Month: February 2021

Global Greengrants Fund Launches Regional Program Serving the Middle East and North Africa

The heart and soul of Global Greengrants Fund is our global network of volunteer advisors. Numbering over 200 worldwide, these environmental leaders, professors, activists, scientists, and committed justice advocates identify, select, and accompany the grassroots grantees who receive funding from Global Greengrants. Today, we’re thrilled to share that we’ve launched a new advisory board in […]

A Changing Climate: The Youth Response in Jamaica

As an island nation, Jamaica is highly vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather and global climate change. Many young Jamaicans are being left out of climate change conversations, and as a result they are unaware of how climate change will directly impact the future of their communities. Jamaica faces a number of environmental issues, […]

Youth Activism, Inclusion, and Climate Justice in Zimbabwe

How one grantee is making sure everyone has a voice in the climate conversation When it comes to climate change, environmental sustainability and policy decisions, we often think of government entities, politicians, and rooms with long conference tables. The Zimbabwe Sunshine Group (ZSG) is seeking to change that. ZSG, a Greengrants grantee, wants new spaces […]

From the Shores of Lake Albert: How Ugandan Youth Activists are Challenging Oil Drilling

On the shores of Lake Albert, a very biodiverse region in Uganda, live many youth activists, committed to protecting the place they call home. Oil was discovered in the region in 2009, and the extraction of resources in the area has resulted in serious human rights violations and environmental degradation. Lake Albert Social Network (LASNET) […]

5 Ways Environmental Activists Show Love for the Planet

At Global Greengrants Fund, we believe that the best solutions to environmental harm and social injustice come from those most impacted. That’s why we invest in the people who eat from the land, who drink the water, and who want to see a better life for their children and generations to come. We are inspired […]

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