Category: Spotlights

When Rivers Speak: Funding the Frontlines of River Protection

Across the world, rivers move like living memory through landscapes—carrying water, culture, and the lifeblood of communities. They connect forests to oceans, glaciers to farms, and people to place. For many Indigenous Peoples and riverine communities, rivers are not simply resources to be managed, but living relatives. At Global Greengrants Fund, we see this truth […]

Seeds of Change: Women Farmers Cultivating Just and Climate-Resilient Futures

For 30 years, Global Greengrants Fund has stood alongside women and gender-diverse people leading agricultural change in their communities. We know that growing food is about more than planting seeds—it’s about shifting power. We provide sustained, flexible support that helps women farmers thrive and strengthen their communities. Decades of movement solidarity have shown us that […]

2025’s Top Movement and Philanthropy Stories

When grassroots climate movements have access to flexible, trust-based funding, transformation follows. This core principle guides Global Greengrants Fund’s grantmaking—and informs our vision for a just philanthropic ecosystem centered on solidarity, not charity.  In 2025, through communications and narrative, we elevated the transformative power of well-resourced, community-led climate action and encouraged funders to invest in […]

The Power of Disability-Led Climate Movements

“Persons with disabilities are emerging as influential leaders advocating for climate justice and advancing sustainable solutions grounded in knowledge and lived experience.” — Dwi Ariyani, Disability Rights and Climate Justice Board Advisor, Associate Director for Peer and Collective Learning for the Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund This International Day of Persons […]

Funding a Just Transition: Two Case Studies from Latin America

Grassroots climate and environmental justice movements are essential to a just transition away from extractive energy systems. From opposing East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) construction in Uganda and Tanzania to building autonomous solar energy systems that connect Indigenous villages in Ecuador, movements are pushing back against fossil fuel expansion and creating community-driven energy solutions. […]

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