South Africa Journal—Movements on the Move
Greengrants’ Helen Gemmill recently traveled to South Africa for the Southern Africa Advisory Board meeting. She met with activists and grantees fighting for a healthy environment on many fronts.
NPR on Gas Flaring in Nigeria
Listen to a broadcast by National Public Radio on the impacts of gas flaring in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.
Meet Carolina Campos from Brazil
Carolina Campos of the Social Environmental Support Center–a partner in the Greengrants Alliance of Funds–tells us about youth activism in Brazil, her perspective on grantmaking, and some of the favorite projects she’s seen over the years.
Damming Society: The Plan Puebla-Panama in Mexico and Central America
Greengrants has helped to support several groups working to mitigate the negative effects of the this project and include citizen voice in decision making, including Centro Salvadorero de Tecnologia Apropiada (50-490) and Mexican Movement of Dam-Affected People and in Defense of Rivers (51-476 & 51-392). ____________________________________________ Since the 20th century, around two trillion US dollars […]
Azerbaijan: The continuing struggle against Big Oil
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in Azerbaijan has had devastating impacts for local people. Community organizing has been essential to ensure that people’s rights are not abused as this pipeline continues to affect local livelihoods and health. Greengrants has supported several groups pressuring for accountability from the oil industry in Azerbaijan, including the Committee of Protection for […]