# Education-Funding Agriculture Planting Promise is a Business-Oriented Charity in Sierra Leone By Tiana Reid | Published 2012-04-26 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/planting-promise References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Planting-Promise/171152819563346) Planting Promise is a registered charity that works in Sierra Leone with a business mind. "We have a vision of every Sierra Leonean having access to the highest quality of education, from primary school through to university, funded by the thriving, sustainable enterprises of their communities," they write on their website about their vision and of the six schools that they currently operate. It is through agriculture and [sustainable development](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fyffes-and-future-we-want) that the charity aims to fulfill its mission. The revenue-generating businesses include the following: [six farms that offer rice](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sustainable-rice-farming-practices), cassava, experimental crops, and peppers; an Internet café in Freetown that holds learning courses in addition to other technological services; and food processing which is done in Newton, Sierra Leone. **Contact Information** Planting Promise [website](http://www.plantingpromise.org.uk/) Planting Promise on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Planting-Promise/171152819563346) Planting Promise on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/#!/plantingpromise) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 50% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Education-funding Agriculture:** Planting Promise is filling the education funding gap by creating revenue-generating agricultural businesses. - **Sustainable Development:** Planting Promise is integrating sustainable development as part of its mission to provide quality education in Sierra Leone. - **ICT Education:** Planting Promise is leveraging ICT education to increase access to quality education in Sierra Leone, while generating revenue from its internet cafe. ### Where This Applies - **Education:** Planting Promise has created a disruptive innovation by funding quality education in Sierra Leone through a business-oriented model that leverages agriculture and sustainable development. - **Agriculture:** Planting Promise has created a disruptive innovation by leveraging agriculture to fund quality education, demonstrating the potential for businesses in the sector to generate social impact. - **ICT:** Planting Promise has created a disruptive innovation by leveraging ICT education to improve access to quality education while creating revenue-generating opportunities in Freetown, Sierra Leone. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Purpose-Driven Winery Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bottles-for-better.md) - [Agricultural Support Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/agricultural-support-project.md) - [Children-Supporting Trust Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/children-who-trust-again.md) - [Educational Charity Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/learning-palooza.md) - [Culturally Rooted Schools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/african-flow-school.md) - [Purpose-Driven Leadership Schools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-african-school-of-governance.md) - [Agricultural Literacy Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ag-literacy.md) - [Local Economic Growth Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/local-economic-growth.md) - [Educational Agriculture Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/accountability-framework.md)