Tag: Africa

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 […]

Building Youth Media Influence Capacity in Tanzania

Article by Júlia de Marins, Learning Coordinator for the Next Generation Climate Advisory Board The media plays a crucial role in expanding climate education and driving action. Just as important is the work of shifting dominant narratives—moving beyond technical reporting to center justice, lived experience, and community-led solutions. It is fundamental that the perspectives, needs, […]

Community-Controlled Reforestation in Maragoli Hills, Kenya

The Maragoli Hills in Vihaga, western Kenya comprise 400 hectares of beautiful green forest that provide important resources to a nearby population of 2.7 million people. The region, however, has experienced vast deforestation and degradation since colonization began over a century ago, triggering years of commercial logging in local forests. This has not only impacted […]

Carbon Credits in East Africa: Unlocking Potential, Navigating Challenges, and Shaping the Future

Article by Naomi Lanoi Leleto, East Africa Advisory Board Coordinator and Program Coordinator for Global Indigenous Grantmaking An Indigenous Woman’s Take on Carbon Trading “They tell us they are buying air from us and exporting it to the West. Is that why our air feels lighter these days? Yet, my pockets are as empty as […]

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