My Nonprofit Reviews

I first learned about Plant with Purpose about 4 years ago through Valerie Foulkes, regional rep whose area includes Houston, Texas. The three-part commitment to Environmental Restoration, Community Financial Strength, and Spiritual Community Growth hooked me. Any org that addresses one is worth paying attention to. An org that leverages all three to build on each other in a healthy upward spiral is worth supporting!
I've seen firsthand the work done by PwP with its local partners. I joined the Oaxaca, Mexico Vision Trip in summer of 2017 and was blown away by the talent, dedication, humility, and grace shown by Plant with Purpose staff in the field (goes by the name Mission Integral in MX). I saw the work of Environmental Restoration, Village Savings and Loan Groups, and Community Restoration in the valleys and highlands of Oaxaca. Both local staff (from Oaxaca and Chiapas, some of whom spoke indigenous languages like Mixtec growing up and didn't learn Spanish until their teenage years) and community members were pouring their talents and passion to build up their local environment, their own community's financial resources (only their own money, no cash donations are given; it's their own resources they're building using savings techniques taught by local PwP staff), and community/spiritual strengths.
I'm happy to support Plant with Purpose because this org addresses three areas that mutually reinforce each other. I'm especially happy that this org is committed not to giving and leaving but instead to teaching, training, and walking with the communities it partners with over the course of years. That partnership gives communities space to develop their own talents and resources, meaning when the partnership ends, the community will continue to thrive using their own skills and resources.
-Liston