by The Pollination Project | Apr 10, 2026 | Animal Rights & Welfare, ShiftHappens
Location: Lombardy, Ontario, CANADA Liz Wheeler has spent years listening to animals that most people never think twice about. As the founder of Secondhand Stories, a chicken sanctuary nestled in Lombardy, Ontario, she built her life around the belief that farmed...
by Milena Fraccari | Mar 17, 2026 | Animal Rights & Welfare, ShiftHappens
Last week, something powerful happened in Brasília. During Brazil’s National Animal Week (March 10–12), organized by the Ministry of the Environment through the Department of Animal Protection and Defense, civil society came together in an unprecedented way to push...
by The Pollination Project | Jan 9, 2026 | Animal Rights & Welfare, artistic expression, ShiftHappens
Location: NEPAL Sunaina Panthy is a social worker and animal rights advocate who has spent years listening to those who are rarely heard. In Nepal, that often means street dogs searching for scraps, cows left without care, and animals whose suffering has been...
by The Pollination Project | Aug 22, 2024 | Animal Rights & Welfare, ShiftHappens
Location: GHANA Beneficiaries: Five towns in the Birim North District of Ghana The Project In the Birim North District of Ghana, where veterinary clinics are non-existent, VetReach set out on a mission to bridge a critical gap in animal healthcare. The...
by The Pollination Project | Aug 15, 2024 | Education, ShiftHappens
Location: NIGERIA Beneficiaries: Primary and Secondary School students The Project In Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, a visionary named Iboro Edet dared to dream of a future where rural schoolchildren could touch the world through technology. In 2023, that dream found...
