grant making
Our grant making program empowers Indigenous and local communities, grassroots organizations, and frontline leaders who address critical environmental, human rights, and livelihood challenges in the Albertine Rift and the Congo Basin region.
Grant Making
Our grant making program empowers Indigenous and local communities, grassroots organizations, and frontline leaders who address critical environmental, human rights, and livelihood challenges in the Albertine Rift and the Congo Basin region.
Closing the funding gap
The grassroots organizations we support face significant barriers to accessing international funding due to their size, remoteness, or limited visibility. Environmental Defenders bridges this gap by acting as an intermediary, ensuring that resources reach the organizations best positioned to drive meaningful, localized change. Our grants address both immediate threats and longer-term challenges, fostering resilience and sustainable development in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions.
Addressing Environmental Crises
Tackling deforestation and other pressing ecological challenges.
Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods
Supporting agriculture and practices that enhance economic and environmental sustainability.
Ecosystem Restoration
Planting trees and rehabilitating degraded landscapes.
Human Rights Advocacy
Defending the rights of individuals and communities over land and water resources.