Corinne will mobilize low-income individuals and families to take part in the growing climate movement by creating a gleaning network, accessing fresh food from local farms while reducing consumption of unhealthy, carbon-intensive foods. The project will build on the success of a local gleaning...

Nadia will combine research with advocacy to publicize and promote successful efforts by foundations to use their investments to tackle climate change. Project goals include creating a handbook that identifies the untapped power of endowment portfolios to combat climate change, supplementing...

Mara will work with GrowNYC (prev. the Council on the Environment of NYC) to rebuild a database of community and school gardens, which includes updating the interactive map at http://www.oasisnyc.net/. She will use the data to conduct a series of analyses on the city’s gardens, including which can...

Kirsten is working to increase indigenous Quechua women's access to and satisfaction with maternal health care services in the Valle Alto of Cochabamba, Bolivia. The project revolves an Intercultural model of hospital care that increases women's autonomy in the birthing process, valorizes...

Miranda will increase the resilience of Lexington, Kentucky citizens by improving food security for minorities and low-income residents, via community gardens and educational programs in food production for youth. Ten community gardens will serve the area; an edible schoolyard project will be...

Isaac will address obstacles confronting communities and health workers in rural areas of Malawi by launching FrontlineSMS:Medic, an initiative to allow health workers to access electronic medical records with old and prevalent mobile phones. The project plan also includes creating a...

Juliana will launch the Women’s Exchange Program at the Family Partnership Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. The program will work with women reentering society after having been incarcerated, providing support and promoting peace and conflict resolution skills in order to lower recidivism...