Plant With Purpose exists to reverse deforestation and poverty around the world by transforming the lives of the rural poor. Since 1984, Plant With Purpose has provided lasting solutions to rural poverty through comprehensive community development. This holistic approach integrates reforestation, sustainable agriculture programs, economic opportunity through savings-led microfinance, and local leadership development. Plant With Purpose currently works in more than 460 communities in seven countries: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Tanzania, and Thailand. Worldwide, Plant With Purpose has planted more than 18 million trees and cultivated more than 1,000 Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) groups, with member equity totaling over $2.1 million dollars.