alajuela region.  Given its unique geographic location, Panama's biodiversity is unparalleled. Unfortunately, Panamá's rich natural environment is under heavy pressure from logging interests and agricultural expansion. According to the World Bank, over two percent of Panama's remaining forest is cut down each year.

In fiscal year 2007, SHI-Panama's local field trainers worked with families to convert more than 100 acres of land to sustainable uses through reforestation, sustainable agriculture and agro-forestry practices. The program reports there are literally hundreds more families that would like to work with SHI. "We are becoming well-known where we work," reports Luis Escalante, who is managing the SHI Panama program, "and well-known for offering real hands-on alternatives rather than just words. That's why so many communities, schools and families want our help, because we really do something to help them learn how to do these things themselves."


Click here to meet the SHI Staff in Panamá.
Click here to read testimonials from our Panamá program.
Click here to learn about the Panama Demonstration Farm Project.
Click here to learn about upcoming Smaller World Tours to Panama.