We Give Seed Grants to Social Change Leaders
We believe in the power of people. Every day, all over the world, ordinary citizens are doing extraordinary things to make their communities and their world a better place.
On January 1, 2013, we began making small grants, every single day of the year, to community change makers working on important social change issues, spreading compassion and kindness wherever they are. Some have gone on to win international awards, gain media attention, and scale their projects on a global level.
Our grantees are a testament to the unbreakable human spirit that is still alive and well all over the world.
Today’s featured grantee
Tantoh Bazil Tume – Improving Livelihoods For Underprivileged Youths in Bamenda through Sustainable Organic Mushroom Cultivation
Tantoh Bazil Tume's project will be executed in Nkwen in the metropolitan city of Bamenda, Cameroon. This project is aimed at curbing the high rate of youth unemployment and its related ills by providing life skills training to vulnerable youths in mushroom production as a sustainable means of improving income levels and boosting the nutrition of community members. Twenty five vulnerable, poor youths involved in deviant activities in the slums of Bamenda will be trained and supported to begin a [...]
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