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About Our Work, Malawi
Plant With Purpose in the Warm Heart of Africa
The launch of our newest program expands partnership and hope to the people of Malawi At the beginning of 2024, Plant With Purpose opened its ninth country program in Malawi. While it is the newest of our partners, the work in Malawi is positioned well to apply the lessons learned from our global network. To […]
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Ethiopia
Solomon, Ethiopia: "They are happier than ever before."
Farmer Solomon is among the thousands of participants of Plant With Purpose’s Ethiopia program. He is a forty-year-old father of five. Living in the Mokie watershed, Solomon became a member of a Purpose Group a few years ago. “Before I became a member, I had an interest in diversifying my family’s income. I wanted to […]
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DR Congo, Sustainability
A nurse, a teacher, and a mother: How communities in the DRC are holistically transformed
A core aspect of Plant With Purpose’s work is to find holistic solutions for change. We work in places where ordinary people face a myriad of challenges, but solutions are only sustainable and effective when we take into account the way they are connected to one another. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) demonstrates […]
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Tanzania
Davina, Tanzania: "Our livelihoods rely on farming"
At the center of her village in the Shengena East watershed of Tanzania, lives Davina, a determined single mother of five. She faces the challenges of parenting with unwavering strength. Three boys and two girls are not just her children, they are the pillars of her world. Life in her village presented numerous challenges, particularly […]
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Tanzania
Silvia, Tanzania: "My children are actively participating"
Silvia and her husband are farmers and traders. Her husband works as a farmer, while Silvia is a business woman. Silvia’s biggest challenge as a parent of four was having her daughter drop out of school. A child dropping out of school is a major stress on a parent, especially when it is a girl […]
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Tanzania
Hellen, Tanzania: "Education and safety are my prayers"
In the heart of a village in the Hai West watershed, Hellen began her journey of Transformation and entrepreneurship in Tanzania. Life had always been an uphill battle for Hellen and her family: her motorcycle-driving husband Lameck and their four children. Hellen labored as a small-scale vegetable seller, steady in her determination to provide for […]
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Tanzania
Magreth, Tanzania: "Education is a beacon of hope to other women"
Magreth is the wife of Stephano and the devoted mother of six children in the Saseni watershed of Tanzania. She works in agriculture, which serves as her family's primary source of income. For several years, she has actively participated in a Purpose Group to help her children gain an education in Tanzania. Despite agriculture being […]
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Living Sustainably, Tanzania
Elisongoya, Tanzania: "A decision that opened doors..."
Elisongoya is a resilient 40-year-old farmer. The lives of Elisongoya, her husband, and their four children took a positive turn, thanks to Elisongoya's involvement in her Purpose Group. “Before joining the group, I worried a lot about my inability to provide for our family. My husband and I lacked a stable income which caused us […]
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Dominican Republic
Isabel, Dominican Republic: "We are driven by the thought of our children’s future"
“My husband and I work hard because we are driven by the thought of our children and their future,” begins Isabel. “When an adverse situation arises, what we do is focus on how to solve it and continue with our task as parents.” Isabel and her husband are coffee and cacao farmers, living in Ozama, […]
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Tanzania
Nafika, Tanzania: "I see a future well educated woman thriving in life"
Nafika is a 32-year-old single mother living in the Shengena West watershed. She is raising a 15-year-old daughter while working as a Tanzania farmer and entrepreneur and being an active member of a Purpose Group. As a farmer she is involved in poultry and fish farming, caring for chickens and managing a fish pond. Nafika […]
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Dominican Republic
Margarita, Dominican Republic: "The change in my life has been enormous"
Margarita is a farmer and mother living in the Ozama watershed of the Dominican Republic, farming her land. Like many mothers, she worries about her children and their safety. “I worry a lot about my children and their safety when going to school,” she tells us. “The road is very long, and they have to […]
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Environmental Restoration, Why
Causes Effects and Solutions to Environmental Degradation- Part II
Eight Ways to Invest in People and Planet for the Next Generation In Environmental Degradation Part One we explored the causes and effects of environmental damage and the interconnected problem of global poverty. In this article we focus more on the interventions and environmental solutions that are helping to lift families and communities in the […]
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Environmental Restoration, Haiti, Living Sustainably
We are able to persist: Sustainable agriculture in Haiti keeps parents resilient
In recent years, few countries have reached the level of instability seen by Haiti. The collapse of its central government and authority structures have created an atmosphere of lawlessness, in which street-level violence has escalated. The constant threat of harm and kidnappings has disrupted everyday life for most Haitians, particularly around larger population centers. Many […]
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Thailand
Nakon, Thailand: "My mission is to make the soil more fertile"
Education is a widespread concern of parents all over the world. This includes Northern Thailand, where many Plant With Purpose members are challenged by insufficient agricultural practices and tenuous rights to land. Plant With Purpose works with parents like Nakon to improve the crop yields of the Thailand farmer and the health of their land. […]
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Malawi
Plant With Purpose opens in Malawi with a big celebration
Plant With Purpose's newest country program has officially opened! Last month, our newest partnering country program, Floresta in Malawi, launched with a program inauguration ceremony in Nkhata Bay. The links between environmental health and sustainable livelihoods in Malawi are so strong that working in the country's rural communities was an ideal fit for Plant With […]
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