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We provide the tools for farm communities to protect and manage their local watershed in a sustainable way. This is not "conservation" in the traditional sense of the word. However, by working with and through communities who act in their own interest and that of future generations, we see tangible outcomes such as increased tree cover, reduced erosion, increased biodiversity, and protection of critical water sources.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's environmental restoration work.

Plant With Purpose is an interdenominational Christian organization with members and participants from a wide variety of denominational backgrounds. Read our statement of faith.

We offer our participants the opportunity, but not the obligation, to learn about the hope that we have in Jesus. Much of that is done by supporting and building up local churches in the communities where we work. When Purpose Groups desire more, that is available as well. We also realize that our witness is only as strong as our own character, and as staff and community agents, we all need to reflect the unconditional love of God for everyone with whom we come in contact.

You can get involved by volunteering your time. While we don't have hands-on tree planting opportunities, there are several ways to volunteer using your gifts and talents at our office, a local event, or from home. Sign up to be notified of volunteer opportunities.

You can also get involved through prayer. We publish a letter of praise and prayer requests from our global team each month. Newsletter subscribers also get it delivered in their inbox on the first Friday of the month, the same day each of our global teams prays over the letter.

One of the biggest things you can do beyond supporting our work financially is to talk about why you support our work. Share your enthusiasm via social media, send some of our articles or videos to your friends, or even consider hosting a speaker or screening of our films at your school or church.

Yes! When you make a gift online, simply make sure to check the box "give in honor or in memory" when making your donation. You will be given the options to customize an email to your gift recipient. Donating in honor of a loved one can be a very special way to celebrate their love of people and planet.

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In short, no. We emphasize the importance of locally-led reforestation and the benefits of a community taking ownership of its own ecological health. Therefore, trees are planted by participants and community members. The most helpful volunteer opportunities typically come in support of fundraising or advocacy activities.

Find out about the general volunteer opportunities we offer, and sign up to be notified of new volunteer opportunities here.

No. We work with people from all kinds of religious (or nonreligious) backgrounds.

Yes. We rigorously monitor, evaluate, and learn from our impact. Every three years, we conduct an in-depth evaluation and publish it as our Impact Report.

Some highlights from our most recent impact evaluation include:

  • Participating families on average reduce poverty by over half.
  • Tree cover is increasing or stable in all of the watersheds where we work, increasing at a global average of 0.39% per year. This is a reversal from the global trend, where 0.51% of tree cover is lost every year.
  • Participants have 2.5 months of savings on average, compared to one month of savings for nonparticipants.
  • Participants use 89% more regenerative agriculture techniques than nonparticipants.

In a separate study, we measured that crop yields increase for participants by 37%.

In addition, Plant With Purpose is evaluated by several outside nonprofit monitoring organizations, and we have received top ratings from those, including Charity Navigator (4 out of 4 stars) and Guidestar (Platinum).

No, our projects do not create a dependence on outside resources. Savings group equity and income is all generated by the participating community. The money administered in loans within Purpose Groups come from the investments of members. Participants often realize their agency to improve their own situations. Globally, participants are 10% more likely to agree with the statement: "I have the ability to improve my life."

Learn more about our approach to economic empowerment.

Plant With Purpose partners contribute to climate change mitigation by planting trees and practicing agriculture that strengthens two of nature's most powerful carbon sinks: forests and soil. On average, the families we work with sequester 6.2 metric tons of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) each year. Plant With Purpose also helps climate vulnerable communities adapt to the challenges of climate change by supporting crop growth and economic resilience.

Yes. We have teams working on both sides of the border that collaborate and coordinate efforts, particularly in the Elias Piña province of the Dominican Republic and the West department in Haiti. Teams close to the border are actively communicating and collaborating to meet the needs of these populations.

Learn more about our work in the Dominican Republic.

Learn more about our work in Haiti.

Approximately two-thirds of our participants are women. This is an important metric that we measure quarterly and publish in our Impact Report. In the areas where we work, women produce the majority of all food produced. Many of our partners are from Indigenous communities that are often excluded from society or marginalized. In Mexico especially, we work with many Indigenous communities of varying ethnolinguistic backgrounds.

No, Plant With Purpose does not provide start-up capital. The groups' savings and equity is comprised solely of the group members' capital. Plant With Purpose does not inject capital into the groups, which is a decision based on experience and research showing the ineffectiveness of that approach. It is also counter productive to our global mission.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's approach to economic empowerment.

Plant With Purpose's programs have the benefit of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon. However, we do not currently have a formalized carbon credit and verification program. Certification and verification require special resources and procedures to ensure they are done properly. We understand that there is a strong demand for carbon projects. We are exploring these opportunities with caution as it relates to the autonomy and social concerns of our partnering communities. If you are a business interested in a partnership, we encourage you to reach out to us directly as each case tends to be unique. Please email us at [email protected].

To learn more about how our work impacts carbon sequestration, read about our case study in Wona, Tanzania.

Plant With Purpose does not offer microloans. Instead, members participate in savings groups, where they can take out and administer loans from each other using the community's own resources from the start. In addition to promoting empowerment at a local level, this approach also helps strengthen communities, serves as a platform for other environmental initiatives, and keeps decision making and cash among participants the whole time.

Our model is unique in that it incorporates economic empowerment, environmental restoration, and spiritual renewal. This model has proven to be a powerful transformational approach in the rural farming communities where we work.

Learn more about our work in Ethiopia.

Plant With Purpose does not provide aid but instead, sustainable development. We have seen incredible impact in the lives of individuals, families, and communities. Entire communities significantly reduce their poverty and ecosystems begin to recover. The testimonies of transformation motivate us to continue to bring hope one person and one household at a time. While we cannot directly impact the political unrest, we believe our Watershed Model will continue to bring environmental, economic, and spiritual hope to the people of Haiti.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Haiti.

We are one of many organizations working together with the government of Tanzania and local authorities to protect and restore the forests near the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the South Pare mountains. Planting local species of trees in strategic locations has resulted in not only the increase of biodiversity but also renewing natural water sources that had previously dried up.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Tanzania.

Many churches form partnerships with Plant With Purpose by partnering to support a specific region. Church partners also collaborate on efforts to promote creation care and environmental stewardship with their congregation. If your church is interested in a partnership, please email [email protected].

Approximately two-thirds of our participants are women. This is an important metric that we measure quarterly and publish in our Impact Report. In the areas where we work, women produce the majority of all food produced. 

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Generally speaking, members can invest small amounts of their income at every meeting by purchasing shares. After a designated period of time, they can also take out loans from the savings group in order to reinvest in their farms or small businesses. Repayment terms and interest are designed by the group, but they are a much safer alternative to predatory lenders that are common in some of the places we work. As the group itself gains more resources, some are allocated into a social fund that can help community members during a time of crisis. Local groups are in charge of electing their own officers, setting their own specific bylaws, and keeping their own records.

Many of the regenerative agriculture techniques that we promote help address climate change adaptation and mitigation. For example, through Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), farmers encourage the natural growth of trees from existing root systems. These trees are more adapted to the difficult and variable conditions present due to a changing climate (adaptation). FMNR also contributes to the restoration of native forests, sequestering more carbon (mitigation).

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in regenerative agriculture and other environmental restoration techniques.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's reforestation work.

To best protect the safety of local teams and families, Plant With Purpose consults with crisis management organizations. As a policy, we do not take unnecessary risk and our teams maintain a low profile. We are in constant communication with other organizations and partners in the field to assess risks day by day.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Haiti.

Members of a Purpose Group typically designate a social fund that can help families during a crisis. These can include health emergencies that require hospitalization, a trip to the city to receive care, or a natural disaster that destroys a person's farm. In especially severe cases, such as Haiti's 2010 earthquake or 2016 hurricane, Plant With Purpose occasionally raises extra recovery funds.

While spiritual renewal is not something that lends itself to numerical measurements, we do measure and see increases in the amount of times people extend help to their neighbors, or people who agree with statements like "my community works together to solve problems" or "my work is a meaningful use of my gifts." We see spiritual transformation even more vividly in the stories and testimonies of our partners. Communities in conflict, families in turmoil, or individuals feeling hopeless commonly share a shift in attitude. Read an example from Burundi here.

Plant With Purpose works with village agents and community leaders to engage citizen science, surveying participating tree planters in the community to help report on the quantity of trees planted. These numbers are then verified in audits and are monitored further through remote sensing methods like NDVI.

Learn more about how we measure reforestation impact.

Plant With Purpose works with village agents and community leaders to engage citizen science, surveying participating tree planters in the community to help report on the quantity of trees planted. These numbers are then verified in audits and are monitored further through remote sensing methods like NDVI.

Learn more about how we measure reforestation impact.

Plant With Purpose partners contribute to climate change mitigation by planting trees and practicing agriculture that strengthens two of nature's most powerful carbon sinks: forests and soil. Plant With Purpose also helps climate vulnerable communities adapt to the challenges of climate change through supporting crop growth and economic resilience.

Plant With Purpose recognizes that poverty is more than just a dollar amount but rather a condition of lacking choices and security. We define poverty using a multidimensional poverty index (MPI) similar to the tool used by the United Nations and other development institutions. Our MPI looks at 12 indicators of poverty including money in savings, meals eaten per day, access to water, and education for girls. Learn more about our indicators and why we use them here.

Plant With Purpose's savings groups provide loans that can be used to start businesses or enhance existing income-generating activities. These can include family food kiosks, salons, poultry or livestock projects, and similar ventures. Purpose Groups also provide training in entrepreneurship and business skills.

Learn more about how we measure poverty, including income.

When $1 is given to plant a tree, this includes more than just putting the tree in the ground.

  • 10¢ helps community members prepare their soil
  • 60¢ helps grow the trees in a nursery run by the community or individual farmers
  • 15¢ mobilizes our partners to plant the trees
  • 15¢ helps with monitoring, maintaining, and reporting

Plant With Purpose helps rural pastors and church leaders access training and curriculum that are often difficult to find in remote settings. We partner with individual rural churches to help organize Purpose Groups, and church spaces are often used for group activities.

One function of a Purpose Group is to serve as a Farmer Field School. This is a peer-to-peer learning environment where participating farmers can develop sustainable agriculture skills. Participants also learn new regenerative farming techniques by exchanging knowledge with each other and practicing hands-on experimentation. We use our Seeds of Change curriculum that was developed collaboratively across all programs.

Plant With Purpose is fighting global poverty and environmental damage at a hyper-local level. Applying our Watershed Model, which maximizes the impact of the work, we provide regenerative farming training (which includes reforestation), community-based savings and loans, and spiritual encouragement in a neighborhood small group structure we call Purpose Groups. By effectively advancing these three areas at once we are able to see a 55% reduction in poverty. That is the difference between a family eating one or three meals a day, whether children go to school, or being able to visit a doctor when someone is sick. Plant With Purpose partner farmers go from struggling to survive to being able to build a better future for their family, all while reversing environmental damage to benefit the whole planet.

Learn more about how Plant With Purpose's program works here.

Plant With Purpose helps communities restore soil and ecosystem health, which supports greater crop yields for farming families. We also provide the opportunity to save income and to take out loans that can be reinvested into farms or entrepreneurial activities. Most often, it is the combination of a healing ecosystem, the opportunity to build savings, and the social-spiritual support of a community that creates a pathway out of poverty.

Learn more about how we measure multidimensional poverty here.

Sustainable agriculture, aka. regenerative farming, improves the environment in many ways, including:

  • improving soil health
  • decreasing erosion
  • reducing water contamination
  • reducing or reversing deforestation
  • increasing climate and economic resilience
  • sequestering carbon
  • reducing the use of harmful chemicals

Learn more about regenerative agriculture.

Groups are formed by community members who then create a constitution or bylaws to govern the group. Each member is part of the group's accountability, and each member plays a specific role. Specifically, each group has a cash box with three locks. There are three different key holders, and a fourth person is responsible for keeping the safe.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's approach to economic empowerment.

We are currently engaged in growing trees on 880,000 hectares within 46 watersheds. By 2025, we will expand to cover 1.74 million hectares in 89 watersheds.

View all areas where we work here.

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Our faith motivates our work in every way. One key belief is that the economic, environmental, and spiritual problems we seek to solve are the result of broken relationships: between humans and God, creation, one another, and ourselves. We believe that each person we work with has value and is made in the image of God. We seek to uphold every person we work with as a partner, not a project.

There are a number of valid critiques of mass reforestation efforts, including their impact on the local population, the survival of trees planted, and the overall impact of the trees on the surrounding ecosystem. We work in partnership with local communities to make sure social impact is also integrated and highlight the value of the right tree in the right place. For more on these and other concerns, read here.

Yes, it is relatively safe for our team in Burundi to work. The local leadership plays a key role in keeping a pulse on the security situation. They also maintain protocols to (if needed) navigate uncertain and/or unstable periods of time.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Burundi.

There has been ongoing conflict along the Amhara/Tigray border, which is a distance from our participant communities. We have had periods of imminent danger in our participant communities, but the conflict has not come into our communities directly. We work closely with our Ethiopian partners to ensure safety and security for our employees and participants.

Learn more about our work in Ethiopia.

Haiti is currently experiencing a high level of political unrest that does pose risks to our teams in Port-au-Prince and as they mobilize to our targets areas. However, the remote areas where we implement our program are safe to operate. We are taking all necessary precautions to reduce exposure and risks.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Haiti.

We continually monitor security situations and are in constant communication with our teams in the field. All of our teams in Mexico are comprised of local people, minimizing risk due to foreign status.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Mexico.

Yes, it is relatively safe for our team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to work. The local leadership plays a key role in keeping a pulse on the security situation and protocols (if needed) to navigate uncertain and/or unstable periods of time.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in the DRC.

The Tanzanian government may be more stable compared to their neighboring countries, but the country as a whole is still quite under resourced versus the needs around this critical environmental region.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Tanzania.

While Thailand is often considered a 'middle-income' country, the communities with whom we partner are marginalized economically and socially.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Thailand.

Though Mexico is the largest economy in Latin America, it is still a developing nation. Socioeconomic poverty metrics in the states of Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Puebla are many times below the national average.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Mexico.

Plant With Purpose supports whole ecosystem restoration. At Farmer Field Schools, participants learn how to steward all of their environment, including restoring the soil through regenerative agriculture, protecting hydrological systems, and monitoring and protecting biodiversity.

Learn more about our environmental restoration work.

We apply a Community Designed Restoration approach which puts the decisions about what trees to plant, and where, in the hands of individual farmers and their local groups. Plant With Purpose does not favor a plantation tree planting style but rather takes a whole ecosystem approach. Education on how trees benefit crops (agroforestry), ecosystems, and water sources (environmental restoration) starts a movement of tree planting within a watershed and ensures community members are vested in protecting and nurturing these trees long term.

Saving groups and environmental restoration go hand-in-hand, especially in the context of the communities where we work. Environmental restoration leads to better crop yields, which helps increase income that can be invested. Because farming is the primary income source for a large majority of participants, their economic security depends on the health of the environment. Integrating environmental restoration and economic empowerment helps ensure that one does not succeed at the expense of the other.

We are privileged to be one of only a few organizations collaborating with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC). The EOTC is the largest church in Ethiopia, and many of our participants in the Amhara region are members of the EOTC.

Learn more about our work in Ethiopia.

Spiritual renewal activities are integrated into the curriculum used by Purpose Groups. Various modules are available depending on which is most appropriate for the local context. A few of the most frequently used courses are a Theology of Work, Farming God's Way, and Umoja (unity in Swahili). Plant With Purpose also helps facilitate workshops on leadership, identity, vocation, and relationships, while also providing special training for the local needs of pastors and community leaders. Learn more about our spiritual renewal work.

As an organization? Nothing. Participating farmers do nearly all of this work because they recognize the environmental challenges and take action. Plant With Purpose's role is to provide training in environmental restoration techniques. Farmers apply a variety of techniques to restore the environment including:

  • protecting soil on their farms using rock barriers
  • planting green manure cover crops
  • participating in community tree planting campaigns
  • protection of important water sources

Learn more about how Plant With Purpose supports environmental restoration.

Plant With Purpose provides training on a broad range of regenerative agriculture techniques and principles that give farmers the knowledge and tools they need to improve their farms productively and sustainably. Individual techniques or species may or may not have value in any given context. Through training, farmers are equipped to make informed decisions as new ideas come and go.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's approach to regenerative agriculture.

Based on our multidimensional poverty index (MPI), cutting poverty in half means that families on average see the number of poverty indicators that they are below cut in half. Analysis of our MPI indicates that Plant With Purpose families cut their level of poverty by 54.6%, from meeting eight poverty indicators to four (based on our 2021 Impact Report).

Plant With Purpose addresses a number of environmental problems both directly and indirectly. We directly intervene in local ecosystem restoration, the reversal of deforestation, and the restoration of soil health. These efforts ultimately also strengthen our global environment by mitigating climate change, protecting biodiversity, and promoting clean water and food security.

After 7-12 years of partnership, Plant With Purpose communities graduate. Activities will typically continue, and the community will often serve as an example or ambassador to other neighboring communities.

Very simply, agroforestry is the integration of trees in agriculture. It is a traditional approach that has been practiced around the world for thousands of years. Agroforestry allows farmers to:

  • diversify income
  • improve and protect soils
  • increase the number of plant and animal species on their farm
  • remain resilient in different seasons
  • withstand unpredictable weather patterns
  • increase carbon sequestration

Learn more about agroforestry.

Biodiversity is a measure of the abundance of different types of organisms in an ecosystem. A monoculture of corn, for example, is not very biodiverse, whereas an agroforestry system may contain dozens or more species. More diverse ecosystems are more resilient both ecologically and (for farmers) economically. When thinking about biodiversity in the context of farming, it is critical to think about biodiversity both above and below ground. Soil, in fact, is the most critical ecosystem that farmers are managing. An important part of Plant With Purpose's training is thinking about soil as an ecosystem rather than just a physical structure that supports crops.

Learn more about how Plant With Purpose promotes biodiversity.

UHDF is an independent local NGO recognized by the Thai government. Plant With Purpose works closely with UHDF. Plant With Purpose is UHDF's primary partner, but they also receive a small amount of funding from other organizations.

For those in rural poverty, a sense of vocation, purpose, or calling are often at odds with external and internal perception. For the majority of communities around the world--and in particular the communities most vulnerable to climate change--faith is an essential part of daily life. A spiritual motivation is extremely effective in helping transform habits in support of a more resilient world.

Read more about our spiritual renewal work.

Plant With Purpose's tree planting programs have a 60% survival rate over three years. This higher-than-usual rate can largely be attributed to our Community Designed Restoration approach, which fosters local-level caretaking of the trees after they have been planted.

Plant With Purpose invests heavily in monitoring and evaluation as this ultimately shows us what's working and ways to continue to improve. We apply both remote sensing techniques, like NDVI to measure vegetation, as well as participant surveys and citizen science (equipping everyday individuals to help with measuring biodiversity, soil fertility, and other changes).

Plant With Purpose promotes a variety of reforestation practices including agroforestry, community forestry, and Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). These methods, particularly agroforestry, encourage the planting of trees by highlighting their beneficial relationship with other members of the ecosystem—namely, agricultural crops.

Learn more about our approach to community-led reforestation.

Our partners plant a wide variety of trees under the knowledge that biodiversity is resilience. We encourage our local participants to make the final decision about which trees to plant on their farms. The training we provide emphasizes planting the right tree in the right place. Typically, the participants plant native trees, crop trees that can help provide food and income, and other helpful trees that can be used to support environmental restoration. No harmful or invasive species are ever planted.

Get the whole story on tree planting and ecosystem restoration here.

At Plant With Purpose, community ownership begins from day one. Groups are all autonomous, and farmers make their own decisions. We provide organization, training, and support, which typically continues for 10-15 years before "graduation."

We begin our work in the most rural areas where families depend on the land for survival. These are the areas where our Watershed Model is proven to be the most effective. Families in these rural areas have the skills and abilities to improve their conditions and work with their community to develop a better way of life.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Burundi.

In 2008, we started working in various parts of Burundi. Currently we work in some of the most rural areas of Burundi in four different provinces with plans to expand our program to new areas. Burundi is one of the poorest and most food insecure countries in the world. Heavy deforestation over the past few decades resulted in more families living in conditions of poverty.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in Burundi.

Our participant communities are in Andabet, which is in South Gondar of the Amhara region. Program placement is based on multiple factors including organizational connection with key stakeholders, assessment of community readiness, and need for our program.

Learn more about our work in Ethiopia.

Plant With Purpose works in the states of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Chiapas. These states have some of the highest levels of marginalization and indigenous representation. They also contain the highest levels of biodiversity in Mexico, representing some of the most threatened habitats in the world.

View a map of the watersheds where Plant With Purpose works in Mexico.

In 2004, we started working in Tanzania specifically in the Kilimanjaro region. Mt. Kilimanjaro is a key biodiversity and environmental spot in Africa, home to different groups of people that all depend on the health of the environment for their survival and most especially the rural farming families on the lower slopes of the mountain.

We later expanded into watersheds at the top the South Pare mountains. The forests at the top of these mountains are important ecological areas and impact the lives of thousands of families. We plan additional expansion in the Pangani River Basin, which flows from Mt. Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean.

View a map of the watersheds where Plant With Purpose works in Tanzania.

Plant With Purpose works primarily with ethnic minorities in Northern Thailand, often displaced from Myanmar, Laos, or Southern China. These groups often have ambiguous legal status and have difficulty finding work, owning land, or accessing services. As part of our economic empowerment efforts, Plant With Purpose helps participants solidify legal status.

View a map of the watershed where Plant With Purpose works in Thailand.

In 2015, we started working in South Kivu and specifically in the Kakumba watershed. Over the past seven years we have expanded our program into seven watersheds in the South Kivu region.

Learn more about where Plant With Purpose currently works in the DRC.

We work in the provinces of Elias Piña, San Juan, Sanchez Ramirez, Mosenor Nouel, and Monte Plata. These are provinces with high and medium-high levels of marginalization. We work in the Dominican Republic because our mission of environmental restoration, economic empowerment and spiritual renewal intersects with the highest needs of these populations. The watersheds where we work provide indispensable ecosystem water services to Santo Domingo and the Artibonite Valley in Haiti.

Learn more about our work in the Dominican Republic.

Plant With Purpose works in rural communities across eight countries: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, Mexico, Tanzania, and Thailand. In 2023, we will begin work in our ninth country, Malawi. Program locations are based on level of poverty, land conditions, deforestation, vulnerability, and community interest.

Check out a map of everywhere Plant With Purpose works.

Many regions within the Dominican Republic have experienced a degree of prosperity. However, there are many communities and provinces that continue to experience socio-economic and environmental need. For example, in all the areas where we work, more than 50% of households are in extreme poverty.

Learn more about our work in the Dominican Republic.

We use savings groups because they put decision making and cash in the hands of community members from the start. Savings groups promote empowerment, build community, and can become a platform for other community development activities, including environmental initiatives.

Learn more about our approach to economic empowerment.

We work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) because the families we work with are farming some of the most difficult landscape in the world and face conditions of extreme poverty.

The Congo Basin found in the DRC hosts one of the world’s most important ecosystems: the world’s second largest rainforest, a vital carbon sink and biodiversity hotspot.

In spite of its ecological importance to the planet, the people who rely on its environmental health for survival now face great challenges. 99% of the DRC's rural population lives in extreme poverty. Two factors that maintain the cycle of poverty are the persistence of conflict throughout the region and the depletion of the rainforest. Since 2017, the DRC has lost more forest cover than any other country except Brazil.

Learn more about Plant With Purpose's work in the DRC.

  • 10¢ helps community members prepare their soil.
  • 60¢ helps grow the trees in a nursery run by locals.
  • 15¢ mobilizes our partners to plant the trees.
  • 15¢ helps with monitoring, maintaining, and reporting.

Learn more and plant trees here.

A watershed is an area interconnected by ecology. We've found that saturating (working with around 50% of families within) a watershed results in sustainable change. Nature's ability to assist in its own healing compounds improvements across the entire watershed, and we've found that all families living there—not just the direct participants—benefit.

Learn more about the Plant With Purpose Watershed Model.

Absolutely. We maintain a high commitment to ethical stewardship and financial transparency when it comes to our donations. For a fully detailed breakdown, you can visit our Financials Page.

In addition, Plant With Purpose is evaluated by several outside nonprofit monitoring organizations, and we have received top ratings from those, including Charity Navigator (4 out of 4 stars) and Guidestar (Platinum).

Plant With Purpose works in areas where environmental degradation, steep farming conditions and economic struggles overlap and are severe. This description applies to some parts of the United States, and so our team has explored potential opportunities here. However, at the present time we’ve found that our model and approach has the biggest impact potential in the international settings where we are working currently. We will continue to vet opportunities as they are presented with a goal of making the greatest impact, for the most vulnerable people, through Community Designed Restoration©, our Watershed Model, and Purpose Groups.

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