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    This document provides highlights from Plant With Purpose's 2018 biannual investors report. It summarizes the organization's work in 8 countries over the past year. Key points include: completing a successful fundraising campaign that doubled the number of farmers served; increasing sustainable development groups and completing an impact evaluation. Country updates show that programs are helping families rise out of poverty by restoring land, diversifying income, and increasing self-sufficiency. Partnerships are helping further innovation and resilience.

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    2018 Biannual Investors Report

    LEARN HOW YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT IS EMPOWERING


    FARMING FAMILIES TO TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITIES.
    WINTER 2018 EDITION
    Organizational Highlights
    As we enter a new year, we want to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for your
    investment in the work of Plant With Purpose. We are very encouraged by the growing impact
    of our programs on the lives of the rural poor: families are rising out of poverty, restoring their
    land, and giving back to their communities. The farmers we work with are also sharing their
    skills with their neighbors, leading to an ever-widening circle of transformation.
    Some specific organizational highlights include:
    • The successful completion of the Planting for the Future Campaign, which enabled us to begin
    work in the Congo and to double the number of farmers served, from 100,000 to 203,500, while
    increasing our budget by only 30 percent.
    • Increasing the number of Sustainable Development Groups (SDG’s) from 450 to 1,291.
    • The completion of our triennial Impact Evaluation, which will enable us to better understand
    the impact of our programs and continue to improve our ability to serve the poor.
    • The Planting Hope Gala in September raised over $400,000 and helped spread awareness
    about our programs.

    Burundi
    TURNING CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES: 2017 brought
    continued risk and insecurity to Burundi with its history of conflict.
    However, the Plant With Purpose team and partnering farming fam-
    ilies are resilient and creative, turning challenges into opportunities.
    One such example is a partnership between Plant With Purpose and
    the World Food Programme, through which entire communities can
    earn food by planting trees. The goal is to provide a path for families
    to become more resilient in the face of ongoing food shortages and
    Farming Families: 7,507 widespread undernutrition, meeting daily needs while setting the
    Total active SDG’s: 283 stage for long-term growth. Partner Melanie in Musongeti reflects: “I
    New SDG’s in FY 2018: 26 now have hope because our people are working together to farm the
    land.”

    Democratic Republic of the Congo


    THE RESULTS ARE IN!: In July, Plant With Purpose completed a
    a two-year impact evaluation of the pilot project in the Kakumba
    watershed. The study concluded that families living in Kakumba
    have cut their level of poverty by 57 percent. Families are moving
    beyond subsistence farming and diversifying their farms and their
    income sources. In just two short years, Kakumba has seen 47
    percent of families planting native trees as opposed to two per-
    cent in a comparison watershed. 65 percent of Kakumba families
    have started an additional side business in the past year, and 95
    Farming Families: 1,401
    percent were able to sell their crops. Now, Kakumba families have
    Total active SDG’s: 50
    2.5 months of emergency cash savings set aside, they are eating
    New SDG’s in FY 2018: 29
    two meals a day most days as opposed to one, and they are 2.6
    times more likely to send their daughters to secondary school. We
    celebrate with our partners in Kakumba!
    Dominican Republic
    CELEBRATING SELF SUFFICIENCY: 2017 marks the tenth anniversa-
    ry of partnership for many communities in the border region between
    the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where 97 percent of families are
    engaged in SDG’s. Though this region has one of the highest poverty
    rates in the country, seven communities are ready to graduate from
    our program this year. To prepare them for long-term sustainability
    and successful graduation, Plant With Purpose Dominican Republic
    launched an innovative graduation preparation process. Staff members
    Farming Families: 5,007 evaluate whether communities have internalized sustainable develop-
    ment values, proven capable of funding and carrying out the activities
    Total active SDG’s: 146
    promoted by Plant With Purpose on their own, and understood the
    New SDG’s in FY 2018: 5
    impact of their local watershed on their lives and their community as a
    whole. We expect these graduates to remain engaged and help newer
    participants along the path to transformation.
    Haiti
    STAFF HIGHLIGHT: WILNER: Wilner was one of the first farmers that
    Plant With Purpose partnered with in Fonds-Verrettes. He showed so
    much expertise, enthusiasm, and innovation that he was eventually
    brought onto the team. Wilner encourages families to practice sustain-
    able agriculture in a way that will provide for future generations. He
    says: “I am one of the first farmers that Plant With Purpose worked
    with in this area. Now as a staff member I continue the work I did
    before. I empower people to protect the environment. I tell everyone
    about the importance of planting trees. If we plant more trees we will
    Farming Families: 9,186
    see our communities transformed.” Plant With Purpose’s model relies
    Total active SDG’s: 357 completely on the expertise and leadership of national staff who are
    New SDG’s in FY 2018: 20 best suited to advocate for and empower their neighbors.

    Mexico
    BUILDING RESILIENCE: Several earthquakes hit southern Mexico this
    past September, including a magnitude 8.1 earthquake on September
    7. These earthquakes destroyed entire communities and threatened
    areas near Plant With Purpose’s partnering communities. In the midst
    of these natural disasters, we are reminded of the importance of in-
    vesting in environmental, economic, and spiritual restoration initiatives
    that increase farmers’ resilience in the face of disasters. Plant With
    Purpose’s holistic program equips families to develop safety nets and
    Farming Families: 2,054 prepare their land so that they continue to thrive amidst challenges.
    Total active SDG’s: 90
    New SDG’s FY 2018: 7

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    Tanzania
    PARTNERING IN INNOVATION: Beginning in July 2017, Plant
    With Purpose Tanzania obtained local funding for a GoGreen Proj-
    ect through CARE, which is making clean energy technologies,
    such as solar lights and improved cooking stoves, available to local
    women. We are excited for this endeavor, and for the success of
    the local staff in securing additional support. Plant With Purpose
    participants in Tanzania are likewise excited to adopt and imple-
    ment more practices that improve the environment. It is through
    such beneficial partnerships that Plant With Purpose strengthens
    Farming Families: 9,066
    its programs and expands its networks. We are grateful for the
    Total active SDG’s: 366
    GoGreen Project!
    New SDG’s FY 2018: 8

    Thailand
    SUSTAINABLE PROGRESS: Each aspect of Plant With Purpose’s
    work seeks to promote sustainability within communities. Hilltribe
    farming families in Thailand are gaining access to land and basic
    rights, and improving their quality of life. Now, they no longer wor-
    ry about the day to day. Instead they are investing in a sustainable
    future. Partner Jah Cho says, “I teach my children to do good things,
    and I’m involved in a leadership role at the community level and com-
    munity forest level. When we talk about sustainability, we need to
    talk about the past. If we don’t understand the past, we can’t look at
    Farming Families: 2,381 the future. Sustainability means I will pass on land, farmland, cattle,
    Total active SDG’s: 18 and also knowledge to my children.”
    New SDG’s FY 2018: 0
    *Thailand plans for 4 new groups in FY2018

    Plant with Purpose Families are Growing out of Poverty

    GROWING OUT OF POVERTY REVERSING DEFORESTATION INCREASING CROP YIELDS WALKING WITH GOD
    Plant With Purpose families Plant With Purpose families Plant With Purpose families Plant With Purpose families
    cut their level of poverty in turned the trend of deforestation produce 80% more food. are growing in their faith.
    half. and are restoring forest cover.

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