Borneo Bound - The Badass Women of HUTAN

HUTAN is an orangutan conservation group that has benefited from creating an army of locals scientists and all around devoted, inspired individuals dead set on protecting the natural environments of Borneo.

There are researchers who monitor orangutan populations, educators who teach local school children about the native wildlife and a small group of women who are amazingly replanting the rainforest, tree by tree.

It's hot. Really, really hot. And humid. So, humid. They have families; children to care for. They are covered head to toe as they are Muslim women, most wearing hijabs. But, none of that stops them. They set out, weed-whackers in hand and prepare the land before planting one tree at a time. They let us give it a try.

Their goal: Plant 3,000 trees each month; each and every month! Not only do they meet that goal, they often exceed it.

Next time you are feeling small or the fight seems too big; remember this small group of women who are replaning the rain forest in Borneo one tree at a time.