Empowering Visionary Changemakers with Seed Funding for Global Transformation.
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6,800+
Changemakers
Funded
120
Countries
Impacted
Seeding a community
of #changemakers
The Pollination Project Foundation empowers passionate volunteers across the globe by providing the critical funding they need to uplift their communities, cultures and countries. Recognizing the untapped potential of frontline changemakers, we bridge the gap in resources with grants up to $500. These small yet powerful investments have shown us that even modest support can ignite significant impact. Our dedicated team of 75 grant advisors and 5 country coordinators, all experts in their fields, guide our funding decisions to ensure every dollar fuels meaningful change.
Beyond financial support, The Pollination Project Foundation assists grantees in taking their initial steps towards fundraising and offers first belief in their mission. Additionally, we offer capacity-building workshops, mindfulness retreats to prevent burnout, and resource navigation to ensure that our grantees’ work achieves tangible goals. For farm animal advocates, we are able to offer large initial capital and follow on funding of up to $10,000.
At TPP, we believe in people, so we invest in people.
The impact
of a seed grant
Leonce Hirwa: The Pride in Periods Initiative
Location: RWANDA
With a seed grant from The Pollination Project, 25 year old Rwandan medical student Leonce Hirwa turned a childhood memory of girls missing school into a grassroots menstrual health initiative that reached 8,450 people, distributed 450 reusable pads, and brought dignity and education to 12 schools across Nyamagabe District.
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The stories behind the grants
No More Shame: A Seed Grant Restoring Period Dignity in Rural Rwanda
A $500 seed grant from The Pollination Project helped medical student Leonce Hirwa bring menstrual health education and reusable sanitary pads to 8,450 students and teachers across 12 schools in rural Rwanda.
Seeding Climate-Smart Food Systems in Kenya
A Pollination Project seed grant helped John Nyambane launch Ethical Transformation Impact, training farmers in plant-based agriculture and reaching 297 people and 123,000 animals across Kenya.
From Limitation to Possibility: How a Seed Grant Is Opening Doors for Rwanda’s Rural Students
Our seed grant gave Aime Ishimwe the resources to launch Career Compass, bringing mentorship, career guidance, and scholarship support to 1,756 rural secondary school students across three schools in Rwanda’s Huye District.
“We’re very grateful for the Pollination Project’s support. This organization was the first (outside of our first supporters) to believe in our mission.
As a result of this grant, we have gained credibility in the refugee community and will be able to continue to grow and work towards achieving our mission.”
Linnie Pawlek, Financial Literacy For Refugees
Colorado, USA
Profiles in Compassion: The Story of Black Girls Dive
Find out how a small grant helped launch a an eco-step, ocean-science-based STEM program that supports girls as young as nine, following them through when they go to college. The Pollination Project makes small startup grants every single day of the year- all over the world.
A look behind the scenes
#helpthehelpers
![Today is World Menstrual Hygiene Day.
500 million people worldwide lack access to menstrual products. At TPP, our seed grants go directly into the field, supporting grassroots changemakers who are challenging period poverty across 120+ countries.
Here's what $500 seed grants have fueled:
🟠 Pad Banks in 50 schools and 25 villages in The Gambia
🟠 4,000+ girls kept in school in Kenya
🟠 14,000+ people educated on reproductive health in Nepal
🟠 270,000+ lives impacted in Zambia
🟠 Reusable pad training programs in Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon
and much much more...
Read the article on Substack [link in the story or https://zurl.co/v6vv0 ]
#MenstrualHygieneDay #PeriodPoverty #MenstrualEquity #MHMDay #ThePollinationProject #SeedGrants #GrassrootsChange #WomenEmpowerment #GenderEquity #ReusablePads #PadBank #DignityKits #EndPeriodPoverty #GlobalImpact #GirlsEducation #NonprofitWork](https://thepollinationproject.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
