Lisa and the pgymy women near the finish line! Photo credit - Sonya Melescu.

Run for Congo Women founder, Lisa Shannon on live chat with Ron Dembo, founder of Zerofootprint, showing images and letters to pygmy women sponsored by the Zerofootprint Foundation! Photo credit - Sonya Melescu.

A triumphant and inspirational run with Lisa Shannon and the Zerofootprint pgymy sisters! Photo credit - Sonya Melescu.

A fast growing species!

Lots of hard work as the planting begins

A moringa tree - an edible, highly nutritious plant

The start of a new and beautiful forest!

Rows of newly planted trees!

Removing branches and clearing the land for new #reforestation efforts

Clearing the land to prepare for #reforestation efforts

New images! Zerofootprint and Working Villages Int'l #reforestation project in Ruzizi Valley in #Congo

Check out the Nat. Bldg. Mus. in DC, location of Ron Dembo's talk - reducing our Urban Environmental #Footprint

Thanks for stopping by the Zerofootprint booth at #OCE10!

An inspiring book reading in Toronto at the Indigo at Manulife of A Thousand Sisters by Lisa Shannon!

Thank you to Dominique Bikaba, founder of Congo Pole Pole Foundation for speaking at the Zerofootprint event!

Thank you to Lisa Shannon for speaking at the Zerofootprint event to support Congo!

Thank you to Kinross Gold for sponsoring Zerofootprint's projects in Congo!

Thank you to the Belinda Stronach Foundation for sponsoring Zerofootprint's projects in Congo!

Zerofootprint event at Panorama featuring Lisa Shannon, author of A Thousand Sisters and Dominique Bikaba, founder of Pole Pole Foundation in Congo. Thank you to our sponsors the Belinda Stronach Foundation and Kinross Gold!!

Ron Dembo, Zerofootprint Founder & CEO talks about the Foundation's projects in the Congo!