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.
Every day of the year, we give a grant to changemakers across the globe.
Today’s Featured Grantee is:
Akhonya Development CBO – Kongoni Community Library
Kongoni Community Library is located Kakamega County, Western Kenya, where the poverty level is one of the highest in the country. The community is facing various health issues and schools are not well equipped with learning materials. Kongoni Community Library gives hope to the community as a sanctuary and safe space. It acts as a neutralizer between the students who attend well equipped private schools and those in less equipped public schools. Engaging activities, such as music and sports, attract youth to the space, thus reducing idleness, such has ben noted to lead to drug abuse, sex, and early pregnancies [...]
The Seeds Blog:
Stories Behind the Grants
Today’s Featured Grantee is:
Akhonya Development CBO – Kongoni Community Library
Kongoni Community Library is located Kakamega County, Western Kenya, where the poverty level is one of the highest in the country. The community is facing [...]
The Seeds Blog:
Stories Behind the Grants
7 Activists on Community Outreach as a Means of Changing the World
Breaking the Stigma and Discrimination project is working to mitigate discrimination based on sexual orientation, identity, and gender expression within the LGBTI community in the Dominican Republic. They make visible the violations of human rights that often affect this base population, and collaborate with the formation of vulnerable groups. The group carries out training courses in the field of human [...]
Making Connections Between Oppressions and Creating Systems of Liberation
The wheel of social justice has many rungs. From animal rights, to fighting poverty, to saving our oceans, the latest round of TPP grantees are proving that with just a little bit of support, one person in one community can change the world.
Movement is Healing, Especially for the Black Body
Dance and movement have been one of the main sources of release for me. As I examine the themes of the collection of grantees I’ve supported, a common throughline is that they all are rooted in expanding opportunities and spaces where bodies, young and old, agile and frail, male and female, can move.
The Power of Introducing Youth to Supplementary Learning Experiences
Under-represented youth are many times underserved in school because of the lack of resources their schools and communities have available. The lack of resources not only affect their traditional learning experience, but commonly lead to the nonexistence of supplementary educational experiences such as STEM, art, and etiquette programs.
7 Activists on Community Outreach as a Means of Changing the World
Breaking the Stigma and Discrimination project is working to mitigate discrimination based on sexual orientation, identity, and gender expression within the LGBTI community in the Dominican Republic. They make visible the violations of human rights that often affect this base population, and collaborate with the formation of vulnerable groups. The group carries out training courses in the field of human [...]
Testimonials:
What a $1000 grant can do
Mona Yadav, Sahas Foundation, New Delhi, India
The Pollination Project Impact Grant was the only financial support we received to accomplish the work we envisioned for this year. With folded hands and just gratitude in my heart, I wish to thank everyone at the Pollination Project for listening to our vision and providing this unconditional support, thereby keeping our dream for a world free from gender-based [...]
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