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Kasolo Sheilla Elizabeth, Charity Initiative Eastern Region Book Drive, Bulandya, Uganda
The grant has allowed us to reach out and provide the much needed support to the Bulundhya Community in Kaliro. Being able to see the joy and positive feed back from the community on opening of the library has encouraged us to work harder and set up many more of these...
Tzirou Georgia, Permaculture garden, Neapoli, Lesvos, Greece
We worked all together, refugees, locals and volunteers and this created strong bonds between of us. The sense of community was created and this effected the whole life in the camp. Especially for the refugees, residents of the camp, the project helped a lot to be...
Leslie Mestman, Off the Sideline Outreach Support, Portland, OR, USA
It is so hard to be a start-up organization. Every dollar is gained through hours of effort. Pollination Project came through as one of our very first funders. Not only did this grant provide money to assist in our outreach efforts, it represented a belief in us as an...
Micheal Ssemwogerere, Making Ethanol Fuel and Cookers in Communities, Kalanga Islands, Uganda
The grant offered us the opportunity to acquire new machines and begin on the new journey of accelerating the manufacturing, selling and distributing Stoves and ethanol. Every big dream begins small, the grant has helped us to begin on our big dream by starting small....
Shawna Weaver, 310 Miles Project, Duluth, MN,USA
Receiving this grant helped me know that this project is important on a local level, in Duluth Minnesota, but also on a national level. I know what we do here effects the water of millions of people, and I know that as a community we need empowerment to be our best...
Christy Evers, Everybody Eats: Community Food and Pollinator Gardens, New Jersey, USA
This grant gave me the confidence to organize volunteers and plant gardens in land that I did not have access to before. The food garden grew at least 60 pounds of vegetables and herbs in only a 10' x 10' space. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to work with this...
Cultivating the Longer View by Focusing on the Present Moment
I’ve rolled my eyes at the idea of being happy. With so much suffering on this earth, shouldn’t we be more concerned about leading lives that are meaningful and that contribute to the greater good than leading lives that are happy?
Chelsey Everest, The Writing Sangha, Philadelphia, USA
The Writing Sangha is based on community-building, and I realized the workshop itself needed to live in a physical space suited for the kind of powerful healing work it was designed to promote. The more I looked for this space, and the more I talked about the...
Joseph Knight, StandUP, Cambridge, UK
Often it is hard to see how your actions are helping achieve social justice, however the grant made us feel that our work is valued and makes a difference. It gave us fresh energy to expand and grow the realms of youth advocacy and we discovered a force within...
Rory Townsley, Fresh Food And Veggies For The Community Of Imperial Beach, Jamul, CA, USA
Thank you with all my heart to The Pollination Project for providing me a grant which will be used to expand my garden to provide fresh food to the community of Imperial Beach. How amazing you are and seeing all the other projects people have done with the grants...
Ivy Nyawira Wahito, Using IT for Sexual and Reproductive Rights awareness, Machakos, Kenya
On a personal level, the grant has enabled us to take the lead and be bold enough to explore opportunities and territories we feel that are not meant for us. To break barriers and cycles that continue viewing women as second class citizens and to take advantage of any...
Apio Josephine, Mushroom growing and Peanut butter Machine for the elderly, Tororo, Uganda
In most cases we have ideas but we are limited by resource to achieve our goals. It takes personal commitment to take a step and do something. Teamwork, record keeping, willingness, integrity, transparency, monitoring and evaluation can determine our success to our...
Murthy Kantimahanti, Community-based Conservation of King Cobras in the Eastern Ghats of South India, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Snakes have always been largely misunderstood and neglected animals in India. Getting support from the Pollination Project to initiate community-based conservation of king cobras in a largely underappreciated landscape like the Eastern Ghats made a huge difference to...
Keagan Anfuso, The Grey Area, Jacksonville, FL, USA
As the director and main subject of the film, this project is deeply personal and passionate for me. I knew going into this project that it was going to require an immense amount of resilience in response to rejection when reaching out for support which I have...
Holly Feral, Driftwood Magazine, Portland, OR, USA
Growing a print publication from scratch in this day and age is already a massive feat that few are willing to take on. Doing it within the niche of veganism can seem even more daunting. Getting the grant from Pollination gave myself and my team the confidence that...
Amy Bramlett Turner, HSMS and HSHS Dance Program, Hot Springs, AR, USA
This grant was a prayer answered. In my first year of teaching, I refused to send students on stage in t-shirts or without shoes just because the student could not afford to buy it or the parent did not see the value in the dance experience. Because of the faith and...
Michelle Carrera, Chilis on Wheels, Brooklyn NY, USA
The Pollination Project has always been a source of personal validation, that our efforts really do matter to people outside our immediate community. When we received this grant, we were close to ending the program because the cost of keeping up the meals was too...
Adam Starr, Adam Brick Guy, Houston, TX, USA
The grant impacted the community at Santa Maria Bonita House (hostel for mothers recovering from chemical dependencies with children). The grant enabled Adam Brick Guy to bring kids, mothers and volunteers together, provide opportunities for mothers to encourage their...
Kehli Berry, 1-Shine Youth Services, Compton, CA, USA
The TPP Grant has helped me to realize that it is always better to give than to receive. Metaphorically speaking, if we plant small seeds and water them, we can reap a plentiful harvest that is able to feed the community. The funds used from the TPP grant helped us to...
John J B Lavalie, Producing Gari as an Alternative Food Supply in Taiama Community, Sierra Leone
The Pollination Project Seed Grant has immensely made a difference for the people in Taiama community in Moyamba District especially for the women who were part of the project implementation.. The grant made it possible for us to support vulnerable women by providing...
Sara Vasquez, Yoga Belly Project, Vallejo, CA, USA
The TPP grant has allowed us to further our advertising which has helped us to gain new students. It has also helped us to purchase yoga equipment so that we are able to offer classes outside of Yoga Studios which gives us much more access to the community. It has...
Modestly Cover Diaper Bank of Essex County, Newark, NJ, USA
Thank you Pollination Project for awarding Modestly Cover Diaper Bank of Essex County a grant to develop our website. Because of you we can reach more families living below the income level and the agencies that serve them in our community. This website will serve as...
Erica Fugger, Wake Up Oral History Project, New York, NY
The Pollination Project has provided a wonderful community of inspiration, encouragement, and support. I was warmly welcomed to a TTP salon while I was meeting with Wake Up groups in California and have recently been invited to local gatherings in New York. These...
Marie-Claire Kuja, KujaPads Initiative, Bamenda, Cameroon
What I wish you know is that you have not only changed my life but that of so many poor rural women and girls who would have been left to continue to suffer in poor conditions). If my company doesn’t exist, they will continue to use rags, menstruation related diseases...
Money Can Break Down Walls in Philanthropy
I am an environmentalist and Mexican-American with dual citizenship, and in 2012 I relocated back to my native Mexico. There is a lot of talk these days about walls between my two countries- the US and Mexico. But the wall I’ve been most focused on lately is the...
Hannah Testa, Plastic Pollution Awareness, Cumming, GA
The TPP seed grant made a big difference to my project. Because of our restricted household funds, which had been used to fund limited work on plastic pollution education, we were able to dream big and have the funds to make a significant impact. To provide a couple...
Linelly Olmeda Santos, Building Community Through Movement and Dance, Holland, MI
Receiving this grant has empowered me to develop new projects for people in the community that might be voiceless or neglected. There are numerous needs in different communities and areas of the world. In this case, seeing how these children came week after week and...
Deanna MacCormac, Carolina Conscious, Chapel Hill, NC
Being involved with Carolina Conscious has been an incredible learning and leading experience for me and my team. We have learned so much about how to work together to align our ideas into impactful action, especially as we all have different backgrounds, priorities,...
Yolanda R Price, Chain Breakers Project, Waxhaw, NC
One thousand dollars was a tremendous help to a group of people who are often ignored. Dealing with those impacted by incarceration can be emotional and taxing but the financial support allowed us to gather people together to express, learn and identify the problems...
Marytza Rubio, Public Fiction Project (Makara Center for the Arts), Santa Ana, CA
Thank you for your encouragement and your support. It is so important to have someone say "Yes. We believe in your mission" because I found myself going back to that "Yes" when facing disappointments or challenges. This support provided the support to establish...


















