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Phyllis Stuart, Elephant Daze, Los Angeles, California
I consider your $1000 donation as a vote of confidence. It was a small amount of money but it made me less lonely...I felt like I had others who supported this vital cause...and I felt appreciative, which kept me going in the face of so much heartbreak.
Rita Doppenberg, the DIG Nursery, Guatemala
I simply want to say thank you. This project and the seed money you provided not only helped others to have a chance at life, both human and animal... but it helped restore my hope and faith in what I am doing. It has provided me with the drive and fortitude to carry...
Nelly Shella Tchaptcheut Yonga, D’Girls Residential Training Workshop, Cameroon
The grant provided by the pollination project did not only fuel some of the financial resource required to organize the program but help us approach and engage other local businesses and individuals who finally contributed to the project. It served as a major pillar...
Thenmozhi Soundararajan, #dalitwomenfight, India
It was a wind beneath my wings that helped me get traction for the work at a time when I was deeply struggling to have people believe me. I knew this work was important, I knew I had the skills and drive for it to have impact. But I needed someone to believe in me....
Donna DeGennaro, Unlocking Silent Histories, Pennsylvania
The original Pollination Project funds helped to bring alive the power of youth leadership. Over their tenure, our Leaders began to vocalize their desire to focus future films on uncovering their histories and documenting their languages. Through the support of the...
Elle Morgan, The Elements of New Life Scripts, Pennsylvania
We will reach our funding goal. I say, with a smile, and with faith. TPP is the most incredible funding group though, because of this incredible “push” toward the next step that you provide!
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...























