by The Pollination Project | May 15, 2026 | Education, ShiftHappens
Location: Huye District, Southern Province, RWANDA Aime Ishimwe knows what it feels like to navigate the path to higher education without a guide. Growing up in rural Rwanda, he experienced firsthand the barriers that keep talented students from reaching their full...
by The Pollination Project | May 8, 2026 | Climate Resilience, Education, ShiftHappens
Location: Kanutara District, SRI LANKA Hansa De Soysa has always believed that the best classroom has no ceiling. As the founder of Nerds Against the Odds (NATOS), a volunteer-led organisation based in Sri Lanka, he has spent years finding ways to bring meaningful,...
by The Pollination Project | Apr 24, 2026 | artistic expression, Human Rights & Dignity, ShiftHappens
Location: Kyiv, UKRAINE Sofiia Klymovych is an artist living in Kyiv who knows firsthand what it means to carry the weight of war. That personal experience, rather than distancing her from the crisis around her, became the foundation of a project rooted in empathy,...
by The Pollination Project | Apr 3, 2026 | Education, Human Rights & Dignity, ShiftHappens
Location: Norwalk, California, USA Tanya Camburn is a filmmaker, storyteller, and founder who has spent her career at the intersection of immersive media and ethical technology. Her work has always been driven by a single conviction: that complex, urgent ideas...
by The Pollination Project | Mar 27, 2026 | Climate Resilience, Education, Environmental Regeneration, ShiftHappens
Location: Ogun State, NIGERIA Edidiong Okon Ekong has spent years watching her students arrive at Baptist Day School in Oke Odan, Ogun State, Nigeria, carrying something heavier than their backpacks — hunger. As a Teach for Nigeria fellow and dedicated educator in...
