Tag: Africa

Make a Difference for Clean Water

Throughout April, Aveda and their salons are raising money for clean water projects in regions where the company sources their ingredients and supporting Greengrants grantees in their efforts to protect and improve access to one of the world’s most precious resources.

2009 Wrap-Up: Celebrating Achievements on the Global Front

In our sixteenth year of supporting grassroots environmental groups around the world, Global Greengrants Fund is proud to look back on 2009 as a year of landmark victories and worldwide recognition for the work of our grantees.

Former Greengrants Intern Exposes Injustice in West Africa

The oil pipeline that runs from Chad through Cameroon in western Africa was supposed to contribute to poverty reduction in local villages. Instead, after six years of pumping oil to be exported abroad, the pipeline has only led to increased poverty, displacement, and environmental contamination.

Food or Fuel: The Biofuel Conflict in Africa

Thousands of acres of arable land in Tanzania are being re-allocated for biofuel production. As the price of oil has fluctuated, demand for biofuels has grown intensely, leading the government to strike deals with biofuels investors, ultimately upsetting the balance between land for food and land for fuel.

Mphanda Nkuwa Dam Continues to Threaten Zambezi River Communities

In June, Greengrants published an article on local communities raising awareness about the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the proposed Mphanda Nkuwa Dam, located on the Zambezi River in Mozambique.

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