Tag: Africa

Youth Action to Break Free from Fossil Fuels

In 2016 thousands of people around the world took to the streets in what has been called the largest-ever global protest against fossil fuels. For two weeks, environmental groups in the United States, the UK, Australia, South Africa, and Indonesia staged a series of actions, called “Break Free”, calling for renewable energy alternatives and a […]

The Grant is Only the Beginning

By Jenna Daucunas, Development Database Associate I recently had the opportunity to speak with Violet Matiru, an advisor on our East Africa Advisory Board, who was visiting the Boulder office from Kenya. Violet has worked with Global Greengrants Fund recommending grantees for over 16 years, and has a wealth of knowledge about the overall impact […]

Activism around the World: Highlights from March 2017

Each year Global Greengrants Fund makes over 800 grants to environmental activists around the world, helping to support grassroots initiatives to protect the planet and the rights of the people who call these natural places home. We wish we could share every single story with you. Here are three exciting projects we’ve supported this month. […]

Improving Access to Clean Water Worldwide $12 at a Time

Over 700 million people around the world lack access to the one thing all people need to survive – water. Today, on World Water Day, the world is recognizing efforts to tackle the water access crisis. Today also marks the beginning of Aveda Earth Month. For more than a decade, Aveda and Global Greengrants Fund have partnered […]

Meet an Advisor: 4 Questions with Lalaina Rakotoson

An advisor on Global Greengrants’ East Africa Advisory Board, Lalaina Rakotoson is also the founder and Vice President of the Development and Environmental Law Center in Madagascar. She is an environmental justice lawyer and Fulbright scholar with a broad range of experience working on environmental issues that impact communities, including climate change, marine and coastal […]

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