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Dos Bocas to Zanzibar: A round-the-globe look at Plant With Purpose

It continues to be a busy and fruitful time for Plant With Purpose with many members of the team engaged in various activities "round the globe." Here's a quick look at some updates from our various partners around the world.
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Nelson: "I also made sure to spread this awareness and to share my experiences and lessons with others."

Meet Nelson. Three years ago he joined a Purpose Group in the watershed of Nyakijanda, Burundi and his life has never looked the same. "I am so happy to be a member of this Purpose Group," he tells us. "Before I joined Plant With Purpose, I was very hopeless about having a better future, because […]
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Candida: "The pine needles benefit us artisans, and we can collect them without harm."

Before Plant With Purpose, I used to make tortillas kneeling down; which made my knees hurt. For water we used to go with the donkey to bring it out of a hole. My situation was difficult before I found Plant With Purpose. Once, I had a problem in my hand, one finger felt bad, I […]
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Resti: "I was able to diversify my income and secure a brighter future for my loved ones.”

Resti is a 52-year-old wife and mother of four from Tanzania. Resti used to be a smallholder engaged in Tanzania farming, who relied on agriculture and small business to make ends meet and pay for her children's education. One day, she heard about Plant With Purpose from their facilitator at a village meeting and church. […]
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Salvator: "I used to worry about ever being able to reach a point of long-term sustainability."

Before I joined a Purpose Group, it was very hard for me to meet my needs because of lack of money. I couldn’t even find enough for basic necessities like medicines when a family member fell ill, school fees for my children, or food for the difficult time between harvests. The loans I was able […]
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A Forest Grows...

Because of the limitations posed by the pandemic and my focus on our work elsewhere, it has been five years since I have visited Mexico, which made my recent trip very emotional, and life-giving.  In 1994, accompanied by our Dominican director, Eldon Garcia, as well as our most influential donors and board members, Don and […]
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Dallas to the Dominican Republic: A round-the-globe look at Plant With Purpose

It continues to be a busy and fruitful time for Plant With Purpose with many members of the team engaged in various activities around the globe. Here's a quick look at some updates from our various partners around the world.
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Colorado to Chiang Rai: A round-the-globe look at Plant With Purpose

With big dates on the calendar like Easter, Earth Day, and Arbor Day, April is typically a full month in the Plant With Purpose community, and this year was no exception. Our U.S. team made an appearance at events from D.C. to Dallas while our international partners celebrated milestones and planting seasons. In just a […]
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Meepu: "I have already seen the difference after planting fruit trees and bamboo."

Meepu, mother and spouse to six children, is a farmer and cook in the MaeTaChang Watershed of Thailand. She felt hopeless because of how expensive and unsuccessful her plant's growth was due to old monoculture farming techniques. She tried countless experiments cultivating different seeds that all died due to lack of knowledge of how to […]
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What to watch this Earth Month!

Check out Plant With Purpose's staff picks! Eden's Pick My Octopus Teacher My Octopus Teacher is about a guy who befriends an octopus and watches/documents its life cycle. It gave me a new perspective on the way people can have a significant and impactful relationship with other members of creation (it also made me cry!) […]
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Would Jesus Be An Environmentalist?: An Examination of The Nature Metaphors in Jesus’ Parables

Mustard seeds, lilies, grains of sand, fig trees, and sparrows. The parables through which Jesus taught were often driven by nature-based metaphors. Jesus was raised in a tradition that had a strong understanding of Earth’s connection to God. Joseph predicted crop failures and droughts through dreams given to him by God. David searched for messages […]
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Azina: "I no longer had the fear of trying"

Azina joined a group called Plant With Purpose five years ago because her neighbor in the Saseni Watershed of Tanzania convinced her to because Tanzania poverty offers very few options. Her neighbor explained that the group manages their money well with the help of Plant With Purpose staff and Facilitators. Azina was impressed and believed […]
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Asanterabi: "I was able to save money that I used to build my new house."

Asanterabi is 58 years old, married to Luciana, and they have five children (three boys and two girls). They are also blessed with two grandchildren. They live in the mountains of Tanzania, where their livelihood in farming was threatened by soil erosion. He has been an active member of a Purpose Group for seven years. Before […]
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Causes, Effects and Solutions to Environmental Degradation

Environmental degradation is an increasingly pressing issue that affects us all. It is caused by a variety of factors, ranging from human activities to natural disasters, and its effects can be devastating. Many of these effects can cause further degradation, which means that this impact works as a downward cycle. Fortunately, there are solutions, and […]
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Seeding Change

Planting trees and helping farmers grow more crops is part of Plant With Purpose’s core work, but these activities depend on the health and availability of seeds. Right now, the global seed supply faces a number of problems. There is currently a lack of access to diverse and locally adapted seed varieties. This is due […]
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