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.
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).
By the end of 2014, HUMANA People to People Belize was reaching out to more than 3,000 participating families through the Child Aid project. Child Aid is implemented in 35 communities in Toledo District and 12 communities in the districts of Orange Walk and Corozal.
ADPP is a national Mozambican organization since 1982 which currently implements 50 projects across all provinces of the nation. It employs more than 2,000 staff and benefits more than 2 million Mozambicans annually.
ADPP’s programs focus on Education, HIV/AIDs prevention and care, Community Development, and Food Security and Agriculture. The organization works in close cooperation with the Government of Mozambique and with local and international partners to secure improved living conditions for communities and individuals.
ADPP MOZAMBIQUE Development Aid from People to People
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).
By the end of 2014, HUMANA People to People Belize was reaching out to more than 3,000 participating families through the Child Aid project. Child Aid is implemented in 35 communities in Toledo District and 12 communities in the districts of Orange Walk and Corozal.
ADPP is a national Mozambican organization since 1982 which currently implements 50 projects across all provinces of the nation. It employs more than 2,000 staff and benefits more than 2 million Mozambicans annually.
ADPP’s programs focus on Education, HIV/AIDs prevention and care, Community Development, and Food Security and Agriculture. The organization works in close cooperation with the Government of Mozambique and with local and international partners to secure improved living conditions for communities and individuals.
ADPP MOZAMBIQUE Development Aid from People to People
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development is on December 5th. How would you like to contribute your time and skills for the betterment of society? Join Akshaya Patra in getting a first-hand experience on Mid-Day Meal Programme that boosts school attendance.
The year 2013 has seen the opening of the 4th DAPP Teacher Training College, situated in the Northern Region, thanks to the funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland, UFF Finland and UK aid via DFID. This year there was also a significant improvement of the teacher training program with the addition of a four (4) month study travel by bus to various countries in the region – classrooms on wheels. Upon graduation each will indeed be “Another kind of teacher”.
A significant expansion of the DAPP Mikolongwe Vocational school took place in 2013 in terms of both infrastructure and programmings. New health and community programs have started – with focus on nutrition, water and sanitation, thanks to a number of new partnerships with Clinton Health Access Initiatives, and UNICEF. We have been reaching directly or indirectly more than one million people from all corners of the country through our life changing DAPP projects.
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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.
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.
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The Federation for Associations connected to the International Humana People to People Movement
The Federation of Associations connected to the
International Humana People to People Movement is a
network of autonomous development organizations,
located in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Latin
America.
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The year 2013 has seen the opening of the 4th DAPP Teacher Training College, situated in the Northern Region, thanks to the funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland, UFF Finland and UK aid via DFID. This year there was also a significant improvement of the teacher training program with the addition of a four (4) month study travel by bus to various countries in the region – classrooms on wheels. Upon graduation each will indeed be “Another kind of teacher”.
A significant expansion of the DAPP Mikolongwe Vocational school took place in 2013 in terms of both infrastructure and programmings. New health and community programs have started – with focus on nutrition, water and sanitation, thanks to a number of new partnerships with Clinton Health Access Initiatives, and UNICEF. We have been reaching directly or indirectly more than one million people from all corners of the country through our life changing DAPP projects.
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The second edition of the Come to the Table Guidebook is a 40-page publication released in 2015 by RAFI, the NC Council of Churches and Resourceful Communities. It includes snapshots of community groups that have pioneered innovative food access work, the current status of hunger and agriculture in North Carolina and nationally, along with new resources and stories from faith leaders and from the field.
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.
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.
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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.
The Federation for Associations connected to the International Humana People to People Movement
The Federation of Associations connected to the
International Humana People to People Movement is a
network of autonomous development organizations,
located in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Latin
America.
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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.
Angel care foundation does not only promotes social issues or social causes but also continues participation in networks campaigns and movements to facilitate peoples.
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In 2015, the members of Humana People to People Federation worked in 45 countries on five continents and involved more than 14.5 million people in 860 development projects.
The development projects are centered around education, promoting health and fighting diseases, promoting agricultural production and child aid and community development.
“The HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE Movement comprises 34 member associations working in 42 countries.
At present, Humana People to People members operate 265 social projects reaching out to more than 10
million people on a yearly basis within the areas of: Basic Health, HIV & AIDS, Education, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment, Relief Aid and Community Development. Furthermore, around 4.5 million people are reached annually through a secondhand clothes sales and distribution system.
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.
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When 193 nation's ratified the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, there was strong consensus that young people's actions were critical to achieving the Goals. YSA
WE is a movement that believes that when we all come together, we can create a better world. WE makes it easy for you to get involved—whether at home, school, or work—by offering resources like WE Schools, WE Villages, and ME to WE to help you create positive social change in your community and around the world.
WE Schools is an educational service-learning program that empowers young people across North America to implement change both locally and globally. WE Villages empowers communities around the world to bring themselves out of poverty through five Pillars of Impact, i.e. critical spheres of influence in which proper change can have a lasting effect: education, water, health, food, and opportunity. ME to WE, a socially-conscious enterprise, allows people to do good through their everyday choices with half of its profits donated to support WE Charity and the other half reinvested back into the enterprise. WE Charity inspires students to do one local and one global action during the school year by giving them the chance to earn a ticket to WE Day, an annual series of events that brings together world-renowned speakers and award-winning performers.
In addition, WE Charity has launched WE Well-being, an initiative that is designed to build a foundation of awareness, understanding, and action surrounding positive well-being. It provides classrooms with curricula and resources to increase mental-health literacy and improve the capabilities of educators to give students support. The initiative also empowers rural students in Africa through careers in medicine and it launched a Faculty of Medicine in rural Kenya to train medical professionals, thus addressing critical gaps in healthcare infrastructure and delivery.
Although menstruation is an integral part of human life, it is often considered a taboo and has met many negative cultural hindrances and attitudes. Women and girls in the Awutu Senya East municipality especially those in school suffer most from stigma and lack of services and facilities to help them cope with the physical and psychological pains. Other challenges include inadequate preparations for the young girls who have not yet menstruated, lack of materials to manage menstrual hygiene, lack of private space and wash rooms , as well as inappropriate facilities for disposal of menstrual materials.
The project therefore responds to these challenges by building the capacity of 10 schools and teachers to improve and uphold menstrual hygiene management among 1000 girls selected from public schools in vulnerable communities.
Proposed activities to achieve the goal include
i) Facilitate training sessions among beneficiary girls and senior women teachers to impact skills on other pupils,
ii) supporting and training girls to locally make reusable sanitary pads:
iii) Setting up welfare counselling rooms in all the 10 schools to provide psychological and emotional support for girls in menstrual period, and
iv) Conduct community advocacy and sensitization durbar on menstrual hygiene management.
1) How will you define success for this program?
The menstrual hygiene project will define success by the
i. Increase in the number of schools and senior women teachers who are equipped to teach menstrual hygiene and its management
ii. Improvement in school attendance of girls at age of menstruation iii) Reduced stigma and isolation of girls from boys due to improved knowledge and understanding on menstrual hygiene iv) Increase in the number of school girls who are able to manufacture re-usable sanitary pads v) Improvement in access to responsive information on sexual and reproductive health including menstrual hygiene among school girls and teenagers vii) Increase in access to hygienic and sanitary menstrual materials among menstruating girls
2) Provide an explanation of how this project is innovative within your local context, within a class of similar programs, or in its overall approach.
As girls resort to the use of old cloth, dirty napkins and other un-hygienic materials as means of coping with menstruation, the project will actively engage the beneficiary girls to learn the skills of making re-usable sanitary pad which is relatively a new concept in the Municipality. The girls will be encouraged through project assignments to replicate the skills at household and community levels by teaching peers, siblings, and parents. In addition, the project will through the welfare counseling room, provide emotional and psychological support to girls who menstruate during school sessions. The counselling room will be unique to the beneficiary school because all the programs on menstrual hygiene focuses on information sessions without provision
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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- How the use of Soy products have worked in developing countries
to significantly improve health indicators of children
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Planet Aid Recycling for the Planet and Development Projects for the Poor
1. Fo r t h e En v i r o n m e n t , Fo r Pe o p l e
2. 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.
Planet Aid sells the clothing it collects to
distributors in developing countries, who
make it available to customers at a low price.
The proceeds from this sale, in turn, are donated
to help people in developing nations meet basic
needs. For example, the programs we support
Planet Aid sponsors primary school teacher training throughout sub-Saharan Africa and India.
provide nutritious food, a good education, clean water,
care for orphaned children and the sick, and support
for communities being ravaged by the spread of HIV/
AIDS. We have thus combined our work in recycling
with international assistance that helps to improve
living conditions for the world’s neediest people. The
projects we support operate in more than 15 countries,
with annual direct and in-kind contributions exceeding
$15 million and growing.
The combination of recycling and development work
sets Planet Aid apart from other aid organizations. We
believe that our approach of saving the environment
whileservingthepoorhelpstorestoretheglobalbalance
by transferring goods and resources from regions
of surplus to regions of need. It is an approach that
embraces environmental stewardship, while respecting
the link between social and ecological progress.
Recycling for the Planet and Development Projects for the Poor
3. Reusing discarded items from the rich part of
the world as a vehicle to increase income and
improve lives in other parts is good for the
Earth and thus benefits us all.
Ester Neltrup, President
Planet Aid, Inc.
4. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates
that Americans generate 12.5 millions tons of textile
waste each year. Only 10 to 15 percent of this amount
is currently donated to clothing recyclers such as Planet
Aid. Keeping more of this clothing out of landfills and
incinerators will further reduce impacts and lessen
environmental burdens. According to the EPA, 97
percent of the textile waste stream is recyclable.
Along with the environmental benefits of recycling, the
used-clothing trade stimulates a wealth of economic
activity. In markets and shops around the world,
inexpensive used clothing is in high demand and
vendors run a brisk business. Planet Aid estimates that
its used clothing operation has helped generate close to
30,000 jobs domestically and overseas.
Saving Resources, Creating Good Jobs
5. At Planet Aid we recognize that one person’s trash
is another’s treasure. Our collection bins help to
recapture the value in clothing that would otherwise be
discarded as waste. A used sweater or T-shirt can thus
acquire a second life, providing a small-scale farmer
with protection from the tropical sun or warmth in the
morning’s chill air. In this way, an article of clothing is
imbued with new worth and is cherished by its owner.
The reuse of clothing thus becomes a win for the poor
and a win for the planet.
Harvesting Value
6. Global Organization
The international development programs that Planet Aid supports are based on models
developed by Humana People to People. There are 32 member organizations across
the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Planet Aid’s support for these
programs has extended to 14 countries.
7. In Brazil, Planet Aid supports projects that help improve the
livlihoods of participating families, expanding opportunities
with activities that range from training courses in sustainable
agricultural techniques to garden farming projects that enhance
income and nutritional status.
Community Development
PlanetAid supports a range of community development
projects worldwide. These projects, which are
implemented through member organizations of
the Humana People to People, have ranged from
constructing new wells and latrines to providing
assistance to small businesses.
For example, in India and the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Planet Aid supports organizations that
provide communities with hand-operated pumps and
water harvest storage tanks, ensuring greater access to
clean sources of water and improved health.
Fo r t h e En v i r o n m e n t , Fo r Pe o p l e
8. Child Aid
As part of our support of community development,
Planet Aid helps to expand Child Aid programs
being implemented by Humana People to People
organizations. Child Aid works to improve
children’s lives by strengthening communities.
Program activities focus on making local
improvements in areas such as hygiene, nutrition,
and preschool education; working to establish
youth clubs, libraries, and committees to support
disadvantaged and at-risk children; and providing
training and other resources to improve family
income. The program also works with the
community to upgrade school buildings and other
infrastructure.
The preschool children pictured below are part
of a “Preschool of the Future” in South Africa.
These preschools teach youngsters ages 4 to 6
from a holistic perspective, focusing on developing
children physically, academically, and emotionally.
The schools’ approach embraces the idea that the
early years are an opportunistic time for young
minds that are very fertile for learning. Child Aid
programs in South Africa have been funded by
Johnson & Johnson. This support has helped create
youth clubs for older children, organize sports
and cultural events, as well as teach life skills and
provide HIV/AIDS prevention awareness.
9. After my husband’s death, I worried about taking care of my
four children. Through Child Aid, my neighbors and I have better
communications — we meet every week and are creating positive
change in our lives.
—Silvia, Child Aid Group Leader in Ecuador
10. Education for the Future
A critical shortage of well-trained teachers and quality
curriculums exists in many developing countries.
Consequently, PlanetAid places a priority on the support
of programs that improve education. In Africa, Planet
Aid supports both vocational training and the education
of primary school teachers through its in-country
partners ADPP Mozambique and DAPP Malawi.
The campus of One World University in Mozambique
The primary school teacher-training is unique in that
it focuses not only on pedagogical skills but also on
assisting teachers in taking an active role in bettering
the communities in which they work. The vocational
training offers both classroom and on-the-job training
in agriculture, carpentry, mechanics, construction,
horticulture, and business management.
In Mozambique, we have taken our support of education to a higher level, establishing a university that offers
bachelor’s degrees that qualify graduates to be instructors at teacher-training colleges. In cooperation with ADPP
Mozambique, the university, which was established with support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
received certification from Mozambique’s Council of Ministers.
11. In Malawi and Mozambique, where student-teacher ratios are very high, Planet Aid has helped
to establish and operate 2 teacher-training colleges and supports the operation of 13 others.
Planet Aid alsos support teacher training in Angola, DR Congo, Guinea-Bissau, and India, The
colleges are run in cooperation with the respective ministries of education.
12. Farmers’ Club
Planet Aid supports the Farmers’ Club program, which empowers and
mobilizes farmers to work together on increasing and diversifying crops, implementing
soil and water conservation methods, improving marketing, and devising ways to operate more
efficiently and economically. The core principle of this program recognizes that small-scale
farmers are the backbone of a rural community, and that their success is vital to the health,
prosperity, and well-being of everyone.
13. Farmers’ Clubs are implemented over
a three- to five-year period. During this time, farmers
receive training in sustainable farming methods and cash crop production, and are
introduced to new ways of value-chain processing and marketing. Planet Aid has supported Farmers’
Clubs in Malawi and Mozambique, with assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
14. Total Control of the Epidemic (TCE)
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has ravaged many parts of the developing
world, orphaning children, further impoverishing families, burdening
health systems, and stifling economic development. With assistance
from Johnson & Johnson and the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Planet Aid has been supporting the TCE program in Sub-Saharan
Africa and India. This ambitious initiative focuses on a rigorous and
systematic campaign to dispel myths, minimize stigma, increase
testing, and ultimately mobilize the community to change the course
of the disease. TCE aims to reach every single person in a specified
geographical area, utilizing a grassroots approach that has been
highly praised by government officials, healthcare professionals,
community leaders, and the individuals and families who benefit
from the program.
“We believe that the TCE model
empowers people and communities to
halt the spread of HIV.”
—Conrad Person, Director
International Programs
and Product Giving
Johnson & Johnson
15. Reach Out, Become a Planet Aid Donor
Planet Aid invites you to help support our programs.
You can make a cash contribution conveniently
online at planetaid.org. We also welcome multi-year
partnerships for foundations and corporations and offer
benefits packages that acknowledge your genrosity.
Benefits include the display of your logo on Planet Aid
collection bins at locations across the United States.
We encourage you to contact us directly for more
information and to visit planetaid.org.
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