Bridging the Gap Between the Environmental and Social Impacts of Climate Change

Mission: Burn Design Lab designs clean burning cookstoves that produce fewer emissions and require less fuel, reducing deforestation and promoting the economic empowerment of women in the developing world.

How the grant will be used: Expedite the development of new stove designs through better CAD software and a large format 3D printer, ultimately reaching a greater number of the 3 billion people who rely on wood and charcoal for cooking fuel.

Mission: Centre for Wildlife Studies is working to safeguard and conserve India’s rich and diverse wildlife heritage through cutting-edge research, effective conservation strategies, and community engagement.

How the grant will be used: Consolidate data collection and analysis through the development of a single platform that will enable the nonprofit to better evaluate and replicate successful programs.

Mission: EcoLogic Development Fund empowers rural and Indigenous Peoples to restore and protect tropical ecosystems in Central America and Mexico.

How the grant will be used: Purchase GPS units, computing equipment, and support materials to monitor real-time land use changes and combat issues such as forest fires and deforestation.

Mission: Environmental Women is an ecofeminist organization in the Colombian Andean mountains focused on fighting climate change, conserving biodiversity, and promoting environmental justice through gender equality.

How the grant will be used: Implement a sustainable energy and water project for the Narakajmanta Indigenous community in the Colombian Andean mountains, which will reduce gender violence exacerbated by climate change for 300 women, girls, and Indigenous LGTBQ+ Narakajmanta people.

Mission: Fragments of Hope is focused on restoring coral reef habitats and advocating for the sustainable management of associated habitats in Belize.

How the grant will be used: Obtain drones, computers, software, and other equipment to more easily calculate changes in coral cover in multiple areas throughout Belize.

Mission: People’s Planet Project aims to assist Indigenous communities in their battle against deforestation through the use of video technology and geospatial data.

How the grant will be used: Obtain geospatial technology including satellite imagery, GIS mapping, and data analysis tools to help Indigenous people of Papua New Guinea further understand, monitor, and manage their ancestral lands and marine resources as they defend their human rights.

Mission: Fresh Life, a founding partner of Sanergy Collaborative, works with municipalities and urban residents to develop and scale safe, citywide inclusive and financially sustainable non-sewered sanitation solutions in Kenya’s fast-growing cities.

How they will use the grant: Develop the robust mobile apps and data systems needed to scale its network and enhance operational efficiency as Fresh Life continues to deliver high-quality sanitation solutions to the urban poor.

Mission: Wastezon is unlocking digital inclusion and the circular economy in Africa by tapping into e-waste refurbishment to provide low-cost refurbished devices for low-income communities and secondary raw materials for manufacturers.
 
How the grant will be used: Prevent more e-waste from entering the landfill by expanding the capacity of its mineralogy laser scanner to obtain real-time data on the refurbishment needs of electronic devices.