In Piplantri Village, India, they have a special way to celebrate the birth of a girl. Every time a girl is born, the ________ plant 111 trees. They also save money for her until she is 18 years old. This money can be used for her education or marriage. The parents promise not to marry their daughter until she is at least 18 and has finished her education. The trees that are ________ become part of the family and are cared for like children.

This tradition started with the village chief, Shyam Sunder Paliwal. In 2005, he saw the damage caused by a marble ________ site near his village. The land was ________ and the water supply was decreasing. In 2007, his daughter, Kiran, died because of lack of water. Paliwal planted trees in her memory and decided to make it a regular village activity.

Paliwal said, "If we can do this for one girl, why don't we do it for all girls?" This tradition has changed the village. The land is ________, there is more water, and there are more jobs for women. More than 350,000 trees have been planted. The quality of life in the village has improved. The village is now a symbol of the ________ between caring for the environment and social change.