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THE ALASKA CHAIN SAW PROJECT IS A POST IRIS ACTIVITY. IT'S AIM IS TO MAKE USE OF THE DESTROYED FOREST TIMBERS, REDUCE THE SPREAD OF FOREST FIRES, CLEAR THE DOWNFLOW OF STREAMS THAT ARE CLOGGED BY FALLEN TREES,AND TO OPEN TRAILS TO REACH TO FARMS; LEARN THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHERS BY THE HANDLING OF A CHAINSAW AND PRODUCING LUMBER. HUGE FALLEN TREES MUST BE MADE TO GOOD USE.

ELDERS, WIDOWS AND THE DISABLED ARE THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT WHO WOULD NOT AFFORD TO BUILD ANOTHER HOME AFTER THE DESTRUCTION MADE BY HURRICANE IRIS.

THIS IS ANOTHER MAYA LEADERS' ALLIANCE INITIATIVE EXECUTED BY THE BELIZE INDIGENOUS TRAINING INSTITUTE (BITI), FUNDED BY CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CIDA) CANADA FUND - JAMAICA. AS A PART OF THE POST-IRIS ACTIVITY, BITI IS ALSO ASSISTING WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE HOMES IN SEINE BEIGHT, STANN CREEK DISTRICT. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 20 COMMUNITIES WHERE THE PROJECT IS BEING EXECUTED WITH FOUR Q'EQCHI' CHAINSAW OPERATORS IN FOUR ZONES. THE PROJECT AIMS TO PRODUCE 153,000 FEET OF WALLING LUMBER FOR 283 HOUSES. FIVE 070 AND EIGHT 038 CHAINSAWS WITH FOUR GUIDES ARE BEING USED. THE BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR ABLE BODIED SONS OR RELATIVES OR FRIENDS USUALLY ACCOMPANY THE OPERATORS.

THIS CAN CONTINUE IF THERE ARE OTHER NGO's OR OTHER AGENCIES THAT CAN BE INTERESTED IN THE CONTINUATION OF FUNDING OF THE CHAINSAW PROJECT. THE RESOURCES AND EXPERIENCE ARE AVAILABLE AND THE NEED IS URGENT AND THE NEED TO CONTINUE TO RECOVER OF MANY TREES WHICH CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY MORE FUNDING AND ASSISTANCE.