News & Resources: ‘Water’
Make a Difference for Clean Water
Apr 15, 2010
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.
Read moreApril is Earth Month! Celebrate Our Planet with Greengrants and Aveda
Apr 1, 2010
It’s so easy to make a difference. Get involved this year and support improved access to clean water for communities across the globe!
Read moreJumpstart Earth Month with Greengrants and Aveda
Mar 16, 2010
Light the Way’ candles, scented with certified organic lavender, are now on sale at Aveda salons and stores, and 100% of the proceeds go to Global Greengrants Fund!
Read moreRussian Authorities Pressure Baikal Grantee through Police Raid
Feb 1, 2010
The offices of longtime Greengrants grantee Baikal Environmental Wave were raided last Thursday by Russian police after the group had recently revived their campaign against toxic dumping in Siberia’s Lake Baikal.
Read moreA Tribute to a Brilliant Activist: Remembering Glenn Switkes
Jan 27, 2010
Glenn Switkes, a longtime ally of Global Greengrants Fund and estimable activist, passed away last month. Glenn was passionately committed to defending the Amazon rainforest, rivers, and indigenous peoples, and is remembered fondly as “a river warrior with unbreakable passion.”
Read moreChina Board Welcomes New Advisor
Dec 22, 2009
We are pleased to welcome Qu Dong to Greengrants’ China Advisory Board.
Read moreAveda Blogs about Trip to India and Meetings with Greengrants’ Grantees
Nov 24, 2009
Greengrants’ partner, Aveda, recently took a number of employees on a once-in-a-lifetime rewards trip to India to celebrate the top fundraisers in their annual Earth Month campaign, raising funds and awareness around access to clean water globally.
Read moreMphanda Nkuwa Dam Continues to Threaten Zambezi River Communities
Oct 28, 2009
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.
Read moreSoutheast Asia: Funds Needed for Relief and Reconstruction
Oct 15, 2009
Late September’s and early October’s typhoons and earthquake in the Philippines and Indonesia have resulted in upwards of 1,400 deaths and left thousands more homeless and at risk for illness and disease.
Read moreSamoa Tsunami Update: Appeal for Support
Oct 15, 2009
Greengrants’ Pacific Islands Advisory Board, led by Coordinator Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster, is appealing for funds to support long-term reconstruction efforts following September’s earthquake and tsunami that devastated a large swathe of southern Samoa.
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