Words by Attilio Zolin, CASA Socio-Environmental Fund Just an hour outside of São Paulo, Brazil, indigenous communities are alive and well preserving their traditional culture. The Tenondé Porã Indigenous Land is one of those places, home to four Guarani villages extending from the municipality of São Paulo to the coast of São Vicente. Within the […]
As we launch into 2019, here at Global Greengrants Fund we are taking a minute to look back before we look into the future. Together, with our global network, we have built one of the most effective grassroots movements to eradicate environmental harm and social injustice. In recognition of 25 years of grantmaking and […]
Since 1993, Global Greengrants Fund has been one of the leading organizations in the world supporting grassroots-led efforts to protect the planet and the rights of people. Together with our diverse community of people on the frontlines and our supporters, we’ve impacted the lives of millions of people. How do we do it? We let […]
In June 2018, Global Greengrants Fund awarded a small grant to the Indigenous Cofán community of Sinangöe in Ecuador honoring a modest request to replace the motor in their dugout canoe. Yet, what resulted from the replaced motor was revolutionary for the community. The grantees, Centro Cofán Sinangöe, needed the canoe, which had capsized in […]
In Indonesia, community leader Maria Loretha spent months traveling around the remote villages of East Flores and talking to the elders before she eventually found the native sorghum seed varieties that used to grow prolifically in the region. The ancient crop – now known in the Global North for its superfood qualities – had all […]
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