Update: In September 2021, Martha Agbani’s story was featured in the New York Times. Read the spotlight here. A group of women who call Ogoniland, Nigeria home are determined to return their land and rivers to the beautiful, pristine landscape it once was – before decades of oils spills contaminated their soil and water. Using […]
Meet Anicia Jean. She’s 45 years old and the mother of 3 children: Francelle,18 years old, Franço, 17 years old, and Julie Jean, 7 years old. They call Favette, Haiti home, a small community of just 2000 families. Alone, Anicia Jean takes care of her children who all attend the local community school, just […]
With support from Global Greengrants Fund and Aveda, the Beraca Institute has been working in three drought-impacted communities in the Curimatá – Piauí State of Brazil. Since 2016, the Beraca Institute has been utilizing funding to support the communities of Baio, Boim and Flecha with the goal of increasing access to water for each of […]
Allison Davis, Deputy Director of Regional Programs has said about Global Greengrants Fund, “We are not truly an environmental justice organization unless we have the full understanding of fifteen percent of the world’s population. People with disabilities need to be a full part of finding solutions to unequal access to natural resources and right to […]
By Julie Dugdale, freelance journalist. Excerpted from “Our Voices, Our Environment: The State of Funding for Women’s Environmental Action” Mangroves are an invaluable part of Papua New Guinea’s coastal communities and marine ecosystems. The carefully evolved root system of a mangrove forest provides a habitat for fish and wildlife that support local livelihoods, like those […]
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