by The Pollination Project | Nov 1, 2019 | Heartivist Of The Week
For Desire Johnson-Forte, travel is the ultimate expression of self-liberation. Especially since, growing up in Oakland, CA, travel of any kind seemed like an unrealistic luxury. Johnson-Forte’s sense of longing for this liberation was so palpable that in 2012 she...
by The Pollination Project | Oct 25, 2019 | Seeds: Our Blog
By Mr. Kisaka Alex, Head of Programs, Extend a Life Initiative Uganda It was in the streets of Kawaala Village in the Rubaga Divison of Kampala City in Uganda, where Fatumah, aged 27 years and the mother to four children, conducted her daily business as a sex worker....
by The Pollination Project | Oct 23, 2019 | Heartivist Of The Week
“Ta-da!” sang a chorus of actors—the signature ending of every theatrical production staged by TA-DA Productions, or Theatre Adapted for Different Abilities, based out of Old Bridge, New Jersey. This time, however, the tradition had special significance for founder...
by The Pollination Project | Oct 11, 2019 | Heartivist Of The Week
People often speak of moments that are life-changing, moments when the trajectory of their lives are forever altered. For Kansiime Honest, that moment was when the Ugandan government passed a policy for universal education. As an orphan growing up in Uganda’s Kanungu...
by The Pollination Project | Oct 9, 2019 | Seeds: Our Blog
Jennie Kay isn’t the type of person to give herself props. Here at The Pollination Project, however, we know she deserves them–big time. One of the many things that make The Pollination Project unique is that the individuals and changemakers we have funded in...
