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The stories behind the grants
Hayu Patria, Our Seeds, Our Future, Indonesia
The way this project developed is beyond our expectation. It was only last year we started this project and now the project have developed into something very big. And we are grateful that The Pollination Project has been always the first one who gave us support so...
Anna Farquhar, Go Baby Go Canadian version, Canada
This project has allowed a bunch of young adults to realize that anything is possible if you work together to find solutions. You helped empower my students to make a difference. This has led many of them to take on advocacy projects within the high schools they now...
Mercy Kananu Mungania, Miomponi Tree Planting Project, Kenya
The grant has given me courage to face the community, thereby igniting their willingness to participate. In fact many neighboring villages are now calling me everyday seeking support with seeds and poly-tubes for them to also participate in tree planting.
Sean Russell, Stow It-Don’t Throw It, Florida
Since I launched the Stow It-Don’t Throw It Project, the greatest challenge I have faced is the continued need for support to meet the growing demand of youth and adults wishing to become involved in this effort. With support from the Pollination Project Youth...
Marcus Muendo, Promoting Conservation of the Environment in Kenya, Kenya
For a long time,my friends and I only talked about the the deforestation in our region but never did anything about it. This grant has thus enabled us to take responsibility by practically starting a project on conserving the environment through tree planting. The...
Carla Buntyn, Compassion for Lives, Louisiana
We were inspired after receiving the grant dollars and reviewing the story in the Huff Post about our services. We shared the successes of receiving the grant from Pollination Project with all of our community partners. I personally felt as if our cause at Compassion...
Adriana Bueno & the BiblioVan – Part 3 of 3
This is the end of my interview with Adriana Bueno, Founder of Habitat Sur, in the Colombia Amazon. She tells us what is ahead, what's working / not working and how we can help. In Part 1 and Part 2 she shared how this colorful “mobile” children’s bookstore/library on...
Adriana Bueno & The BiblioVan Part 2
In Part 1 of this interview with Adriana Bueno, Founder of Habitat Sur, in the Colombia Amazon, she shared how the Bibliovan was born and what she had to overcome to be where she is. Here, she shares what breaks her heart (like tree cutting in the Amazon Rainforest),...
Teresa Njoroge, Clean Start Solutions, Kenya
The publicity that came from making it into the Huffungton Post also gave us more credibility - being in the International Publication - It has opened more doors for me that I am so proud of, for instance I have been invited to the BBC Global Questions Programme -...
Daisy Ozim, 13th Goddess, Oakland, Californoa
TPP has actually helped me step up to my role as a young woman of color owning a business and uplifting the image and status of my community. I have more faith in the work that I’m doing and I feel so sure that I will be able to accomplish everything that I have...
Lavonnia Kincade Lee, Project Care, Longwood, Florida
This grant has made a difference to me personally because I feel like someone believed in me and my idea. I have had the opportunity to see my dream and goal come alive. I am able to help others who may be having a hard time, a hard time that I have experienced...
Jason Mass, Student Artist Volunteer Experience, New York, New York
This grant allowed us to begin to fully realize our vision, and the knowledge that The Pollination Project was believing in us consistently gave us inspiration to keep going— I can’t express how powerful this is when starting something from nothing to know that there...
Vincent Atitwa, Community Computer Lab, Munami Village, Western Kenya
I can describe my self as living legend and darling to TPP. All my life success and achievements since 2013, when we started working together, are directly associated with the TPP either as a grantee, grant advisor or ambassador. Whenever I work with TPP I am enjoying...
Art & Culture in the Colombian Amazon and How You Can Get Involved
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Adriana Bueno, the young founder of “Fundación Hábitat Sur” in the Colombia Amazon Rainforest. Her foundation is the recipient of two grants from The Pollination Project for her BiblioVan endeavor. She shared with us,...
Jieru Shi, Sparks of Creativity, Fairfax, Virginia
My advice to anyone who's interested in applying for a grant from TPP is to do it! When I discovered TPP and saw that they funded incredible non-profits, I didn't think they would be interested in my little project. I applied anyways, thinking that I might as well...
Hayu Patria, Our Seeds, Our Future, Indonesia
The TPP seed grant was like an opening door for our project last year. We have a big dream to make a change in Indonesia's food sovereignty. The first donor we applied was The Pollination Project and the fund we received has allowed us to do coordination meetings with...
Lillian Volat, Sustainable Sanitation for Syrian Refugees, Kurdistan, Iraq
Combined with the totally unexpected benefit of being in the Huffington Post and reaching an audience of non-urine enthusiasts, this grant was a game changer. Prior to receiving the grant and its publicity, I was not able to successfully excite people about the...
Robert Bengtson, Inspiration Campaign, San Francisco, California
The recognition that the grant represents(ed), i.e. that someone outside of me felt that the vision is worth supporting. Recognition from entities like TPP is also like a vetting. A thumbs-up / green light from TPP instantly makes a statement about the integrity and...
Leah O’Bryant, the aptArt Bethlehem Painting Project, SOS Children’s Village in Bethlehem
The grant has acted as a seed for developing additional ideas regarding the West Bank Wall Project. The certainty about the project that the Pollination funds have provided has made it possible to encourage others to get involved, bringing with them resources,...
Amy Bramlett, Hot Springs School District Dance Program, Hot Springs, Arkansas
I cannot express to you how you have impacted my life and those of my students. Your generosity has enabled me to give my students more than just shoes and dance wear. You have gifted them confidence, hope, and humility. My students are strong, but sometimes come from...
Jennifer Krottinger, Las Sartenejeñas Cooperative, Sarteneja Village, Corozal District, Belize
Working with The Pollination Project has brought great joy into my life, and reminded me of who I am, and where I am going. All throughout the process, I have felt informed, considered, and followed-through. I had forgotten, well maybe not forgotten, but my memory was...
Amanda Filipczuk, Tusaidiane Gender Equality Office, United Republic of Tanzania
Being a TPP grantee has increased my credibility as an international gender justice and social change advocate. When unique organizations such as yours recognize and reward people for their work, it signals a job very well done and lends integrity to their efforts. To...
Yvonne Singleton Davis, Knitting and Crochet Corner, Harlem, New York
The grant provided by the Pollination Foundation has helped me to realize that there are still people in the world willing to help others, in order to make a positive difference in their lives. It shows that in a world where so many things go wrong, there are those of...
Abdul Kinyenya, Batalo East, Kampala, Uganda
When we went through the process of applying for the TPP grant and then received it, these funds took the organizational maturity to another level. Overnight, we went from just being accountable to each other, to also being accountable to an external party that had...
A Daily Inspiration That Works – An Interview With Jacqueline Way
Jacqueline is the founder of 365give, an innovative educational program that teaches elementary school students to do one thing every day to give back to the world. When Jacqueline became a parent, something wonderful happened that continues to be a daily inspiration....
The Pollination Project in World Agroforestry Centre
Youth leading the way in agroforestry, August 2015 "Youth around the globe are taking leadership in protecting their environments and advocating for ecosystem protection." "An article in the Huffington Post profiles 20 youth leaders that have received seed grants from...
The Pollination Project in The Chronicle of Philanthropy
What a Donor Learned After Giving $1 Million, $1,000 a Day, featured in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, August 10th 2015 "On January 1, 2013, the real-estate developer Ariel Nessel started giving out $1,000 a day, mainly to individuals with big ideas for projects that...
Joseph Okello Makokha, Going Green with Improved Stoves and Basket Food Warmers, Bungoma County, Kenya
TPP funding to some is a small fund, but to me it’s a big funding because it comes with multiple benefits such as publicity, networking and unlocking community hidden potentials through trainings and starting small ventures like ours that one never thought to fund and...
Erin Nissen, Durango Animal Connection, Durango, Colorado
Being approved for a grant from your organization has changed my life tremendously. This was the first time in my life that I had a real, heartfelt vision that I put out to the world and received recognition and support in return. I have learned that I am capable and...
Caroline Lovell, Shelter to Shelter, National
The Pollination Project Seed money has been invaluable for the emotional boost it provides as well as providing the financial ability to run our programs. It is not easy to take a creative idea and grow it into a sustainable organization. When a group like the...

























