This week at The Pollination Project, we recognize seven recent grantees who are founding projects that help transition communities and individuals to be resourceful and creative in achieving a more optimistic future. Colleen Mahoney works with students in collecting rainwater whilst Hamida Khatri supports the creative offerings of women in safe spaces.
Congratulations to our recent grantees:
Hamida Khatri, [i am] Project KALI - Celebration of Womanhood, Baltimore, Maryland. Women engage in fiber-based artwork for creative healing and positive, emotional expression.
Almira Gilles, Project Coast 22, Iloilo, Philippines. Women upcycle discarded fishing gear into home décor and throw pillows.
Eni Hidayati, Developing Locally Relevant Coral Reef Monitoring Instrument, Labuhan, Indonesia. Local youth are educated and trained in making tools that are instrumental in measuring the coral reef ecosystem.
Armelia Barci, Eco Solar System, Tirana, Albania. Trainings in eco-friendly, do-it-yourself solar panels are facilitated, offering sustainable opportunities.
Paul Duncan, Improving Access to Clean and Portable Water and Sanitation, Salima, Malawi. Five eco-san toilets and four wells are constructed to bring clean and protected water to the community.
Albert Kahai, Horticulture Development for Improvement of Community Livelihood and Biodiversity Conservation, Maswa, Tanzania. Farmers are given fruit tree seeds and trained on fruit management and environmental conservation to eradicate poverty.
Colleen Mahoney, Jefferson Elementary Rainwater Catchment and Pollination Garden Project, Berkeley, California. Third, fourth and fifth grade students collect rainwater to improve the environment and irrigate a school pollination garden.
Do you have a project to change the world for the better? We accept grant applications for Pollination Project seed grants, every day of the year. We love learning about changemakers across the globe and all they are doing to spread compassion, peace, environmental sustainability, generosity and justice.