Campaigning Against “Ship breaking” in India
Greengrants’ India Coordinator Madhumita Dutta’s work on the social and environmental costs of “ship breaking” in India was profiled in the December 1, 2006 issue of Lloyd’s List.
Anwar Fazal Wins Gandhi-King-Ikeda Peace Award
Former Greengrants board member Anwar Fazal has been named a recipient of the Gandhi-King-Ikeda Award from Morehouse College.
Pakistan: Fighting for People’s Rights in the Chashma Region
by Brendan Snow, Greengrants Intern _________________ MAUJ and the RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY INSTITUTE Greengrants has provided a series of grants to help these organizations in their work regarding the Chashma Right Bank irrigation project. The most recent grant was for $5,000 to Mauj in 2006. _________________ A huge irrigation project might sound like a great […]
Dam Threatens Bujagali Falls
by Brittney Holder, Greengrants Intern (See also previous grantee profile: “Uganda: Grassroots Group Promotes Citizen Involvement in Dam Decision “) This past December, the Ugandan government signed a deal to continue the development of the Bujagali Dam, despite many indications that it will be environmentally and socially damaging and that better alternatives exist. The new […]
Interview with Nelda Hidalgo Sanchez, New Greengrants Central America Coordinator.
On August 18, 2006, Journey Herbeck of the Greengrants staff in Boulder interviewed Nelda Hidalgo Sanchez, Greengrants’ new coordinator for Central America. Nelda, a sociologist from Nicaragua, has a wealth of experience related to rural development.