The year was 1993, and Burma was in chaos. A young man carried an envelope filled with cash across the war-torn border between Burma and Thailand. He was delivering Global Greengrants Fund’s first-ever grant. The recipient? Green November 32, at the time Burma’s only environmental and human rights organization. The cash in that envelope produced […]
Update: Investors who had been supporting the Agua Zarca dam project withdrew funding in June 2017 after international outrage and pressure to pull out of the project as a result of Berta’s murder. Find out more here. A year ago, our dear friend and grantee Berta Cáceres was gunned down in her home. Her crime? […]
In September 2016, I traveled to Durban, South Africa to join grantmaking advisors working with Global Greengrants Fund around the world for several days of conversations about climate change, fossil fuels, the safety of environmental defenders, and our ongoing work together. While joining hundreds of thousands of people at the Women’s March on Colorado, I […]
As seas continue to rise, temperatures increase, and life-changing storms become more commonplace, the need to take drastic action on climate change becomes more urgent. While Global Greengrants Fund continues to support those on the front lines implement localized solutions, the world prepares for continued conversations about action at a global level. The 22nd session […]
Majandra Rodriguez Acha is one of six advisors to our Next Generation Climate Board, a group of twenty something climate leaders that recommend grants to youth-led climate initiatives all around the world. Majandra, native to Peru, is also a Global Greengrants grantee. A grant in 2015 helped kick-start her organization, TierrActiva Perú. The collective fosters […]
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