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Insulin for Life: A Seed Grant That Kept Treatment Within Reach
Our $500 seed grant helped Just Help deliver 22 packs of essential insulin to diabetic Ukrainian refugees in Georgia, supporting 7 people with 3 months of therapy through accountable, cold-chain-safe humanitarian aid.
Building Power for Animals Across Latin America: TPP at AVA Argentina
TPP joined AVA Argentina to share lessons on coalition-building in Mexico and fundraising tools from Brazil, strengthening animal advocacy across Latin America.
Her Voice, Her Safety – GBV Prevention
A Pollination Project seed grant helped Her Dream Initiative reach 1,175 girls in nine schools with GBV prevention and consent education—boosting awareness, reporting confidence, and survivor support resources.
A Lifeline Behind the Walls – Assistance to Immigrants in Detention
Indiana AID supports immigrants held under ICE in the Clay County jail, a county facility used for immigration detention. Volunteers connect with detained individuals listening closely, sharing what information they can, and helping people navigate a system designed to isolate.
Painted Pride: A Deaf Leader’s Inclusive Art Workshop
Inclusive art in Riau, Indonesia: TPP’s seed grant helped Habibi Ramadhan lead a tote bag painting workshop for 20 children with special needs—building confidence, creativity, and disability inclusion through grassroots philanthropy.
A New Voice for Science Education
With support from a Pollination Project seed grant, Samuel Ajayi-Waldorf’s Ìmọ̀Ẹ̀dá (Biology in Yoruba) brought bilingual biology learning to 11 secondary schools in Nigeria, reaching 767 people through 560 volunteer hours.
When Children Speak for Animals
A community-based theatre project in Nepal where schoolchildren used performance to advocate for animal welfare, empathy, and animal rights—bringing messages of compassion to their community with support from The Pollination Project.
Agroforestry Rooted in Community Vision
Community-led agroforestry project restoring degraded land in Madagascar by combining sustainable agriculture, reforestation, and climate-resilient farming to strengthen food security, biodiversity, and local livelihoods through grassroots philanthropy.
Bringing Eye Care Into the Classroom
A school-based eye health initiative led by Dr. Theophilus Agbo is improving access to vision care, early detection, and health education for children in underserved communities through grassroots philanthropy.
A Grant Fueling Agricultural Resilience
A TPP grant empowers rural farmers in the Colombian Andes to adopt regenerative agriculture, boosting productivity, soil health, and community resilience.
Growing Confidence, Cultivating Change
A TPP grant to support an initiative designed to connect children to sustainable food production, climate education, and the confidence that comes from nurturing something with their own hands.
A Grant to Restore Water Access
A seed grant to brings safe water and better hygiene to over 1,000 students in Nigeria, improving health, learning, and community well-being.
Art as a Bridge to Healing
An art-based mental health initiative supporting marginalized children and youth. Creative therapy, community care, and volunteer efforts helped nurture emotional healing and inspire long-term growth.
Turning Waste Into Resilience: Strengthening Sri Lanka’s Farms
A community-led biochar initiative in Sri Lanka is strengthening soil health, improving crop resilience, and transforming sustainable agriculture with support from The Pollination Project.
Cultivating Change Through Green Spaces
Empowering communities through sustainable gardening, Sandra Tusiime of Kichini Gardeners Initiative inspires youth and women in Uganda to grow food, protect the environment, and build a greener, healthier future.
Restoring Strength Through Adaptive Sports
Promoting Adaptive Sports for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury, empowering over 250 people with disabilities to improve their health, confidence, and social inclusion through inclusive sports.
Why We Give: Empowering Dignity Through Care
Thanks to a grant from TPP, the Why We Give Project secured storage for over $100,000 in hygiene supplies, reaching more than 2,000 people affected by wildfires and hardship, turning compassion into lasting community care.
Blooming Together: A Canvas of Creativity and Community Transformation
A community art project that engaged children from SOS Village Agadir in creating a collaborative mural celebrating unity, creativity, and hope.
Sow and Soar: Growing Women’s Leadership Through Climate-Smart Farming
Sow and Soar empowers women farmers to lead climate-smart, sustainable change in their communities with support from The Pollination Project.
Funding Change: 117 Human Rights Projects
From 2021–2025, The Pollination Project funded 117 grassroots initiatives advancing human rights and dignity worldwide, including 19 in 2025 alone.
Voices of Change: Building a New Model of Justice
ROOT Legal’s Voices of Change program is reshaping justice through healing, dignity, and empowerment, made possible by early support from The Pollination Project.
Opening Doors Through Education
From 2021–2025, TPP supported 214 grassroots education projects – 33 in 2025 alone – expanding access and opportunity for learners worldwide.
Pads, Power, and Possibility For Girls in Uganda
With our support, young volunteers in Uganda are transforming menstrual health by producing reusable pads, educating girls, and breaking harmful taboos.
Planting Seeds of Creativity and Confidence in Brazil
The Moleques do Bem initiative gave children the chance to explore art, storytelling, and entrepreneurship. In just one month, the project sparked creativity, built confidence, and showed how grassroots organizations can transform lives with the help of small grants.
Dancing Without Barriers: How a Micro Grant Sparked Inclusive Arts
Deaf Can Dance brings Deaf and hearing participants together through inclusive dance, made possible by a micro grant from The Pollination Project.
Compassion Rising: Protecting Girls from FGM
Through a Pollination Project micro-grant, community leader Sheila Wambui Njogu empowers parents, youth, and local leaders in Kenya to end female genital mutilation (FGM), promote dignity for women and girls, and inspire grassroots change for equity, compassion, and planetary health.