🌳 PNGFE Balsa Project Crowdfunding Campaign

1. Why This Project Matters

Balsa wood is lightweight, sustainable, and highly versatile — used in marine construction, aerospace, wind energy, and artisan crafts worldwide. PNG is naturally endowed with some of the highest-quality balsa trees.

By supporting this project, you’re helping families plant, grow, and process balsa, creating stable incomes, reducing illegal logging, and boosting PNG’s reputation as a sustainable timber exporter.

Impact highlights:

• Family empowerment: 100+ families earn predictable income per hub.

• Nation-building: Legal, regulated forestry strengthens local governance and reduces illegal activity.

• Environmental stewardship: Sustainable plantations reduce deforestation and increase carbon capture.

2. How Supporters Benefit

🎁 Donors (Impact Partners)

• K100 → Supports 1 family with seedling and training.

• K1,000 → Supplies milling tools for a small community cluster.

• K5,000+ → Recognized on PNGFE “Founders Circle” + annual Balsa Impact Report.

📈 Equity Investors

• 20% equity pool per hub available to crowdfunding investors.

• Projected dividends: 15% annually once export operations scale.

• Exit strategies: share buyback at 5 years or resale through secondary platform.

💵 Lenders

• Loans from K5,000 upwards.

• 8% fixed annual interest, repaid quarterly over 3 years.

• Bonus: early repayment incentive if export volumes exceed projections.

3. Use of Funds (Transparency)

• 40% → Plantation establishment & milling equipment.

• 25% → Farmer training & support programs.

• 20% → Export logistics & quality certifications.

• 10% → Marketing, buyer development, and partnerships.

• 5% → Administration, monitoring, and impact reporting.

4. Project Timeline

• Months 1–3 → Planting seedlings, community training, establishing nurseries.

• Months 4–6 → Harvesting early growth, initial milling and panel production.

• Month 7 onwards → Export-ready balsa panels, sheets, and marine boards.

• Year 2+ → Expansion of additional hubs and export volumes.

5. Impact for Families & Nation

• 100+ families per hub gain stable livelihoods.

• Women & youth engaged in nursery management, milling, and packaging.

• Reduced illegal logging → stronger law & order in communities.

• National revenue from sustainable exports strengthens PNG’s economy.

• Contributes to UN SDGs: No Poverty, Decent Work, Climate Action, Life on Land.

6. Calls-to-Action

• 🌱 Donors: “Give K100 today — grow hope and income for a PNG family.”

• 📈 Investors: “Own a 20% equity stake in PNG’s balsa industry today — limited slots available.”

• 💵 Lenders: “Earn 8% annual returns while empowering rural families and protecting PNG forests.”

👉 Join us: Empower Families ➔ Build the Nation ➔ Sustain the Planet.