Posts by Julia Gentner
Seed Saving and Reforestation in Mexico
Campaign Goal: $46,000
Country: Mexico
Grow Ahead has teamed up with Ka’ Kuxtal Much Meyaj to support the planting of 25,000 trees and promotion of a seed saving program in Campeche, Mexico.
Read MoreUpdate from the Agroforestry and Cocoa in Ghana Project
Grow Ahead partnered with Kuapa Kokoo, a cooperative in Ghana to plant 180,000 trees in the Agroforestry and Cocoa in Ghana Project in 2021 and 2022. We had the opportunity to catch up with the folks at Kuapa Kokoo to get an update on the project’s implementation. Climate change and its adverse effects on cocoa…
Read MorePartnering to Meet Your Sustainability Goals
WHEN: June 21, 2023 Climate change is one of the biggest issues facing the world today. Now more than ever, we know that we need the sustainability goals of our businesses to align with a greater goal of taking action in a way that is holistic and accountable to communities on the frontlines of climate…
Read MoreCommunity-led Reforestation and Food Sovereignty in Thailand
Grow Ahead partnered with The Assembly of the Poor, a 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 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.
Funded August 2023
Read MoreJoin Divine Chocolate
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.
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