From planting trees to
sustaining them.
PlantTogether is a digital climate action platform that connects tree sponsors with local custodians. So every tree planted has a location, a caretaker, and a real chance of survival.
An initiative of EcoCulture 360 Initiative.
Plant Together was born from a simple but important realisation: planting trees is not enough. The real challenge is ensuring that trees survive long enough to create environmental impact.
For years, tree planting has largely been treated as a one-day activity, organise volunteers, plant seedlings, take photos, and move on. Sustainability requires more than moments. It requires systems, accountability, community ownership, and long-term care.
PlantTogether is designed to bridge that gap. Individuals, organisations, companies, political parties, youth groups, associations, unions, and community groups can participate in climate action either by sponsoring trees or becoming custodians responsible for nurturing and monitoring trees in their local communities. We believe climate action should not be performative. It should be sustainable.
It started with a birthday.
On May 22, 2025, Rachel Fidelis, founder of EcoCulture 360 Initiative, celebrated her 27th birthday differently. She planted 27 trees across 6 community locations in Bwari, Abuja, alongside a team of volunteers: public schools, primary healthcare centres, and community spaces.
Months later, she revisited the sites to check on the trees. What she found changed everything.
survival rate. Only 10 of the 27 trees made it.
Some trees were uprooted. Some were trampled. Some suffered termite and insect attacks. Others struggled because there was no consistent monitoring, no maintenance structure, no clear accountability.
The issue, it turned out, was rarely the planting. It was the sustaining. From that realisation, PlantTogether was born. An approach where every tree has a sponsor, a custodian, a location, and a monitoring process. What began as a birthday project is now a long-term climate action movement.
To build a community-powered climate mitigation system where people collectively participate in planting, protecting, tracking, and sustaining trees for environmental and community impact.
To make climate action more accessible, transparent, and sustainable by connecting tree sponsors with custodians, and building systems that improve tree survival and long-term environmental impact.
Three steps, one accountable system.
Sponsor a tree
Individuals, NGOs, companies, parties, youth groups, unions and communities fund the planting of trees. Each sponsored tree is assigned a real location and a custodian. Sponsors receive ongoing updates and progress reports.
Become a custodian
Custodians (families, farmers, schools, organisations or communities) water and protect the trees, monitor growth, report progress, and flag challenges early. They are active climate participants in their own environments.
Monitor & track
Regular updates, growth tracking and follow-up systems let both sponsors and custodians watch every tree's progress, building transparency and accountability into climate action.
Every tree gets what it needs to survive.
To improve survival rates, every tree planted through PlantTogether comes with a care kit. Practical tools and guidance that give the sapling its best chance.
Tree Protection Cone
Young trees are vulnerable in their early growth stage. The cone shields the tree from damage by human activity, animals, vehicles, and harsh exposure, while still letting sunlight and airflow through.
Dried Organic Manure (Cow Dung)
Saplings need nutrient-rich soil. Dried organic manure improves soil fertility, supports root development, and helps the tree retain moisture promoting healthier, faster growth without harmful chemicals.
Organic Termite Repellent
One of the major threats to young trees is termite and insect damage. Our organic repellent, made from neem seeds and neem leaves, protects trees naturally, with no harsh chemical pesticides.
Gloves
Maintenance means handling soil, manure, and organic materials. Gloves protect custodians' hands and encourage safe, hygienic, and comfortable care during planting and monitoring.
Tree Maintenance Guide
A simple, step-by-step guide explaining how to use each item in the kit and the best practices for improving survival and healthy growth over time.
Trees are more than plants.
The benefits below only happen when trees actually survive. PlantTogether exists to improve not just the number of trees planted, but the number of trees sustained over time.
- Cleaner air
- Healthier communities
- Biodiversity preservation
- Improved soil quality
- Climate mitigation
- Shade and cooling
- Food security through fruit-bearing species
PlantTogether is open to everyone.
Individuals, students, farmers, religious bodies, schools, environmental organisations, companies, CSR teams, local communities, climate advocates, donors and sponsors. Whether you want to sponsor one tree or become a custodian for several, there's a place for you.
Built by a youth-led climate movement.
PlantTogether is powered by EcoCulture 360 Initiative, a youth-led, community-driven organisation closing the climate literacy gap through education, storytelling, policy advocacy, and sustainable community action.
“We started this journey with a simple belief: that young people have the power to not just participate in the climate conversation, but to lead it. Every tree planted, every piece of plastic recycled, is a testament to that belief.”
From symbolic planting to measurable impact.
Be part of building greener communities and a more sustainable future.