About Us

Our mission is simple: Peace

Planting Peace(Awake Inc.) is a US-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded for the purpose of spreading peace in a hurting world. Our projects focus on a wide range of humanitarian and environmental initiatives. Best known for our work rescuing elephants, deworming children, and the group behind the world-famous Equality House in Topeka, KS. The organization was founded by John Dieubon and Aaron Jackson.

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Planting Peace has rescued 38 elephants. Our goal is to rescue one elephant from slavery every month.

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Planting Peace founded 6 orphanages over 18 years, mostly taking care of homeless children living with HIV. Four in Haiti and two in India.

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22,000,000 
children

Planting Peace has successfully dewormed over 22 million starving children around the world.

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Equality House

Planting Peace founded the Equality House,
a worldwide symbol and center for
advocacy in the movement toward LGBTQ
rights. The house sits right across the street
from the infamous hate group and cult, the Westboro Baptist Church.

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80,000

Planting Peace has provided basic care such as medical aid, housing, and nutrition to roughly 80,000 refugees in Ukraine and in Bangladesh.

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2,008

Planting Peace has purchased and protected 2008 acres of Amazon rainforest.

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20,000

Planting Peace has pulled over 20,000 pieces of trash out of our Oceans.