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Stop Donating. Start Collaborating.

  • Writer: Nikki Andrade
    Nikki Andrade
  • May 27
  • 2 min read

All exchanges are connected, even though we pretend we live in separate worlds. And the world certainly does not need more pity. It needs more love.


Love through shared creation, understanding, curiosity, and collaboration.

Because when we love like this, we create far more lasting transformation than distant charity ever could.


Instead of donating $20,000 to a local non-profit this year, why not expand your network, strengthen your community, and transform your worldview by booking a ticket overseas to  Soy Oro




Yes, you may miss out on a tax credit that impacts your immediate bottom line.

But you gain access to an entirely different way of seeing humanity — transforming your heart, mind, relationships, and future bottom lines in return.


Often, the greatest thing we can do for others is become more connected, inspired, resourced, and alive ourselves.


If more people truly believed in human potential, they would stop labeling entire communities as “impoverished.” They would lead with curiosity instead of assumption. Travel more. Collaborate more. Ask more questions.


They would wonder: “What have these people discovered that I have not?”


When we treat people like they need handouts, dependency often follows. But when we treat people like kings waiting to be remembered — when we treat them as equals — that is often what they become. And the fruits of their kingdom naturally spread back into our own lives.

In just 40 days, the first Planting Good Seeds Fellowship begins.


Together, we are germinating three seeds:

Soy Oro (I Am Gold)

Escuela de los Reyes (The School of Kings)

Casa de Recursos (The Resource House)


Three living systems designed to support one another creatively, culturally, and economically.


Soy Oro is a living cultural space where performance, art, and recycled materials come together to restore trust in human connection and reawaken the creative power of the Caribbean.


It is where the work of the entire Planting Good Seeds Fellowship Team becomes visible — a global collaboration built alongside local artists, creators, and entrepreneurs.


Not simply a performance house — but a cultural movement born from the frustration of artists, visionaries, and entrepreneurs being labeled “too bold,” “too idealistic,” or “too risky.”


And yet throughout history, it has always been artists who transformed culture first.


Culture moves faster than business. Faster than government. Faster than policy.

That is why Soy Oro exists.


Escuela de los Reyes and Casa de Recursos are programs designed to harness, refine, and elevate the inherent Caribbean essence — resourcefulness, creativity, resilience, hospitality, and the natural instinct to share with one another.


And on January 1st, 2027, Soy Oro will open its doors for its inaugural presentation somewhere in the Caribbean.


If you’ve never experienced the Caribbean through the eyes of the people building it — this will be an historic evening you won’t want to miss.

 
 
 

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