Tag: Africa

Changing the Face of Rural Tanzania: Ecological Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Future

Kilimanjaro. The highest peak on the African continent is a place of breathtaking beauty that ascends through a variety of climates and ecosystems to over 19,000 feet of elevation. As I landed in Tanzania in early September, I was one of few people on the plane who was not preparing for the strenuous climb up […]

How Small Grants Can Make a Big Impact: Taking on Mining in Western Ghana

In 2004, local farmers in western Ghana didn’t exactly welcome an incoming gold mine with open arms, but they didn’t resist when Canadian company Kinross Mining offered them financial compensation in exchange for building the mine on their lands. But three years later, the farmers learned they had been swindled. By then, the underground and […]

Activism Around the World: Highlights from August 2016

Each year Global Greengrants Fund makes over 700 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 recently. Bolivia: […]

Water on the World’s Fourth Largest Island: Madagascar

Photos and words by Greg Miller, Donor Advised Fund Program Officer Baobab trees and lemurs. Vast parched deserts and wet, dense rainforests. What springs to mind when you think of Madagascar? For me, it’s water. The world’s fourth largest island is home to more than 21 million people, most of whom live on less than […]

Celebration Along the Congo River: World Bank Suspends Support for a Mega-Dam Project

For people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 25 was a day to celebrate. The World Bank suspended support for a mega-dam called Inga 3, which had the potential to cause massive environmental degradation and threaten the social fabric of the local communities.  Global Greengrants Fund, along with our partners at International […]

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