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The Pollination Project

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We provide #grants for people driving transformational change in their communities and cultures.

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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A seed grant every day. First belief in untested ideas. Guidance from former grantees. This is how The Pollination Project helps turn dreams into action. On #WorldDreamDay, discover how it works. #FromSeedsToImpact zurl.co/AoR19
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Most funders want a track record. Startups don't have one. Grantees describe what a first grant changed, in their own words. zurl.co/FumZk #FromSeedsToImpact
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Profiles in Compassion | The Pollination Project
Our Profiles in Compassion series tells the story of our global community of changemakers and the ways in which we have been able to seed their visions. We h...
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Emmanuel Nuvalga started with a $1,000 seed grant in 2021. Today he leads a certified NGO in Nigeria that has reached more than 2,000 people in rural communities, and he serves as a TPP Grant Advisor, helping other changemakers take their own first step.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A $251.48 seed grant turned into a 10-hour inclusive art workshop at SLB Cendana Duri, Indonesia. 20 students with special needs painted their own tote bags. 19 volunteers trained to communicate inclusively. Led by Deaf leader Habibi Ramadhan. zurl.co/lS3XB #FromSeedsToImpact
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Painted Pride: A Deaf Leader’s Inclusive Art Workshop
A seed grant helped Habibi Ramadhan lead an inclusive painting workshop for children with special needs, boosting confidence, creativity, and disability inclusion.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A pair of shoes can change a child's life. Umoja Ni Nguvu Initiative's Shoes for Dignity project is helping Nairobi kids walk to school safely, with dignity intact. zurl.co/U7iSb #FromSeedsToImpact
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Heartivism is ___ Activism led by love, not ego. Serving, not saving. Finish the sentence and tag someone who lives it. 💚 #heartivism #fromseedstoimpact
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Heroes are those who make peace and build." Today, we're thinking about what it means to build peace, not just the absence of conflict, but the daily work of creating opportunity where there was none. Our grantees do it every day. Support our work: zurl.co/mMVB3
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Meet Ben Kilama, Lead Advisor for Health and Wholeness at TPP. He leads the West Acholi Spinal Injuries Association, supporting people with spinal cord injuries through mentorship, training, and mobility aids, reaching 150+ members directly. "I am also a changemaker."
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ten years ago, Sahas Foundation used a seed grant to reach 100+ adolescents and 120+ women in India. Today, they've reached 11,000+ people across nine states and union territories. zurl.co/O3ztp #FromSeedsToImpact
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A $500 seed grant helped Just Help deliver insulin to 7 diabetic refugees in Georgia, 3 months of life-saving therapy, 100% cold-chain compliance. Founder Evgenii Selikhov called it "a true partner in our mission." zurl.co/ZGsk5 #FromSeedsToImpact
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A broken bike deep in the Pamir mountains once meant real danger. Tatiana Nushtaeva changed that with a Pollination Project seed grant, building a women run repair station that keeps cyclists safe and creates income for local women. Read her story. #FromSeedsToImpact zurl.co/tNYs5
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A Bike Repair Stand Along the Pamir Highway
A TPP seed grant for a women-run bike repair station on the Pamir Highway, keeping cyclists safe and empowering local women through tourism.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Meet Eric Anorrey . Eric is a Ghanaian development practitioner and social innovator, serving as Lead Advisor for Economic Development with TPP since 2022. He's drawn to TPP's grantmaking for the passion, heartivism, and volunteerism he sees driving real change in communities worldwide.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A TPP grant helped the West Acholi Spinal Injuries Association repair sports wheelchairs, rehabilitate a basketball court, and launch adaptive sports in Northern Uganda. More than 250 people have gained access to sport, renewed confidence, and stronger community connection. zurl.co/zdB61
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Restoring Strength Through Adaptive Sports
Empowering persons with spinal cord injuries in Northern Uganda through adaptive sports, rehabilitation, and inclusion.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A grantee wrote us a letter. Spandana thanked TPP for a 2019 grant that helped them train women agricultural workers and is still shaping their work with unorganized workers across India today. #FromSeedsToImpact 🔗 zurl.co/MaN6o
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A Letter From A Grantee
Spandhana empowers women farmers and helps unorganized workers access vital government welfare schemes, with TPP's support since 2019.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Meet Julielani Chang, who turned the story of a rescued community cat into a free humane education library for children everywhere. A Pollination Project seed grant helped make it possible. zurl.co/Y6FM6
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A Seed Grant Grows Humane Education
A seed grant helped one nonprofit turn a rescued cat's story into a free humane education library reaching children worldwide.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
4 new grantees. 4 ways to change the world. 🐷 Musical storytelling for animal rights — Costa Rica 📱 Intergenerational tech mentorship — Washington State 🥦 Food systems in Rio's climate plan — #Brazil 🐟 Farmed animal welfare education in Chinese — USA/China Meet them 👇
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Today we're turning 14! For over a decade we've been funding grassroots changemakers across 120+ countries with unrestricted seed grants, because we believe in people first. Grateful for every grantee and supporter who's been part of the ride 🌱 🔗 zurl.co/jAe30
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
30 families. 180–200 people fed. In Laghman Province, #Afghanistan, Rasheedudin Meraj is growing food security from the ground up, literally. Seeds of Resilience is grassroots change at its most powerful. 🌱 #fromseedstoimpact
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Applications are now open. The Pollination Project funds grassroots changemakers across 120+ countries with seed grants that help ideas become action. If you're working on something that matters to your community, we want to fund it. Apply: zurl.co/Cn7JJ #FromSeedsToImpact
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
At 22, Hambeleleni Paulus is turning a neglected garden in Katutura into a hydroponic lab — no fertile soil needed. Her TPP-funded Green Haven Lab will train 20 youth in urban farming, harvest 15kg of produce monthly, and use 80% less water. A blueprint for food resilience. 🌱 👉 zurl.co/MdlLj
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Drought-tolerant beans, trained farmers, and a seed grant that kept multiplying. Here's how Equal Foundation is reshaping food security in Laikipia County, Kenya. 🌱 zurl.co/f07Rt
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From Hooves to Harvest: A Bean That Beats Drought
Equal Foundation's TPP seed grant brings drought-tolerant KAT B1 beans to Laikipia farmers, strengthening food security and climate resilience
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A TPP seed grant helped conservationist Eston Ayiego train 2,000 students across 20 Kenyan schools to protect two vital wetlands and their flamingo populations. 20 new bird clubs later, the project secured a $3,000 follow-on grant. Full story below. zurl.co/RMfXq
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Four new grantees 🌱 🐾 Mariana (#Mexico) — TNR for 28+ free-roaming dogs 🌿 Diana (#Kenya) — plant-based campus advocacy in Nairobi ♿ Danni (#China) — accessibility audits led by disabled women 🌾 Fikadu (#Ethiopia) — regenerative farming for smallholders Change starts close to home. #grants
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Juneteenth is a reminder that freedom means the power to shape your own community's future. We see that in every changemaker we fund. Today we honor them. 🌱 #Juneteenth #Freedom
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Dorcas Ayodele built her future on early financial lessons and digital skills. Now she's giving that foundation to students in Abuja through Plethora Literacy Club. Savings habits, Canva, handmade products, real skills starting young. Funded by a seed grant from The Pollination Project. #Nigeria
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
85 young women. A $1,000 seed grant. A food justice movement beginning in conflict-affected Cameroon. Girls for Green Plates shows what happens when grassroots leaders are trusted early. 🔗 zurl.co/yeDmm
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Four new grantees. A first aid trainer in Somalia. A financial literacy educator in Nigeria. A policy analyst reshaping animal advocacy in Brazil. A children's herbal garden in California. Community-led change, everywhere. #FromSeedsToImpact #grassrootsphilanthropy #grants
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Early belief changes everything. "The seed funding transformed a concept into a functioning initiative with measurable impact." — John Nyabwari Nyambane Jr, Ethical Transformation Impact, Kenya 🇰🇪 zurl.co/mIiGQ #FromSeedsToImpact
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In a small Ukrainian village living through war, librarian Yulia Honyshnuk turned a seed grant into something extraordinary: a community hub, a youth club, a safe space, and a reason to gather. $490. 190 people. Proof that small funding and bold vision go a long way. zurl.co/IRUhl
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Transforming a Ukrainian Village Library
Yulia and her team made a series of targeted, strategic purchases that reshaped what the library could offer its community.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We just funded four new projects across Rwanda, Kenya, the US, and Nepal. Each grantee started from something personal — a patient they couldn't stop thinking about, a season of hunger they lived through, a moment on a street corner that changed everything. Meet them 🌍
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
🌍 #WorldEnvironmentDay Trees planted in Zambia. A Peace Prize won in Kenya. A forest saved in Mumbai. It started with a seed grant. Small grants. Real people. Real change. zurl.co/jqZyx
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🌈 This June, we celebrate love, identity, courage, and the ongoing fight for equality. Pride is a reminder of how far we've come and how much further we still need to go together. #pridemonth
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This is why we do what we do 🌱 Hear from our grantee Julielani N. Chang on how a seed grant helped grow stories of compassion, empathy & perspective-taking for children, families & communities everywhere. #FromSeedsToImpact #GranteeGratitude
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
It's #MenstrualHygieneDay. 500M people lack access to menstrual products. TPP seed grants go straight into the field, funding grassroots leaders challenging #PeriodPoverty in 120+ countries. $500 → pads, education, dignity. zurl.co/MdxYw
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
John Nyambane used a TPP seed grant to register a nonprofit, train 30 women farmers, reach 246 fish farmers, and launch a plant-based leadership program across 11 Kenyan universities. 297 people. 123,000 animals. One seed grant. 🌱 Read his story ➜ zurl.co/pwP1P
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Just announced: our newest grantees 🌱 Four projects across four countries — building joy, legal access, climate justice, and dignity for communities that don't always make it into the headlines. We're honoured to walk alongside them.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Small grants. Big hearts. Lasting impact. 🌱 Our seed grants meet grassroots leaders right where they are, giving them the support they need to turn compassion into action. One shared belief: that everyday people have the power to change the world. Keeps this cycle of giving alive 👉 zurl.co/juMsx
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Four new grantees. Three continents. One shared commitment. 🌍 🐾 Animal rescue in Armenia 🪧 Anti-foie gras campaign in Chicago 🌿 Food education in the Amazon 📚 Animal welfare in Brazilian schools Meet Romik, Lynnette, Jamile & Rafael — and the work they're doing. 💚
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Hansa De Soysa used a TPP seed grant to plant 5 pollinator gardens in schools across Sri Lanka's Kalutara District. 1,600 children. 8,000 native bees and butterflies. Cyclone Ditwah washed most of it away in 2025. His team rebuilt every garden. The full story is worth your time. 🌸 zurl.co/2Q2vf
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A Seed Grant for Real Seeds in Sri Lanka
A TPP seed grant helped NATOS plant five pollinator gardens in Sri Lanka's schools — and rebuild them after a cyclone swept through.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Four new grantees. Four ways to make the world kinder. 🌱 Meet them 🧵
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
On #WorldRedCrossDay: in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, families with nothing still won't leave their pets. "Happy Tails" by Ludmila Fursova brings food & care to their animals — proof that a seed grant can spark real compassion 🐾 thepollinationproject.org
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
What can $500 grow? In West Charlotte, quite a lot. 🌱 Kika Jackson used a seed grant from TPP to expand a #communitygarden into a pollinator-friendly, food-producing learning space. 100 participants. 1,000 volunteer hours. Fresh food where there was little before. Full story 👉 zurl.co/7m4Qw
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The Garden: Growing Food & Community in West Charlotte
How a $500 grassroots grant funded a community garden, 100 participants, and 1,000 volunteer hours in West Charlotte, North Carolina.
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Four new grantees. Four problems most people walk past every day. 🪴 Coconut husks → seedling planters (Kenya) ⚖️ A moot court for animal rights (USA) 🚐 Diapers delivered door-to-door (USA) 🦟 Dengue traps built from trash (Nepal) Meet Ramadhan, Ankita, Lynn, and Bishal
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Every change begins with someone who refused to wait. Today we celebrate the grassroots leaders doing the quiet, relentless work — not for recognition, but because they believe in a better world. Thank you to every changemaker planting seeds, every single day. 💛 #MayDay #Philanthropy
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The Pollination Project @thepollinationproj.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Our application process is temporarily closed for special maintenance. We'll be back in June, stronger than ever. Stay tuned! In the meantime, keep following our stories for updates and inspiration from our global community 💛 Thank you for your patience!
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