Empowering Visionary Changemakers with Seed Funding for Global Transformation.
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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
Green Globe:Training of Children as climate rescuers
Location: CAMEROON
In a world increasingly impacted by environmental crises, empowering the next generation with the tools to take action is more important than ever. GREEN GLOBE’s “Training of Children as Climate Rescuers” project, supported by The Pollination Project, set out to do just that, equipping students in Bamenda, Cameroon with the knowledge, leadership skills, and practical experience to become environmental advocates within their schools and communities.
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The stories behind the grants
Training Youth as Climate Rescuers
With support from TPP, Green Globe is equipping students in with the knowledge, leadership skills, and practical experience to become environmental advocates.
Youth Advocates with Disabilities in Uganda: A Path Toward Inclusive Civic Participation
A bold initiative transforming how young people with disabilities engage in civic life. A leadership boot camp designed to equip youth with the confidence, skills, and knowledge to become self-advocates and community leaders.
Cell Ag Brazil: Advancing Ethical Food Systems in Brazil
With support from The Pollination Project, Cell Ag Brazil was founded to promote cultivated food technologies and drive Brazil’s shift toward ethical, sustainable food systems.
“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
From $3 a month to thriving micro-businesses...refugee women in Uganda are flipping the script!
Meet Mary Musengimana, co-founder of Kuza Refugee Business Platform and a lifelong refugee who knows the struggles - and the strength - of women in the Kyaka II Refugee Settlement.
With just $50 each, Mary is helping 6 women and 2 girls grow their food businesses - selling cassava, plantains, fruits & veggies - to feed their families, keep kids in school, and build a future on their own terms.
💸 $50 = hope.
📈 Financial literacy = sustainability.
👩🏾🍳 Small stalls = big dreams.
Backed by a seed grant from The Pollination Project, this initiative will uplift 40+ lives. Because every dollar counts when it’s rooted in courage.
#RefugeeWomenRise #WomenInBusiness #SmallGrantsBigImpact #ThePollinationProject #KyakaII #KuzaPlatform #RefugeeLed #SupportHerBusiness #GrassrootsPower #heartivism
🎭 Theatre meets compassion in the streets of Gandaki! 🎭
Meet "Voices of Compassion", a powerful new project by Sunaina Panthy, bringing animal rights center stage through community-based theatre 🎤✨
With the help of a seed grant from The Pollination Project, this initiative is using drama and education to spark empathy in young hearts and ignite action across generations. From kids in classrooms to local youth clubs and women’s groups, everyone has a role to play in caring for street animals. 💡❤️
Think:
🍲 Feeding and healing
🩺 Monthly medical camps
🏠 Safe shelters for the forgotten
🌱 And most of all ... COMPASSION AS A WAY OF LIFE
Because when children learn kindness, communities transform. 🌍💕
#VoicesOfCompassion #AnimalRights #StreetAnimals #YouthForChange #ThePollinationProject #KindnessInAction #NepalProjects #CompassionStartsYoung
🌍 Today is Earth Day 🌱
A global reminder that our planet needs us, and we need each other.
At The Pollination Project, we believe every act of compassion matters. From planting trees to cleaning rivers, from educating youth to protecting indigenous lands, our grantees are lighting sparks of change across the world.
This Earth Day, let’s celebrate those grassroots changemakers whose everyday actions are shaping a more just, sustainable future. And let it inspire us all to act, not just today, but EVERY DAY.
💚 What’s one small step you’re taking today for the planet?
#EarthDay2025 #ThePollinationProject #GrassrootsChange #ActForEarth #Sustainability #PeoplePower
Big change starts small. 🧡
With support from The Pollination Project, grassroots projects like Michiana VegFest are growing stronger, reaching more people, and creating lasting impact. 🌱✨
One grant. Thousands of stories. Infinite ripple effects. 🌍
@theheartivist @animalchangemakers
#ThePollinationProject #SeedTheChange #GrassrootsGood #MichianaVegFest #Changemakers #ImpactInAction #Heartivism
Meet Kevin Layton, the founder of the Great Smoky Mountain Veg Fest in Bryson City, NC, an inspiring new project supported by a seed grant from The Pollination Project. 🌿
Rooted in compassion, healing, and connection, this spring festival will feature plant-based food, eco-conscious vendors, yoga, meditation, and workshops on self-sufficiency and mindful living.
Mark your calendars! The Great Smoky Mountain Veg Fest will take place on Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
But this is just the beginning. The festival is the first step toward building a sanctuary and education center that will include rescued animals, self-guided nature trails, and a space for the community to come together, learn, and grow.
We`re happy to support a project that uplifts people, animals, and the planet, all through love, awareness, and practical solutions for a regenerative future. 🌎💚
#ThePollinationProject #FriendsWithTheForest #VeganFest #CompassionateLiving #HealingTogether #SeedGrantStory
🌿 From abandoned to abundant!
Welcome our new grantee Milena Ventre and the powerhouse behind Associação Social e Cultural Conceito Arte in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil!
What started 11 years ago with reclaiming a forgotten house has become a vibrant space where graffiti, books, and gardens bloom side by side. Now, with a seed grant from The Pollination Project, their community garden will grow even stronger, with a protective fence, passionfruit vines, and deeper community roots.
This is about belonging, beauty, and transformation through nature and art. 💚
#SeedTheChange #CommunityGarden #ThePollinationProject #ArtAndNature #GrassrootsPower #BrazilProjects
Welcome our NEW GRANTEE Marvellous Chidavaenzi from Zimbabwe, and the project Compassionate Plate: Protecting Chickens and Rabbits in Masvingo 🐔🐇🌱
In a community where chickens and rabbits are among the most exploited animals for food, Marvellous is leading a powerful movement toward compassion. Through plant-based education, youth outreach, and grassroots campaigns, this project is opening hearts - and minds - to the possibility of a kinder, healthier, and more sustainable way of living.
From hands-on cooking demos to "Meat-Free Days" in schools, Compassionate Plate is a ripple of change, protecting animals and empowering people with every bite.
Because every plate has the power to change the world. 💚
#CompassionatePlate #VeganAfrica #SeedTheChange #AnimalWelfare #PlantBasedLiving #ThePollinationProject #VeganVoices #MasvingoRising
Empowerment in Action: Uganda’s Youth Advocates Rise 🌟
What happens when you bring together 20 young people with disabilities and give them the tools, knowledge, and support to lead? You spark a movement.
With a grant from The Pollination Project, Josephine Namirimu launched a powerful leadership boot camp in Uganda, focused on advocacy, self-esteem, and civic engagement. Over just one week, these youth became self-advocates and mentors, ready to create real change in their communities.
From learning their rights to building action plans, this project is creating a ripple effect that will be felt for years to come.
💥 This is inclusion in motion.
🎥 Swipe through the reel to see how it all unfolded, then tap the link in our bio to read the full story!
#YouthLeadership #DisabilityInclusion #InclusiveUganda #ThePollinationProject #Changemakers #CivicEngagement #DisabilityRights #SocialImpact #LeadTheChange
Dr. Shenika S. Jackson is a force for good in Chicago’s Englewood community.
As a community psychologist, educator, and founder of MY Foundation: Street Smarts to Great Starts Corp., she’s spent years guiding underserved youth through the challenges of high school, college, and career readiness.
In 2016, with support from The Pollination Project, Shenika launched The My College Going Self Project, a mentorship program that helps teens navigate the path to higher education with confidence, support, and vision. The program has since expanded to include Rehab 360, which introduces students to hands-on opportunities in the construction trades.
“I created what I wish I had growing up,” Shenika says. “Support. Guidance. Someone to say, ‘You can do this.’”
In addition to leading powerful programs for youth, Shenika also gives back as a TPP grant advisor.
When asked why she serves as a grant advisor with The Pollination Project, Shenika says:
"To learn about other people’s vision. It allows me to see other parts of the world and how others are making a difference. It also helps to support my work, grow and develop as a leader, and create more programs for the population I serve."
We’re proud to walk alongside changemakers like Shenika who embody grassroots leadership, compassion, and community.
👉 Want to meet more visionaries like her? Follow our storytelling page @theheartivist .
shenika.j
Words of #gratitude 🧡
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Meet Ankur Arora, a passionate voice for the voiceless in India. 🐄🐓🐕
Through his new project, supported by a seed grant from The Pollination Project, Ankur is raising awareness about the cruel and illegal practices hiding in plain sight, unregulated meat shops, dairies, and pet stores that often operate outside the law and exploit animals on a massive scale.
By educating the public and inspiring future lawyers to stand up for animal rights, Ankur is planting the seeds of a more just and compassionate world. 🧡
@animallawcell
#AnimalRights #SeedTheChange #ThePollinationProject #CompassionInAction #IndiaActivism
🚨 Big news from Brazil: the future of food just got a powerful new voice! 🇧🇷🌱
With seed funding from The Pollination Project, Professors Carla Molento and Rodrigo Morais-da-Silva have launched @CellAgBrazil , the country’s first association fully dedicated to the advancement of cellular agriculture.
⭐ Why does this matter? Because Brazil is one of the world’s top producers of meat, where billions of animals are slaughtered every year. Cell Ag Brazil is working to change that by promoting cultivated food technologies, meat, dairy, and eggs grown from cells, without the need to harm animals. 🐄🧡
Our grant made it possible for them to officially establish the association, cover legal and administrative costs, create their brand identity, launch a website, and start outreach efforts to bring together scientists, businesses, and civil society.
With 12 founding members and over 360 volunteer hours already invested, Cell Ag Brazil is uniting voices across sectors to create a more ethical, sustainable food system. And they’re just getting started. 🚀
Imagine a future where animal-free meat is accessible, affordable, and mainstream. That future is one step closer, thanks to bold changemakers and the power of small grants with big impact. 🌍✨
🌍💚 World Health Day 💚🌍
Health is more than medicine, it’s clean water, safe spaces, nourishing food, and caring communities.
Today, we honor the changemakers planting seeds of wellness around the world. 🌱✨
👉 What does a healthy world look like to you?
Tell us in the comments. ⬇️
#WorldHealthDay #ThePollinationProject #CompassionInAction #CommunityWellness #MondaySharing #HealthForAll #Changemakers #GlobalHealth #ActWithCompassion
At The Pollination Project, we believe in the power of everyday changemakers, those who don`t wait for permission to lead, to serve, or to spark change.
Many of our grantees are individuals who saw a need in their communities and showed up with their own folding chairs. They didn’t wait to be invited. They created their own opportunities to make a difference, often with little more than passion, purpose, and a deep love for their people.
Our daily microgrants are designed to support exactly this kind of grassroots leadership. Because when you empower people at the edges, the whole community is transformed.
Every folding chair carries a story. Every grant we give supports someone brave enough to bring theirs.
Welcome to a NEW HEARTIVIST: Regine MUSABYEMARIYA, founder of Future Hope Foundation in Rwanda 🌍🧵
Regine knows what it means to struggle. As a young single mother, she faced rejection, poverty, and the overwhelming fear of not being able to provide for her children. But everything changed when her uncle helped her enroll in a tailoring program. With a sewing machine and a dream, she rebuilt her life, stitch by stitch.
Today, she’s turning her story into hope for others.
Through Future Hope Foundation and the support of a TPP seed grant, Regine is offering free tailoring training to 32 single mothers every three months. With the help of 11 passionate volunteers, these women learn practical skills they can use to start businesses or find work, giving them the chance to build a future full of possibility for themselves and their children.
This isn’t just about sewing. It’s about healing, empowerment, and breaking the cycle of poverty.
A future once out of reach is now being handmade🧵💛
#FutureHopeFoundation #TailoringForChange #WomenEmpowerment #Rwanda #PollinationProjectGrantee #StoriesOfHope #SewingHope
Words of #gratitude
Meet our NEW GRANTEE ⭐: the One World Project by Aishat Umar in Ilorin, Nigeria 🇳🇬💡🌍
When 14-year-old Aisha became a target of online harassment, her excitement about the internet turned into fear. Sadly, her story is all too common.
That’s why Aishat is stepping up, to change the digital experience for thousands of Nigerian teens.
With support from The Pollination Project, she’s launching an interactive website + in-school program to reach 3,000 students with essential lessons in:
✨ Digital Safety
🌐 Global Citizenship
🛡️ Digital Rights
📲 Responsible Internet Use
It’s about being online... and it’s about being safe, smart, and empowered. 💪🌱
#DigitalSafety #YouthEmpowerment #GlobalCitizenship #CyberAwareness #DigitalRights #InternetSafety #EdTechForGood #OnlineSafetyMatters #NigeriaYouth #ThePollinationProject #SeedTheChange #Changemakers #TechForGood #SocialImpact
What happens when 50 Deaf women in Lagos are given the tools, training, and trust to succeed?
They rise, and they lift others with them.
Led by Oluwadare Olatunji, the Empowering Deaf Women for Sustainable Income project is creating lasting change and redefining what empowerment looks like for Deaf women. These incredible women are overcoming the double discrimination of gender and disability by gaining practical skills in craft-making, digital literacy, and recycling materials like plastics, textiles, and paper into market-ready products.
With the support of a powerful grant from TPP, they’re building financial independence and they’re rewriting the story of what’s possible for Deaf women in Nigeria.
This project is changing lives, shifting mindsets, and opening doors that were once firmly closed.
✨ Real skills. Real impact. Real empowerment.
Tap the link in bio to read the full story of transformation and hope. 💛
#CODA #DeafEmpowerment #WomenRising #InclusiveFuture #DisabilityInclusion #RecyclingForChange #CraftingIndependence #ThePollinationProject #LagosWomen #SocialImpact #RealStoriesRealChange
🐠✨ Rethinking Fish Farming in Kenya! ✨🐠
What if better fish welfare meant better farms, healthier fish, and bigger harvests? That’s exactly what The Kenya Fish Welfare Project is proving, one farm at a time!
With a grant from The Pollination Project, Wasseem Emam and the Ethical Seafood Research organization teamed up with Kenyan authorities & Africa Network for Animal Welfare to train fish farmers in higher-welfare, more sustainable aquaculture.
✅ Less fish mortality
✅ Less need for antibiotics
✅ Smarter feeding = less waste, more growth
12+ farmers trained. 420,000 animals impacted.
More ethical, more sustainable, more effective. Let’s keep the momentum going!
@ethical_seafood_research
Welcome Her Dream Initiative to the TPP family! 💜 Led by Heritage Sanmi-Lawal in Nigeria, this bold project tackles sexual violence from all angles, prevention, support, and justice.
💬 Safe spaces for survivors to speak and heal
⚖️ Pro-bono legal support to pursue justice
📣 Media advocacy to challenge rape culture online
With a vision to reach 2,500+ people, this initiative is building a world where survivors are heard, believed, and empowered.
Give a ❤️
@herdream.initiative
#HerDreamInitiative #TPPGrantee #SupportSurvivors #EndRapeCulture #SeedTheChange #NigeriaProjects