Tag: Women’s Environmental Action

Simple, Not Easy: Meaningful and lasting gender justice through learning and relationship building

Article by Ursula Miniszewski, Global Greengrants Fund Director of Gender and Equity “It’s important for us to ‘walk the talk’—and this type of learning helps us do that.” – Program manager from Fundo Casa Sociambiental, Global Greengrants regional partner fund in Brazil In honor of International Women’s Day 2024, Global Greengrants Fund launched a working […]

Indigenous Women Championing Climate-Resilient Greenhouse Nursery Initiatives in Fiji

Article by Davila Talemaimaleya, Learning Coordinator for the Pacific Islands Advisory Board   Indigenous women in Fiji play a multifaceted and vital role in addressing the impacts of climate change, reflecting their profound connection to land, ocean, culture, and traditional knowledge, as well as their fundamental role within Indigenous communities. Because of this, it is […]

Earth Day Around the World

Photo credit: Elizabeth Weber At Global Greengrants Fund, Earth Day is every day. From Indigenous communities protecting the Amazon from deforestation to local communities in Ghana opposing the expansion of mining projects to groups in the Pacific educating their communities about climate resilience, we are supporting those who are on the frontlines of defending and […]

Women on the Frontlines: Challenging Extractives in Bolivia

By Megan Barickman, Development Writer Through our grantmaking at Global Greengrants Fund, we have often seen how small groups grow and create far-reaching impact by developing strong networks and organizational infrastructure. This is especially true for groups, like women’s groups, whose members have had less access to and experience with advocacy and political spaces and […]

From the Shores of Lake Albert: How Ugandan Youth Activists are Challenging Oil Drilling

On the shores of Lake Albert, a very biodiverse region in Uganda, live many youth activists, committed to protecting the place they call home. Oil was discovered in the region in 2009, and the extraction of resources in the area has resulted in serious human rights violations and environmental degradation. Lake Albert Social Network (LASNET) […]

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