Planet Aid is a nonprofit organization that collects used clothing and shoes for recycling and reuse. It uses the proceeds from collecting and selling used clothes to fund international development projects focused on health, education, income generation, and quality of life. The document provides details on Planet Aid's environmental programs to increase textile recycling in the US and development programs, including a school feeding initiative in Mozambique, child aid programs, teacher training colleges, vocational schools, and community health programs in Africa to address issues like HIV/AIDS.
Planet Aid Recycling for the Planet and Development Projects for the PoorPlanet Aid
Planet Aid is a nonprofit organization that collects and recycles used clothing and shoes. Our efforts annually save more than a 100 million pounds of textiles from being dumped in landfills across the United States. We began recycling used clothing in 1997 in the Boston area. Today our clothes collection boxes can be found across 21 states. Our work has been very successful and the clothes we deliver much in demand, but that is not all we do.
Eco Femme is a women-led social enterprise founded in 2010. Based in Tamil Nadu, India, our goal is to create
environmental and social change through revitalizing menstrual practices that are healthy, environmentally sustainable,
culturally responsive and empowering for women around the world.
Planet Aid Recycling for the Planet and Development Projects for the PoorPlanet Aid
Planet Aid is a nonprofit organization that collects and recycles used clothing and shoes. Our efforts annually save more than a 100 million pounds of textiles from being dumped in landfills across the United States. We began recycling used clothing in 1997 in the Boston area. Today our clothes collection boxes can be found across 21 states. Our work has been very successful and the clothes we deliver much in demand, but that is not all we do.
Eco Femme is a women-led social enterprise founded in 2010. Based in Tamil Nadu, India, our goal is to create
environmental and social change through revitalizing menstrual practices that are healthy, environmentally sustainable,
culturally responsive and empowering for women around the world.
Green Africa Foundation Newsletter. Our activities are based on community and environmental development. Please join the journey in order to improve our people and their environment.
During the past year we continued to strengthen our relationship with thousands of businesses that have agreed to host one of our collection boxes. We also continued our cooperation with the many towns and counties that Planet Aid has joined forces with in order to put used clothes and shoes to good use rather than discarding them in our landfills. We thank all the businesses, organizations and counties who provided space for our boxes.
Dear Madam/Sir
Greetings from sasrai-Movement that has been serving voluntarily since 2004 across the globe aimed at promoting prudent and sustainable consumption and conservation, optimum use and reducing the abuse of resources. `sasrai’ targets to animate, activate each individual, family, community, institution, organization to combat Climate Change, global warming, food, fuel, water, poverty, disaster, waste, ecosystem, biodiversity - finally reverse the devastating trend of globe. It brings into line SDGs 01 to 06 and 11 to 16.
Pope’s Opinion on CONSUMPTION SLAVERY
“When people become self-centered and self-enclosed, their greed increases. The emptier a person’s heart is, the more he or she needs things to buy, own and consume. It becomes almost impossible to accept the limits imposed by reality. In this horizon, a genuine sense of the common good also disappears” (#204).
Pope’s Opinion on social media’s effects on our culture
“When media and the digital world become omnipresent, their influence can stop
people from learning how to live wisely, to think deeply and to love generously…. True wisdom, as the fruit of self-examination, dialogue and generous encounter between persons, is not acquired by a mere accumulation of data which eventually leads to overload and confusion, a sort of mental pollution.
To ensure rights, dignity, peace, justice for all we must get each baby caring to each particle of resource. “The world is heading for irreversible and potential catastrophic climate change.” We must stop `Consumption Slaving and Slavery’, "Let’s have mission to spread “sasrai-Movement” aimed at habitable earth. Planet demand voice from each corner to Combat the Climate Change and Global Warming Threat – Let People Act
We must promote `sasrai-Movement' preferably first step for the development personnel around the globe that brings significant change in mindset `how much less consuming I could be.' Pope’s “Cultural Revolution - sasrai-Movement” running since 2004. To materialize the Pope’s commandment UN, INGO, NGO Officials, Students and Factory worker needed to be orientated on “sasrai-Movement.” http://sasrai.com/mr-zambia-glimpse-of-hope/
To achieve SDGs earth community need sasrai Feelings and Practicing
No Matter Climate Changing or Not, Ice Melting/Rising or Not – We must Stop Our Greed, Stop the Creature Killing -- we must stop the Consumption Slaving or Slavery. We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet. Stephen Hawking http://sasrai.com/does-paris-attack-eventual/
UNFCCC COP21 Have or Have-not. http://sasrai.com/cop21-have-or-have-not/
6th century reformer Poet Solon wrote ----
"Snowstorm and hail come from a cloud and thunder comes from lightning,
But the ruin of the city comes from unjust men they do not understand how to restrain their greed.
How can you help IYFS [India Youth For Society]?
1. Introduce us to your Grandchildren, like-minded, officials, businessmen, companies etc
2. Analyze our activities, criticize, suggest and support
3. Attend, Participate, Involve and indulge
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The planet is warming, the climate is changing, health problems are spreading, hunger is increasing, and a growing number of people are struggling to survive in extreme poverty. Now more than ever the world needs individuals to stand up and work toward combating the trends that are causing worldwide suffering and hardship.
The group incorporated what they learned from the La’akea organic farm into their project. Such as pulling weeds, planting, and gardening. Later, they connected their project to the course themes of sustainability, communication, and culture.
NJPC (Not Just a Piece of Cloth) is focused on opening up the most taboo & ignored subject of menstrual hygiene; a female health hazard by involving the masses in generating an affordable cloth napkin. The NJPC programme is a nationwide intervention, which starts with providing a physical product but stresses more on changing practices, behavior change, education & replication in the long term.
MY Pad, Goonj's clean cloth pad is developed out of old cloth collected from urban masses. It is made with highly indigenous processes while also educating the user women to make it on their own.
Meeting briefing-notes- Cultural-Solidarity for WOW BaturHai Dai
Highlights of Exchange:
1. Mr. Hai Dai shared to the group that he was invited by the ASEAN Youth Leadership Congress to be a Guest Speaker for the Panel Session ASEAN Cultural Solidarity while Jaz Linh was invited in the Panel on ASEAN Economic Security. The Congress will be held in the Philippines on 1-2 December 2016.
2. Cultural Solidarity in the ASEAN Region is a huge challenge and WOW Bali is privileged to contribute to international discussions pertaining to the matter because of our “WOW Dynamics” Human Biodiversity Framework based on Tri Hita Karana undersanding for a “Lean Culture”.
Even within one’s own culture, one experiences problems, which makes bridging with people from other cultures in the ASEAN more challenging. The organizers believe that WOW Bali can speak on the topic as he approaches the subject from the “Human Biodiversity” Framework. This means that at the level of human biodiversity, we are all the same.
3. To facilitate connections with other cultures, we need to have solidarity within our own culture. Once your own cultural solidarity is strong, it’s easier to bridge into other culture. Cultural solidaity in practice can be exemplified in the following:
Green Africa Foundation newsletter November 2015Joe Matimba
Green Africa Foundation is a South African non-profit organization (NPO) established for the purpose and objective of providing agricultural skills development & training and nurturing communities mostly women, youth and children across South Africa in the field of permaculture (sustainable organic farming), environmental greening and food security projects by means of community development. The organization is registered as a social enterprise, PBO and Nonprofit making organization.
Our strength is to deliver solutions in sustainable agricultural skills development, enterprise development, greening the environment and sustainable agriculture projects. These initiatives area backed by many years of experience vested in Green Africa Foundation field officers and staff. Please check our recent Newsletter-Green the Planet.
In 2012 Planet Aid celebrated its 15th year of operation.
When we started back in 1997 we had just a few dozen or so drop-off boxes in the Boston area, collecting several thousand pounds of clothes a week. Today, our operations
reach across 22 states. In 2012 alone we collected 110 million pounds of clothing from 18,000 collection bins that we own and operate. Our growth is a testament to the hard work of our staff and the help received from our many supporters.
Every day, more businesses, schools and community groups choose to host Planet Aid bins, helping to make recycling more convenient for all and saving valuable resources.
In 2010, Planet Aid collected 95 million pounds of used
clothing and shoes. This achievement is a testament to both the generosity of the thousands of businesses and community organizations that hosted one or more of the 13,000 collection bins we have distributed across the United States, as well as the many individuals who stopped by one of those bins to donate their items.
Green Africa Foundation Newsletter. Our activities are based on community and environmental development. Please join the journey in order to improve our people and their environment.
During the past year we continued to strengthen our relationship with thousands of businesses that have agreed to host one of our collection boxes. We also continued our cooperation with the many towns and counties that Planet Aid has joined forces with in order to put used clothes and shoes to good use rather than discarding them in our landfills. We thank all the businesses, organizations and counties who provided space for our boxes.
Dear Madam/Sir
Greetings from sasrai-Movement that has been serving voluntarily since 2004 across the globe aimed at promoting prudent and sustainable consumption and conservation, optimum use and reducing the abuse of resources. `sasrai’ targets to animate, activate each individual, family, community, institution, organization to combat Climate Change, global warming, food, fuel, water, poverty, disaster, waste, ecosystem, biodiversity - finally reverse the devastating trend of globe. It brings into line SDGs 01 to 06 and 11 to 16.
Pope’s Opinion on CONSUMPTION SLAVERY
“When people become self-centered and self-enclosed, their greed increases. The emptier a person’s heart is, the more he or she needs things to buy, own and consume. It becomes almost impossible to accept the limits imposed by reality. In this horizon, a genuine sense of the common good also disappears” (#204).
Pope’s Opinion on social media’s effects on our culture
“When media and the digital world become omnipresent, their influence can stop
people from learning how to live wisely, to think deeply and to love generously…. True wisdom, as the fruit of self-examination, dialogue and generous encounter between persons, is not acquired by a mere accumulation of data which eventually leads to overload and confusion, a sort of mental pollution.
To ensure rights, dignity, peace, justice for all we must get each baby caring to each particle of resource. “The world is heading for irreversible and potential catastrophic climate change.” We must stop `Consumption Slaving and Slavery’, "Let’s have mission to spread “sasrai-Movement” aimed at habitable earth. Planet demand voice from each corner to Combat the Climate Change and Global Warming Threat – Let People Act
We must promote `sasrai-Movement' preferably first step for the development personnel around the globe that brings significant change in mindset `how much less consuming I could be.' Pope’s “Cultural Revolution - sasrai-Movement” running since 2004. To materialize the Pope’s commandment UN, INGO, NGO Officials, Students and Factory worker needed to be orientated on “sasrai-Movement.” http://sasrai.com/mr-zambia-glimpse-of-hope/
To achieve SDGs earth community need sasrai Feelings and Practicing
No Matter Climate Changing or Not, Ice Melting/Rising or Not – We must Stop Our Greed, Stop the Creature Killing -- we must stop the Consumption Slaving or Slavery. We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet. Stephen Hawking http://sasrai.com/does-paris-attack-eventual/
UNFCCC COP21 Have or Have-not. http://sasrai.com/cop21-have-or-have-not/
6th century reformer Poet Solon wrote ----
"Snowstorm and hail come from a cloud and thunder comes from lightning,
But the ruin of the city comes from unjust men they do not understand how to restrain their greed.
How can you help IYFS [India Youth For Society]?
1. Introduce us to your Grandchildren, like-minded, officials, businessmen, companies etc
2. Analyze our activities, criticize, suggest and support
3. Attend, Participate, Involve and indulge
Greening Deserts species protection projects for biodiversity, critically en...JheniferJara
The Greening Deserts species protection program, the Trillion Trees Initiative and connected projects for biodiversity conservation, cleantech, climate protection, ecological education, ecosystem restoration, environmental protection, greening, greentech, reforestation and species protection can reduce climate change effects, deforestation, droughts, desertification, land degradation, mass extinction, global warming and pollution worldwide.
The planet is warming, the climate is changing, health problems are spreading, hunger is increasing, and a growing number of people are struggling to survive in extreme poverty. Now more than ever the world needs individuals to stand up and work toward combating the trends that are causing worldwide suffering and hardship.
The group incorporated what they learned from the La’akea organic farm into their project. Such as pulling weeds, planting, and gardening. Later, they connected their project to the course themes of sustainability, communication, and culture.
NJPC (Not Just a Piece of Cloth) is focused on opening up the most taboo & ignored subject of menstrual hygiene; a female health hazard by involving the masses in generating an affordable cloth napkin. The NJPC programme is a nationwide intervention, which starts with providing a physical product but stresses more on changing practices, behavior change, education & replication in the long term.
MY Pad, Goonj's clean cloth pad is developed out of old cloth collected from urban masses. It is made with highly indigenous processes while also educating the user women to make it on their own.
Meeting briefing-notes- Cultural-Solidarity for WOW BaturHai Dai
Highlights of Exchange:
1. Mr. Hai Dai shared to the group that he was invited by the ASEAN Youth Leadership Congress to be a Guest Speaker for the Panel Session ASEAN Cultural Solidarity while Jaz Linh was invited in the Panel on ASEAN Economic Security. The Congress will be held in the Philippines on 1-2 December 2016.
2. Cultural Solidarity in the ASEAN Region is a huge challenge and WOW Bali is privileged to contribute to international discussions pertaining to the matter because of our “WOW Dynamics” Human Biodiversity Framework based on Tri Hita Karana undersanding for a “Lean Culture”.
Even within one’s own culture, one experiences problems, which makes bridging with people from other cultures in the ASEAN more challenging. The organizers believe that WOW Bali can speak on the topic as he approaches the subject from the “Human Biodiversity” Framework. This means that at the level of human biodiversity, we are all the same.
3. To facilitate connections with other cultures, we need to have solidarity within our own culture. Once your own cultural solidarity is strong, it’s easier to bridge into other culture. Cultural solidaity in practice can be exemplified in the following:
Green Africa Foundation newsletter November 2015Joe Matimba
Green Africa Foundation is a South African non-profit organization (NPO) established for the purpose and objective of providing agricultural skills development & training and nurturing communities mostly women, youth and children across South Africa in the field of permaculture (sustainable organic farming), environmental greening and food security projects by means of community development. The organization is registered as a social enterprise, PBO and Nonprofit making organization.
Our strength is to deliver solutions in sustainable agricultural skills development, enterprise development, greening the environment and sustainable agriculture projects. These initiatives area backed by many years of experience vested in Green Africa Foundation field officers and staff. Please check our recent Newsletter-Green the Planet.
In 2012 Planet Aid celebrated its 15th year of operation.
When we started back in 1997 we had just a few dozen or so drop-off boxes in the Boston area, collecting several thousand pounds of clothes a week. Today, our operations
reach across 22 states. In 2012 alone we collected 110 million pounds of clothing from 18,000 collection bins that we own and operate. Our growth is a testament to the hard work of our staff and the help received from our many supporters.
Every day, more businesses, schools and community groups choose to host Planet Aid bins, helping to make recycling more convenient for all and saving valuable resources.
In 2010, Planet Aid collected 95 million pounds of used
clothing and shoes. This achievement is a testament to both the generosity of the thousands of businesses and community organizations that hosted one or more of the 13,000 collection bins we have distributed across the United States, as well as the many individuals who stopped by one of those bins to donate their items.
World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. World Environment Day activities take place all year round and climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere.
The World Environment Day celebration began in 1972 and has grown to become one of the main vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action.
Through World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Programme is able to personalize environmental issues and enable everyone to realize not only their responsibility, but also their power to become agents for change in support of sustainable and equitable development.
World Environment Day is also a day for people from all walks of life to come together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter outlook for themselves and future generations.
Everyone counts in this initiative and World Environment Day relies on you to make it happen! We call for action — organize a neighborhood clean-up, stop using plastic bags and get your community to do the same, stop food waste, walk to work, start a recycling drive . . . the possibilities are endless.
Environment Awareness -
What is it?
Environmental Issues- Deforestation, Production of Plastic Goods, Global Warming.
Some of the main reasons responsible for widespread Environmental Ignorance.
How to promote Environmental Awareness?
Keeping a close eye on how our society becomes more conscientious about food waste and taking a look at the various solutions startups work out to hack the flawed system gives us an early glimpse into how positive shifts happen in the world. Food waste is a fascinating topic, and only partly because the current numbers and existing processes are outrageous.
Until 2009, there was not much deep information to be found about the exact scale and nature of the food loss and waste in the world. Published that same year, Tristam Stuart’s book, Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal provides a sobering trip to the reality of food. It also highlights an incredibly important fact: with small, common sense tweaks in habits and processes, the current grave situation can be turned on its head and solve the problem of the 842 million people living in hunger around the world too.
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Planet Aid Mozambique Success Story Progress in Training Primary School TeachersPlanet Aid
Planet Aid, Inc. along with its in-country implementing partners, ADPP Mozambique (ADPP) and the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health** (WISHH), are carrying out a 3.5-year multi-faceted health, nutrition, and educational development program to benefit more than 1 million students, teachers, parents, and community
members in Mozambique. The program was launched in 2012 is being carried out under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
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Organize Farmers’ Clubs: farmers maintain/share water resources, secure inputs and receive training in sustainable agriculture practices and techniques to optimize sales.
The nonprofit organization’s headquarters and its largest warehouse — a 40,000-square-foot facility — are located in Elkridge, Md. “Our primary port is the Port of Baltimore,” said Tammy Sproule, Public Relations Manager for Planet Aid. “Because we’re sort of central, it’s a good hub to be in and it’sconvenient to our headquarters. Whether
trucks are coming down from the north or up from the south, it’s a great location.The convenience factor is fantastic; it’s perfectly located.”
International Food Aid Conference - Planet AidPlanet Aid
As the Head of International Partnerships, Ms. Lichtenberg’s work includes negotiating long-term agreements with international agencies, companies and governments by entering into partnerships to create economic growth, fight HIV/AIDS, train teachers and form farmers clubs, through which people are equipped and organized to improve their own living conditions. Apart from heading the international partnership work of The Federation, Ms. Lichtenberg today serves as the Chairperson of Humana People to People in South Africa. Before her work with Planet Aid, Ms. Lichtenberg spent a number of years with “One World Channel,” which broadcasted programs from the developing world via satellite television to millions of viewers in Europe and Northern Africa.
Clothing Donation Bins and Textile Recycling ExaminedPlanet Aid
There are dozens of drop off locations for textiles in Onondaga County; Rescue missions and Salvation Army
thrift stores (plus a new Goodwill Store, and of course
the ubiquitous Planet Aid yellow boxes).
Planet aid Mozambique Success Story Progress in Training Primary School TeachersPlanet Aid
Planet Aid, Inc. along with its in-country implementing partners, ADPP Mozambique (ADPP) and the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health** (WISHH), are carrying out a 3.5-year multi-faceted health, nutrition, and
educational development program to benefit more than 1 million students, teachers, parents, and community
members in Mozambique. The program was launched in 2012 is being carried out under the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
Childhood is a wondrous time that should be filled with discovery and learning. It is a critical period when a person’s lifelong perspectives, character, and motivations take shape.
Global health - advancing community health worldwidePlanet Aid
In 2013 CORE Group worked in partnership with UNICEF, USAID, national and local governments, and other organizations to implement “A Promise Renewed,” the campaign to end preventable maternal and child deaths within a generation.
Today we stand at a vital threshold. Within our grasp is the opportunity to end 30 years of suffering and death due to HIV/AIDS. Individuals and communities around the world have been mobilized toward prevention, and existing treatment can prolong life for many years. While we celebrate these successes, we reject any modicum of complacency. Now is the time to double down and finish the job. The world is fighting AIDS today just as it had previously fought to eliminate smallpox. For centuries, smallpox was a feared scourge that killed nearly half of those infected and maimed those that survived. A worldwide campaign to end the disease began in earnest in the late 1960s and by 1980 smallpox was officially eradicated.
Planet Aid anticipates the day when AIDS, too, will be stopped. To this end, we have been helping mobilize communities around the globe to increase HIV/AIDS prevention and care. With this special issue of the Planet Aid Post, we focus on the battle ahead. We also extend a warm welcome to those joining us on the forefront of this work,
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Planet Aid is dedicated to saving the Earth’s resources. Since we began operations in 1997, our recycling program has saved more than 800 million pounds of clothing from wasteful disposal, thus preventing more than 1.5 million tons of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere. Of course, there is still much more to do. With this issue of the Post, we sharpen our focus on climate change, which we consider the most pressing environmental challenge of our time. We hope you find the articles in this issue informative, and that they inspire you to contribute to the movement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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- How the use of Soy products have worked in developing countries
to significantly improve health indicators of children
- Soy as a catalyst for economic growth and increased trade;
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3. CONTENTS
Planet Aid Headquarters
6730 Santa Barbara Court
Elkridge, Maryland 21075
Phone: (410) 796-1510
Planetaid.org
Planet Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that
collects and recycles used clothing and shoes and supports
international development projects. It is registered with
the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as
a private voluntary organization (PVO).
Planet Aid began recycling in 1997 in the Boston area. Today
our clothes collection boxes can be found across many
major metropolitan areas of the United States, helping to
save resources and reduce environmental impacts. Planet
Aid sells the clothing it collects, with the net proceeds
donated to help people in developing nations meet basic
needs. Planet Aid supports community-based development
projects that improve health, increase income, aid
vulnerable children, train teachers, and enhance the overall
quality of life for people across the globe.
Looking Beyond the Yellow Bin ..............................3
Mission .......................................................................... 4
Environmental Programs ..........................................5
Development Programs ........................................... 6
Food for Knowledge .............................................. 7
For Children ........................................................... 8
Teacher Training ...................................................... 9
Vocational Training ................................................10
TCE and Hope ....................................................... 11
Farmers’ Clubs ....................................................... 12
Distribution of Support .........................................13
International Training and
Capacity Building .....................................................15
Planet Aid at Home ...............................................16
Financial Statements ..............................................17
Board and
Contact Information ....................................18
4. 3
For People. As you read the news of typhoons, drought
and famine, and view the devastation around the globe,
it is clear that the people who are being most affected
by climate change are those who can least withstand
the impacts, namely, the poor in developing countries.
That is why we couple our effort on behalf of the
environment with work to empower the poor.
While some textile collectors work for profit, Planet
Aid donates the net proceeds of its collection operation
toward sustainable development projects that make a
difference in the lives of those who need it most. By
placing a bag of your unwanted clothing in one of our
yellow bins, you are supporting a wide range of initiatives
and programs, such as providing aid to children in Brazil,
helping local populations fight HIV/AIDS in South Africa
or funding microfinance in India.
Planet Aid’s development work also relies on private
donations and government grants. For example, in 2013
we launched a school feeding and education project in
Mozambique with funding from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. This 3.5-year initiative is providing daily
school meals for 60,000 children in rural areas while
improving learning outcomes by training teachers,
establishing school gardens, and promoting nutrition
education. You can find out more details about this
program and other programs on the pages of this report.
It is both humbling and exciting to reflect on how Planet
Aid has grown over the years. We could not have gotten
this far without the generosity of our supporters, and
we look forward to many more years of progress
towards a better world. Thank you again for continuing
to help us make important gains for the environment
and for people.
Ester Neltrup
President
Looking Beyond
the Yellow Bin
Most people know Planet Aid by our signature yellow
clothing collection bins. Our work, however, goes far
beyond collecting clothes from that bright yellow
receptacle on your street corner. To understand the full
scope of our work, take a moment to consider what we
mean by our slogan: For the Environment, For People.
For the Environment. Planet Aid is committed to saving
resources and protecting the Earth. Working for
the environment is now more important than ever.
Scientists have determined that climate change is no
longer a distant possibility—it’s happening now, and
with ever increasing speed.
Much work needs to be done to combat this problem,
and everyday actions do make a difference. For example,
the simple act of diverting clothes from landfills
can help lower the emissions contributing to global
warming. Americans currently generate 14 million tons
of unwanted clothing every year, and only recycle 15
percent (or 2 million tons) of this amount. Yes, we can
do much better, but that 15 percent is a good start.
The EPA reports that recycling 2 million tons of textiles
reduced greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 6 million
metric tons, which is equivalent to taking 1.2 million
cars off the road! Imagine the impact we could have if
we doubled the textile recycling rate to 30 percent!
Of course, raising recycling rates isn’t easy. Curbside
recycling for textiles is rare, and most people are simply
too busy to go far out of their way to recycle. That’s why
Planet Aid continues to find new, convenient sites for
our yellow bins, making it increasingly easy to drop off
clothes and shoes. We now have more than 20,000 bins
in 23 states, and we are always looking to partner with
more businesses, schools, and other organizations that
share our commitment to environmental sustainability.
5. Mission elements:
• Protect the environment, reduce waste, and increase the efficient use of vital resources.
• Strengthen and organize communities.
• Reduce poverty and promote small enterprise development.
• Support sustainable local food production.
• Improve access to training and quality education.
• Increase health awareness and encourage healthy lifestyles.
• Foster direct cooperation and understanding among peoples across the planet.
• Help disadvantaged populations of the world create lasting positive change.
4
Planet Aid’s mission is to inform, mobilize,
and inspire individuals and communities to
work together to bring about worldwide
environmental and social progress. Planet Aid
recognizes that the Earth’s resources are finite
and that good stewardship is essential for the
well-being of current and future generations.
The projects we support thus aim to protect
the environment, reduce waste, and increase the
efficient use of vital resources.
We work to strengthen and organize
communities, reduce poverty, promote small
enterprise development, support sustainable
local food production, improve access to training
and quality education, increase health awareness
and encourage healthy lifestyles. We embrace
the principles of equality and self-determination
in all that we do and foster cooperation and
understanding among peoples across the
planet. Disadvantaged populations are our
priority, and we seek to empower them
to create lasting positive change.
Mission
6. 5
Environmental
Programs
We have become an increasingly wasteful society. The
EPA reports that 50 years ago Americans produced
2.68 pounds of waste per person per day. Today the
quantity we throw away is nearly double that amount.
Overall, Americans generate 250 million tons of waste
every year!
Managing all that waste is an expensive proposition for
municipalities, who must pick-up, transport, and dispose
of it in some manner. Local governments across the
nation are thus seeking innovative ways to deal with the
immense volume of waste dumped in their laps, while
entreating consumers to reduce and recycle.
Planet Aid is helping to lower the burden on local
governments by diverting textiles from the municipal
waste stream. Our expansive system of drop boxes
offers consumers a convenient alternative to the trash
bin, helping to reduce the volume of waste cities and
counties must manage. We partner with businesses,
churches, schools, and other organizations to help make
sure that clothing recycling is as easy as other forms of
recycling.
We also work hard to educate consumers on how
important it is to recycle textiles, and inform them that
every last article of clothing or other textiles can be
reused or recycled, no matter the condition.
A key reason for reusing and recycling used clothing
is that textile manufacturing is a leading source of
greenhouse gas emissions. It is also responsible for
considerable water pollution and creates a host of
occupational and environmental hazards. Simply growing
the fibers used to make new clothing involves heavy use
of toxic chemicals. For example, the industrial farms
that grow cotton used to make new clothing spray
560 million pounds of hazardous pesticides on crops
worldwide every year.
At the other end of the spectrum, clothing and other
textiles that are thrown away in the trash and left
to decay in a landfill emit methane, a greenhouse gas
considerably more potent in affecting climate change
than carbon dioxide.
Planet Aid believes we can do better. In 2013, we
collected 100 million pounds of textiles. That is an
enormous mountain of clothing that would needlessly
consume landfill space and pollute the Earth.
Because of our efforts, most of the 100 million pounds
of clothing are still in use on the planet, avoiding the
manufacture new items. According to the EPA, saving
100 million pounds of textiles from disposal saves 300-
400 million tons of greenhouse gases from entering the
atmosphere.
Planet Aid is helping to combat climate change through support of programs that are
mobilizing communities to conserve land and water resources. Part of this mobilization
includes support of a massive tree planting campaign across Africa, Asia, and the Americas
to help sequester carbon, control erosion, and provide food.
7. Development
Programs
• Food for Knowledge
• For Children
• Teacher Training
• Vocational Training
• TCE and HOPE
• Farmers’ Clubs
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8. 7
In 2013 we began implementation of the Food for
Knowledge Program in Mozambique. This 3.5-year
program is providing 60,000 children in the Maputo
Province with daily school meals while improving school
facilities and the quality of education.
The program is funded under U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s McGovern-Dole International Food
for Education and Child Nutrition Program and
implemented by local partners: ADPP Mozambique and
the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH).
The meals consist of a nutritious corn-soy-blend (CSB).
Approximately 3,600 tons of the CSB will be distributed
between 243 beneficiary schools.
A committee of parents, teachers, and community
members make up the School Feeding Committees that
oversee the daily meal distribution. Volunteers from
the local community prepare the meals, and all cooks
receive preparation and hygiene training.
Food for Knowledge
Overall the program is set to accomplish the following:
• Serve 34.2 million meals and improve classroom
performance and school attendance.
• Train 4,000 new teachers to help address Mozambique’s
acute qualified teacher shortage.
• Provide essential nutrition education to students, along
with teachers, field officers, government officials, school
committees, and other community members involved in
implementation.
• Establish school gardens to compliment nutrition
education and bolster the daily meals provided.
• Organize extracurricular clubs to further enhance
students’ reading and writing skills outside of class
hours.
• Build or refurbish school infrastructure (kitchens, food
storage facilities, and latrines) for long-term sustainability
of the program.
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Child Aid is a community development initiative designed
to mobilize actions to improve living conditions in
impoverished areas by focusing on the well being of
children. The program model is structured so that its
projects can be tailored to address the specific needs of
the people it’s serving.
Village Action Groups (VAGs) consisting of 35-40 local
families are the driving force of the program. Members
of the groups work together to carry out community
projects that meet local needs, such as building
preschools, improving adult literacy, organizing youth
clubs, and providing education about maternal and infant
health. Child Aid demonstrates that there is no limit to
the good things that can be accomplished when people
work together to improve the lives of children.
Child Aid is supported by Planet Aid in Belize, Botswana,
Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, South
Africa, and Zimbabwe.
For Children
Planet Aid is helping children in northern India who
have fallen through the cracks of the educational
system by supporting “Step-up Centers” run by our
local partner, HPP-India. These centers provide access
to education for children who are forced to work due
to economic circumstances and are therefore unable
to attend formal schooling.
The centers also actively work to mobilize local
communities to support education, train youth in
basic academic and other skills, and assist children in
enrolling in mainstream education when possible.
There are currently six Step-up Centers in place in
the slums of northern India. Three are in the state
of Rajasthan, and an additional three in the state of
Haryana. Two of the latter three are in the growing
commercial hub of Gurgaon and the other is in
Dhanwapur (an area heavily populated by migrant
workers). In 2013, over 1,300 students were enrolled
at these centers.
The centers offer an innovative curriculum comprised
of Hindi, Mathematics, Science, and English, along with
the State’s curriculum and extra-curricular activities.
Step-up
Centers
10. 9
Time and again, education has been proven to be a key
foundation in improving the lives of those in developing
countries. Sending children to school, and keeping them
there, has an exponentially positive effect on societies
as a whole.
Unfortunately, many countries face a shortage of
qualified teachers, especially in rural areas. To address
this crucial need, Planet Aid supports DNS teacher-training
colleges.
Students enrolled in DNS teacher-training colleges
receive the skills and hands-on experience necessary
to successfully manage classrooms and inspire the next
generation of students. The training model, developed
by Humana People to People, has proven effective in
colleges across seven countries, and the curriculum can
be adapted to meet a country’s specific educational
requirements and standards.
One World University (OWU) in Mozambique
contributes to teacher training efforts by supplying
instructors for the colleges. Established in 1998 and
supported in part by Planet Aid, the university qualifies
future instructors to properly educate new primary
school teachers in the DNS method.
Teacher Training
In 2013, Planet Aid supported the training of primary
school teachers in Angola, Mozambique, Malawi, India
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Primary school education in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo has suffered due to years of widespread
conflict and poverty that has plagued the nation.
With support from Planet Aid, a new teacher-training
college was opened in the DRC in April of 2012,
about 150 kilometers from the capital Kinshasa.
The college is part of a planned series of 54 colleges
to open across the country pursuant to a December
2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the
DRC Ministry of Education and Humana People to
People.
The DRC training program was developed based on
programs implemented in other nations (Mozambique,
Angola, and Malawi), and adapted to meet the specific
needs of the country.
The DNS model is often mentioned as an example of
how to improve primary school education nationwide,
and has served as a talking point in UNESCO’s annual
International Task Force on Teachers for Education
meeting.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
11. 10
Vocational Training
Planet Aid supports vocational training in Guinea-Bissau,
Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. Our polytechnic colleges
provide an opportunity for young people who face
barriers to traditional education to support themselves
and actively contribute to their community.
The schools offer training for a number of career-tracks,
including motor mechanics, business, agriculture,
tourism, construction, plumbing, and solar energy
technology.
The colleges work with local employers to match the
skills needed for available jobs. Students are also placed
in internships where they can apply their training in
real-life scenarios and gain valuable work experience.
Graduates are able to continue their studies in higher
educational settings or immediately enter the work
force, with some even starting their own businesses.
The enriching experiences of these vocational schools
go beyond the classroom. Students gain life and
interpersonal skills by helping to run and manage the
schools themselves. For example, students in Guinea-
Bissau were active in the school kitchens, learning how
to prepare nutritious meals under hygienic conditions.
School maintenance in Zimbabwe was the responsibility
of the students, who organized themselves into small
groups and divvied up responsibilities. In Mozambique,
students and teachers participated in common meetings,
deciding issues involving all aspects of school life.
12. 11
During the last decade, a global movement to combat
HIV/AIDS has grown strong. The combined efforts of
many are succeeding in turning the tide in the battle
against the epidemic; however, there is still much
work to do.
The Total Control of the Epidemic (TCE) program has
played a key part in the frontline battle against HIV/AIDS.
This community-based door-to-door behavior change
program educates, counsels, and mobilizes individuals and
communities in fighting the spread of disease. TCE raises
awareness, confronts and reduces stigma, and encourages
people to take advantage of health services such as HIV
testing, treatment, and participation in maternal and child
health programs. TCE is also used to combat other
diseases, such as diabetes and malaria.
Planet Aid also supports the HOPE project, which creates
community centers that conduct outreach programs
for those living with or affected by HIV. Included in the
program activities are organizing volunteers to carry
out home-based care; lessons in nutrition and creating
nutrition gardens; supporting orphans and their caregivers;
and forming positive living clubs, which empower people
living with HIV.
Planet Aid supports TCE in India, Malawi, Mozambique,
South Africa, and Zimbabwe, and HOPE in Botswana,
India, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
India has experienced a surge in type 2 diabetes
cases, with every 63 people in 1,000 suffering from
the disease. Beginning in 2012 and continuing through
2013, the TCE project has been used to fight diabetes
in India. The project is targeting 200,000 individuals in
112 villages in Jodhpur District. The main objectives
are to detect diabetes cases and refer them for clinical
management to health care centers and to increase
awareness of the factors that lead to diabetes.
Field officers employed by the project have been
conducting house-to-house visits, organizing
prevention awareness sessions, setting up testing
camps in communities, and conducting follow up with
those diagnosed with the disease. The project has so
far tested 115, 284 individuals, with 371 testing positive
Field officers with the TCE project test women for diabetes. for diabetes.
TCE and HOPE
13. 12
Farmers’ Clubs
Food security is a crucial issue in developing countries.
A strong local organizational network and enhanced
technical knowledge bolsters the livelihoods of local
farmers and improves nutrition of the community as
a whole.
The Planet Aid–supported Farmers’ Clubs program
provides the training and resources necessary to
build that solid foundation. Farmers’ Clubs organizes
and mobilizes farmers to work together, facilitating
the exchange of ideas and pooling of resources in a
collaborative support system. Participants learn to
use sustainable techniques that boost crop yields while
conserving the environment.
Small grants for equipment and livestock are provided,
and market linkages created with buyers and other
organizations help farmers rise from basic subsistence
to a profit-making commercial enterprise.
Knowing that a healthy agricultural community depends
on many factors, Farmers’ Clubs also provide health and
hygiene education and other informational resources
to the community. Topics include proper nutrition,
food preparation, child development, HIV/AIDS, and
family budgeting.
Farmers’ Clubs are being supported by Planet Aid in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Guinea Bissau,
Zimbabwe, India, South Africa, Ecuador, and China.
Ecuador has a new Farmers’ Club, started
on April 15, 2013 in the Chimborazo Province. The
project works with 300 farmers and their families who
belong to the parish
of Sicalpa, located
3,000 meters above
sea level in the Andes
Mountains. Some of
the clubs’ activities
include:
• Rotating field visits
where each farmer can present their crops, discuss
the results, and expound upon the challenges of
cultivating the plot.
• A water supply inquiry by a contracted water
engineer to improve irrigation systems.
• A community savings bank, primarily organized by
the women in the project.
• Organic compost production training, which
diminishes the need for expensive and harmful
chemical fertilizers.
• Community discussion and research of crop
varieties that will maximize earning potential.
• Home vegetable garden establishment and healthful
food preparation techniques.
• Training in new and more effective animal husbandry
methods.
• Crop preservation and storage.
• Seed delivery and agricultural training by a
professional agronomist.
14. 13
Worldwide
Projects
Supported
by Planet Aid
in 2013
Country Projects US $
Angola Teacher Training 76,000
Vocational Schools 65,000
Schools for Youth 35,000
Frontline Institute 60,000
Clothes Distribution 200,000
Belize Child Aid/Community Development 85,727
Botswana Child Aid/Community Development 133,570
HOPE - for AIDS affected 297,301
Brazil Child Aid/Community Development 472,869
China Community Development 17,500
Pre-Schools 16,000
Tuberculosis Project 14,000
DR Congo
Farmers’ Clubs 202,500
Child Aid/Community Development 75,000
Farmers’ Clubs 130,567
Teacher Training 50,000
Ecuador Child Aid/ Farmers’ Clubs 310,711
Guinea-
Bissau
Rural Energy Project/Farmers’ Clubs 246,175
Teacher Training 5,000
Vocational School 25,000
India TCE - HIV/AIDS education and prevention 88,717
Teacher Training 179,045
HOPE - for AIDS affected 87,494
Microfinance 183,662
Schools for Youth 42,504
Farmers’ Clubs 30,622
Laos Child Aid/Community Development 67,000
Malawi Farmers Club 140,799
TCE - HIV/AIDS education and prevention 1,980
Teacher Training 627,389
Mozam-bique
Teacher Training 302,190
One World University 367,561
Vocational Schools 49,748
Food for Knowledge Project 5,208057
Regional Conference Center 400,000
South Africa TCE - HIV/AIDS education and prevention 695,000
HOPE - for AIDS affected 105,000
Child Aid/Community Development 245,624
Farmers’ Clubs 11,000
Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Bldg. 81,700
Zimbabwe HOPE - for AIDS affected 169,207
Frontline Institute 325,000
Child Aid/Community Development 54,131
Vocational Schools 272,025
Farmers’ Clubs 15,004
Murgwi Community Center 125,000
USA Misc. charities and schools 396,420
Various
countries
Computer equipment 53,686
Printing school feeding materials 100,000
Miscellaneous 18,319
For 2013 project initiatives 155,130
15. Community Development
Training of Teachers
Vocational Training—Children and Youth
Higher Education and Capacity Bldg.
Education—School Feeding and Nutrition
Agriculture and Rural Development
Health: The Big Epidemics
Misc. Programs
Distribution of Support by Sector
40%
9%
7%
6%
11% 13%
14
9%
5%
16. 15
International Training and
Capacity Building
Planet Aid provides training and capacity building
assistance to development organizations around
the globe. The assistance can take various forms,
from support in meeting the requirements of U.S.
development agencies to technical training for program
staff.
In 2013, a group of Planet Aid staff members visited
development projects in Malawi and Mozambique.
The trip was an opportunity to build a bridge of
communication and understanding between the
stateside employees instrumental in clothing collection
and the people supported by their efforts.
In Malawi, Planet Aid managers saw firsthand the day-to-
day functions of some of the development programs,
including Child Aid, Total Control of the Epidemic,
Farmers’ Clubs, Teacher Training and Vocational Training.
They were also able to participate in the first stages
of the 1 million tree planting initiative in Zimbabwe,
sponsored by Planet Aid partner Development Aid from
People to People.
“The people were so welcoming and always had
big smiles on their faces.”
“It was great to see firsthand how the programs
worked—we really learned a lot.” -Abdi Erazouki,
Territory Manager
“What stood out to me the most is the passion and dedication of all the people involved, from the
students and teachers at the teachers’ colleges, to the farmers and villagers participating in the
Farmers’ Clubs, and also the field officers whose crucial work in the TCE program reaches out and
helps so many people.”
—Frank Fowler, Operations Manager
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Planet Aid at Home
Planet Aid’s mission is global, and that means also doing
our part to support local communities here in the United
States. We support local charities with clothing and other
essential supplies, sponsor local teams, and our staff can be
found helping pick up litter or serving up a hot meal at a
local soup kitchen. We also offer schools the opportunity
to learn about recycling and international development
by offering classroom presentations and by inviting them
to visit a Planet Aid operations center.
Looking back, the winter of 2013-2014 will be remembered
for its bitter cold temperatures. But even before the
mercury plummeted, we were already busy giving away
warm coats and blankets from our operations centers in
Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Kansas, and Vermont.
Earlier, when spring tornadoes flattened parts of
Oklahoma, we responded by loading up one of our trucks
and driving to Moore, Oklahoma to deliver supplies. In
California, where the weather has been more reasonable,
we partnered with the Los Angeles School Police
Department to deliver turkeys and toys to families during
the holiday season. Visit our local pages on Planetaid.org
to find out what we have been doing in your community.
Celebrating the
Opening of a
New Center
Delivering toys during the holidays with the Los Angeles
School Police Department.
In 2013, Planet Aid moved its
Southern New England Operations
Center to a new 136,000
square foot facility in Milford,
Massachusetts. Barry Feingold,
President and CEO of the Milford
Area Chamber of Commerce,
praised Planet Aid during the ribbon
cutting: “A nonprofit organization
putting people to work, supporting
the local town, and at the same time
giving back.... We are very excited
to have Planet Aid in Milford.” Read
more about the new facility on the
“Local Pages” of our website.
From left to right, Wayne Michaud, Planet Aid Regional Manager; Barry Feingold,
Milford Chamber of Commerce CEO; Ester Neltrup, Planet Aid President; and Peter
Donnelly, Planet Aid General Manager.
18. Program Service
General and Administrative
Fundraising and Development
Allocation of Funds
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2013 Financial Statements
85%
8% 7%
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
December 2013
ASSETS
Cash and current assets 11,839,868
Property and equipment and
other assets, net
12,332,866
Total assets 24,172,734
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Current liabilities 7,800,101
Notes payable and capital
lease obligations 6,250,921
Total liabilities 14,051,022
Unrestricted net assets 10,121,712
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 24,172,734
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
December 2013
OPERATING REVENUE
Sales of donated clothing and
other goods 42,074,569
Contracts - Federal 6,464,960
Other contributions 13,214
Interest and other revenue 260,835
Total operating revenue 48,813,578
OPERATING EXPENSES
Program services 39,420,755
General and administrative 3,625,868
Fundraising and development 3,513,549
Total operating expenses 46,560,172
Foreign currency loss (2,506)
Changes in unrestricted net
assets 2,255,912
STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES
December 2013
PROGRAM SERVICES
U.S. Clothing Collection and
Habitat Protection
26,128,721
International Training and
Capacity Building
520,703
International Aid 12,771,331
Total program services 39,420,755
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 3,625,868
FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT 3,513,549
Total expenses 46,560,172
19. Mikael Norling
Chairman
Ester Neltrup
President
Jytte Martinussen
Treasurer
Clifford Reeves
Director
Alfred Besa
Director
Eva Nielsen
Director
Fred Olsson
Secretary
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Board of Directors
and Officers
Planetaid.org info@planetaid.org
Planet Aid Administrative Offices and
Southern New England Operations
47 Sumner Street
Milford, MA 01757
508-893-0644
Planet Aid Headquarters and
Baltimore-Washington Operations
6730 Santa Barbara Court
Elkridge, MD 21075
410-796-1510
Planet Aid Northern New England
17 Hampshire Drive
Hudson, NH 03051
603-594-4175
Planet Aid North Carolina
2425 South Alston Avenue, Unit C
Durham, NC 27713
919-698-0071
Planet Aid Upstate New York
1170 Lexington Avenue
Rochester, NY 14606
585-424-7030
Planet Aid Ohio
30901 Carter Street
Solon, OH 44139
440-542-1171
Planet Aid New Jersey and New York
3 Lincoln Drive
Fairfield, NJ 07004
973-882-7956
Planet Aid Michigan
7025 Metroplex Drive
Romulus, MI 48174
734-947-9699
Planet Aid Eastern Pennsylvania
2940 Turnpike Drive, Suite 6-8
Hatboro, PA 19040
215-674-8345
Planet Aid Southern California
2100 Garfield Avenue
Commerce, CA 90040
323-727-7711
Planet Aid Western Pennsylvania
11055 Parker Drive
North Huntingdon, PA 15642
412-896-4586
Planet Aid Missouri
1512 Taney Street
North Kansas City, MO 64116
816-472-1518