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  • Gaia Foundation

    Biofuels – the mass production of plants to convert to fuel - are being widely developed in Africa.  They have been promoted as an environmentally friendly alternative to petrol, with huge export potential. This project looks at the impact of large scale plantation of biofuels on poor communities. The project will link up organisations working on African agriculture and provide them with vital information so they can better understand and debate the issues with government and policy makers.  Cutting-edge media technologies will widen the debate so that poor peoples' views are heard at local, national and international discussions to inform those participating in the climate change talks in Copenhagen in November 2009.

    Amount Awarded: £100000

  • Global Dialogues Trust

    Young people in Africa are extremely vulnerable to HIV and there is a huge risk of 'prevention fatigue' as people tire of the same 'boring' messages on HIV. Global Dialogues Trust works with Africa's top film directors to produce high quality films for organisations working in HIV prevention and care. Young people throughout Sub-Saharan Africa take part in contests to create storylines and winning scripts are made into short films.

    Amount Awarded: £435750

  • Green Belt Movement

    For 30 years, the Greenbelt Movement has worked to reduce the devastating effect of environmental damage on poor communities, and the 40 million trees they have planted is testimony to their achievements.  This project will support Greenbelt's Founder and Nobel Prize Winner,  Wangari Maathai, to effectively represent the voices of those most at risk from the effects of climate change in Africa, in the run-up to the crucial climate negotiations in Copenhagen in November 2009.  The work will also explore the risks and opportunities associated with the Greenbelt Movement project being a beneficiary of carbon trading schemes.

    Amount Awarded: £80000

  • International Institute for Environment and Development

    The poorest communities in Africa are most at risk from the destructive effects of a warming planet.  Unpredictable rainfall and droughts are affecting small scale farmers across the continent, as it affects their ability to grow crops and make a living.  In 2009, world leaders are gathering in Copenhagen to talk about how best to tackle climate change.  This grant will enable IIED to gather climate change experts across Africa to improve their ability to influence debates at national and international levels, to lobby those participating in the climate change talks.

    Amount Awarded: £124000

  • Nelson Mandela Children's Fund

    Many children living in some of the most disadvantaged communities in South Africa are not aware of their rights and do not get access to education. Nelson Mandela Children's Fund has a vision of 'changing the way society treats its children'. They provide grants to organisations which help children get good quality basic education and tackle the stigma of HIV. This equips children to build a better future for themselves.

    Amount Awarded: £2000000

  • New Economics Foundation

    Carbon Offsetting is an idea for reducing the impact of carbon dioxide emissions from everyday activities such as driving cars and flying. Emissions are calculated by a carbon offsetting provider and then paid for through a donation to a project that reduces carbon by the equivalent amount. AdMit is a new carbon offsetting concept that addresses many of the weaknesses of existing schemes. The key difference between AdMit and conventional carbon offsetting products is that AdMit guarantees a direct payment to some of the world’s poorest communities that are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.  The project will work in many locations, with many projects, to allow for thorough testing of this radical new approach to carbon offsetting and tackling poverty.

     

    Amount Awarded: £68193

  • Oxfam GB

    In Mali, nearly one third of the population depends directly on cotton production.  The project works closely with producers so they can grow fairtrade and/or organic cotton. It also works to ensure that producers’ voices are heard by government, who are responsible for the provision of farm inputs as well as cotton marketing internationally. The ultimate aim is to make sure cotton farmers enjoy a sustainable livelihood and get a fair deal for their crop. 

    Amount Awarded: £3145025

  • The Fairtrade Foundation

    Farmers in Africa can get a better price and a fairer deal if they are Fairtrade certified. The project is working towards reducing poverty in Africa through providing technical support and advice to producer groups so more of them can become certified. They look for new products to enter the Fairtrade market, and promote the Fairtrade mark to consumers in the UK in order to increase demand for these products and improve understanding of how trade rules prevent African farmers from getting a fair deal.

    Amount Awarded: £4971810

  • Traidcraft Exchange

    Many poor people around the world have valuable craft-making skills but they struggle to work their way out of poverty because the items they produce are not sold at a fair price. The project works with those who make the items and those who sell them in western markets to come up with standards which ensure a fair deal for everyone.

    Amount Awarded: £26600