In 2020, Pangea Giving is proud to award $111,410 in grants to 16 partners. After receiving recommendations from our three regional grant pods, the Board approved our final grants on February 23. Grants are being transferred to partners in March and early April. Latin America The Latin America Pod awarded $36,667 in funds to five organizations operating in Oaxaca, Mexico or Guatemala. These organizations are all returning grantees and address issues including gender equity and women empowerment, gender-based violence prevention, sexual and reproductive health education, nutrition, and indigenous rights and cultural education. Learn more about our Latin America grant partners....[ Read More ]

ASOGEN, a Pangea partner since 2013, provides psychological and social support services to female survivors of abuse and violence in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. Julia is one of the beneficiaries of their programs (Note: Julia's name was changed to protect her identity). Throughout her life, Julia has faced discrimination and physical, sexual and emotional abuse, from both relatives and strangers. On top of this, Julia was deported from the United States and separated from her son in the process. Thanks to the work and intervention of ASOGEN psychologists, Julia has not only been able to narrate her painful story, but also to...[ Read More ]

Fatilah, 20, is from Daun Toak commune, Sangkat Trery Koh district in Kampot province. She self-identifies herself as Khmer-Islam who studies at a university in her provincial town. Fatilah Ismael, 20, is a Khmer-Islam living in Kampot Province and shares her personal experience and deep reflection about her fieldwork using Facilitative Listening Design (FLD). Photo by: Lyhour Heang As much as rumors destroy one’s reputation, preconceptions can also play a crucial part in affecting one’s belief about something or someone. It critically shapes the judgement of a person before he or she even gets to know what lies within. As...[ Read More ]

Join Pangea Giving and Global Washington for the first networking happy hour of the year! Meet others in the Seattle area who are engaged with or interested in international development. This is a great opportunity to network and chat about the year ahead in global development. This event is free to attend. All are welcome. Optimism only serves beer; however, outside food and non-alcoholic drinks are welcome. Additionally, food is available for purchase from a food truck. See you there! Event Details Who:Everyone (no registration required) Where:Optimism Brewing Company When:February 4, 2020 Time:5:00pm - 8:00pm Address:1158 BroadwaySeattle, WA 98122

In January 2020, Pangea Giving released a report "Funding Climate Action: Partnering with Grassroots Organizations." The report surveys the current landscape of climate philanthropy, the important role small funders like Pangea Giving plays in the fight against climate change and offer recommendations for what next steps may be. READ THE REPORT You can see Pangea's other reports on our new Research Reports page.

We raised $20,293 dollars through our annual appeal.Your generous contributions helped us to reach our goal and help ensure a healthy grant pool with which to support the work of outstanding grassroots organizations in Latin America, East Africa and Southeast Asia in 2020.We wish you a happy and healthy new year.Thank you from the Pangea Family!

The Oaxaca Site Visit team converged at the lush garden filled Hotel Las Golondrinas on a Sunday night in time for a first sampling of the enticing local cuisine and a planning session for the week ahead.  The group, consisting of two men and two women from four different decades, came together after spending the previous days visiting a variety of locations: water projects in Ecuador, the sights of Mexico City, and an exemplary Rotary Project supporting hydroponic green houses in rural Oaxaca. How often can we travel with a small group diverse in age and gender, where we together...[ Read More ]

On Thursday afternoon, about 25 Pangea members, friends and staff from several local nonprofit organizations addressing climate issues came together for the latest Pangea event. Elan Wong, Pangea's research intern, kicked off the activity with a presentation on her research of the last few months. Elan's presentation highlighted some of the major trends in climate-focused philanthropy today. These trends include: the major need for greater climate-focused giving (currently less than 2% of philanthropic giving is going towards climate action)the tendency for large funders to fund climate adaptation projects, that is projects that focus on reducing emissions and stabilizing greenhouse gas...[ Read More ]

Going into my first site visit trip, I wasn’t sure what to expect. We had a full week scheduled in Oaxaca, Mexico, a few meetings to better understand the regional context, and plans to visit three community organizations that we fund who address gender and women’s rights issues (UNOSJO, MUSOR and GESMujer). Despite knowledge of these facts, I felt rather uncertain of how the week would actually unfold. My first takeaway: Don’t expect to know what to expect.   A lot of work goes into planning the site visit (my gratitude to Pangea members Susan and Betsy for their prep...[ Read More ]

Mónica Santiago Peña is a 27-year-old Mixtec woman from Oaxaca. She is the beneficiary of a variety of services from GESMujer, a Pangea partner since 2015. GESMujer aims to transform society into one that is more equitable and just to women in both indigenous and urban communities. They are one of three current Pangea partners that a group of members will visit in the next week during our site visit to Oaxaca, Mexico. Read Monica's story of of transforming from a life of depression and self-depreciation to one of an empowered woman, mother, daughter and educator. Despite having a fruitful...[ Read More ]