Access to savings and loans groups across Africa

Between 2026-2028, Plant with Purpose plans to spend about $12,195,825 over three years, to help about 469,131 people access their savings groups and agricultural training in four countries in East Africa: Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Savings groups meet weekly to pool their savings and make loans to each other for investing in businesses, education, health and assets. They also provide regenerative agricultural training to group members, schools and farmers.

$146 helps one family access to their savings groups and regenerative agricultural training. Plant with Purpose has conducted randomized control trials to confirm that the average member reduces their multidimensional poverty level by 50%, conservatively boosting more than half of their members, 264,161 people, above the poverty line.