Everyone who plants trees asks one question: is my tree still alive? For an NGO, donors are asking it more and more often.
The money stops at planting day
Most plantation grants pay for saplings, labour and a little care. Going back to check, again and again, costs money the grant never included. So most NGOs report what they can count: trees planted, volunteers, villages.
At the same time, the pressure to show results is growing. Larger companies must have an independent agency assess the impact of their big CSR projects a year after they end. If you plant with CSR money, your funder will need to know how many trees survived, and they will ask you.
Honest numbers win renewals
Checking honestly can feel risky. Nobody wants to publish a low number. But a funder who sees a dated survival figure, and sees that you acted when trees started failing, trusts you more than one who only sees planting photos. That trust is what renews a grant.
What Get Zero gives an NGO
- Every site checked every week, including many small sites far apart, with no extra field visits.
- WhatsApp alerts when a site starts drying, early enough to save trees.
- Survival reports to share with donors and CSR funders.
- Survival certificates for volunteers and partners.
Read how the check works or see what NGOs get. If your funder is a company, our CSR plantation guide shows what they will be asked for.
The short answer
Donors fund trees, not saplings. Show them which ones are alive. Book a demo.
Common questions
How can an NGO prove its trees survived?
With a survival figure for each site, measured on known dates, and images that back it up. Get Zero checks every site weekly from satellite images and gives you a report you can share with donors and CSR funders.
Can small plantation sites be monitored without field visits?
Yes. Satellite images cover every site on the same schedule, however small or remote. Field visits are only needed where the images show trees failing.
Why are CSR funders asking NGOs for survival data?
Larger companies must have an independent agency assess the impact of big CSR projects a year after they end. For a plantation, impact means the trees that survived, so funders need that number from their partners.