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It’s the Giving Season: Here are 11 Ways to Give Back

The holidays. A time of year of celebration, family, friends, gratitude, and generosity. Perhaps you are buying presents for your favorite people, cooking up sweet treats for your loved ones, or making your final donations of the year. Even amidst a particularly challenging year for all of us, this is a time to be thankful […]

Finding My Place Within the Climate Movement

My Journey as an Environmentalist of Colour By Jasleen Mahal, Global Greengrants Fund UK Philanthropic Partnerships Assistant To me, the physical environment is a formidable yet incredibly beautiful place, giving life and refuge to the animals and humans that depend on it. So when I first found out about climate change and the impending threat […]

Justice for Fikile Ntshangase

Words by Allison Davis, Director of Regional Programs at Global Greengrants Fund, and Alison Wright, Director of the Environmental Defenders Collaborative. The Environmental Defenders Collaborative and Global Greengrants Fund condemn the killing of Fikile Ntshangase. A steadfast leader of community opposition to the expansion of an open pit coal mine operated by Tendele Coal, Ntshangase […]

VICTORY: Portugal Breaks Free from Fossil Fuel Extraction

By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist In September 2020, Portugal’s last two remaining fossil fuel extraction contracts were canceled, halting all oil and gas drilling across the country. Grassroots groups including Greengrants’ grantee, Climáximo, have spent years resisting fossil fuel extraction in Portugal, leading efforts that resulted in the recent cancellations. Climáximo stated that this success […]

To Listen is to Learn: What We Can Learn from Indigenous Peoples Across the African Continent

At Global Greengrants Fund, our mission is to mobilize resources worldwide to protect our shared planet and work towards a more equitable world. One of the ways in which we do this is by awarding grants to grassroots groups on the frontlines of environmental and social injustices, often to those who lack access to resources […]

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