Posts by Julia Gentner
Update from The Community-led Reforestation and Food Sovereignty in Thailand
Grow Ahead partnered with the The Assembly of the Poor, nationwide organization of grassroots community-based organizations and groups of people affected by Thai government’s policies and economic development projects, for the Community-led Reforestation in Food Sovereignty campaign. The project worked with 4,000 Farmers + Community Members to plant 65,000 trees and supporting plants. We recently…
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Read MoreReforestation and Environmental Education in Brazil
Campaign Goal: $50,000
Country: Brazil
Grow Ahead has teamed up with Association for Agricultural Cooperation, Education and the Environment of the state of Pernambuco (ACAEMPE) to support the planting of 80,000 trees and promotion of an environmental education program in Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Tackle climate change. Revitalize livelihoods. Regenerate land. Plant a tree today for just $1. (August 2022 update: this campaign has been closed as the goal has been reached!) As part of a larger initiative to plant 90,000 trees in Ghana, Divine Chocolate is teaming up with Grow Ahead to plant 10,000 trees with Kuapa Kokoo,…
Read MoreMake International Day of Forests a time for climate action
Today, March 21st, we are celebrating the United Nations International Day of Forests. Grow Ahead and Fairtrade International are partnering with Kuapa Kokoo to plant 180,000 trees. You can also be part of this initiative and make a difference.
Read MoreCommunity-led Reforestation and Food Sovereignty in Thailand
Campaign Goal: $65,000
Country: Thailand
Grow Ahead has teamed up with Assembly of the Poor (AOP) to support a project to enhance agroforestry and community food-forests for food sovereignty in Thailand.
Funded November 2022
Read MoreScholarships for Movement-Based Master’s Degree in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty
Grow Ahead is teaming up with ECOSUR to fund scholarships for 13 professionals, peasant-farm leaders, leaders of Indigenous organizations, cooperatives and community associations from Mexico and Latin America to receive their Professional Master’s Degree in Agroecology for Food Sovereignty.
Read MoreIndigenous-led Ecosystem Restoration in Mexico
Campaign Goal: $60,000
Country: Mexico
Grow Ahead teamed up with Communal Assets of the Lacandona Zone (BCZL) to support traditional Mayan agroforestry to boost biodiversity, support soil health and restore freshwater in the lagoons, rivers and springs of the Lacandona Jungle.
Funded February 2020
Read MoreIn Climate-Focused Partnership, Fairtrade and Grow Ahead Team Up to Deliver Green Solutions for Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2021 CONTACT: Lauren Berlekamp 202-657-7754 <[email protected]> Lilia Letsch 541-702-6246 <[email protected]> PORTLAND – A new partnership launched by Fairtrade, the world’s most recognized label for social justice and sustainability, and Grow Ahead, a leading crowd-funding platform addressing the local challenges of climate change, will work to deliver comprehensive climate mitigation solutions to…
Read MoreWomen-led Reforestation in Brazil: Trees and Supporting Plants
In Ceará, MST and the Central Cooperative of Areas of Agrarian Reform of Ceará (CCA) have organized several campaigns, mobilizing peasant families towards food sovereignty, agroecology, and boosting the autonomy of peasant women by valuing their expertise in the construction of knowledge exchange processes from peasant to peasant. Grow Ahead and CCA Ceará have showcased 5 of the trees planted in the Women-led Reforestation in Brazil.
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