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 ]

Stories from individuals who benefit from our funding are powerful and this one is no exception. A student from Lenana Girls High School, a boarding school in rural Kenya, speaks of the urgent need for climate change adaptation and the importance of education. The school is the brainchild of our long-time strategic partner, Common Ground, in Kiminini, Kenya. Pangea Giving members have supported Common Ground’s Biointensive Farming Programs and Lenana students over many years. Right now humans are cutting off the branch they are sitting on. April 22, 2019 was Earth Day, a day on which we no longer have resources to...[ Read More ]

Elan Wong is spending the summer researching how philanthropy can best address the impacts climate change as a Pangea Giving intern. She is working on a research report on the subject and will help to organize a climate change philanthropy workshop for the fall. Here is the second update from her research: As I continue my research, I have focused on finding and assessing funding organizations similar in scale and focus to Pangea Giving. I’ve looked for organizations that: Fund climate actionSupport grassroots initiativesGive grants of similar amounts as Pangea Through research online, the Foundation Center Directory, and interviews with...[ Read More ]

We are very excited to share our 2018 Impact Report. The report documents the incredible power a small group of people can make with their resources through grant giving and the always impressive work of our partners. Special thanks to intern Elan Wong for compiling the report. Download the PDF

Elan Wong is spending the summer researching how philanthropy can best address the impacts climate change as a Pangea Giving intern. She is working on a research report on the subject and will help to organize a climate change philanthropy workshop for the fall. Here is the first update from her research: As I research the broad scope of climate philanthropy, I have found a few interesting trends that explore the evolving nature of climate change giving. Prior to 2010, the trend in philanthropy concerning climate change mainly focused on it as a pollution problem solvable by putting a price...[ Read More ]

Chronic undernourishment in the Tzutujil Maya community of San Pedro la Laguna is significant, especially in young children. High rates of poverty and lack of access to nutritious foods contribute to this problem. In addition, studies indicate that the extensive use of synthetic chemical fertilizers is the main cause of contamination of nearby Lake Atitlan. Young Mayan girl works with instructor The vision of our new partner Communidad Intercultural Educativo Taa’Pi’t (Taa’Pi’t) is to help people consciously achieve their full potential and contribute to an empowered society that is comprehensively educated and productive, based on their ancestral Mayan culture and...[ Read More ]

Did you know that the people who will suffer most from climate change in the coming decades are the ones who have done the least to cause it? It’s widely acknowledged[1] that the effects will be felt most severely by vulnerable populations in what is known as the Global South—non-industrialized countries near or south of the equator. Pangea’s partners are found in those countries, and they are already suffering—from longer periods of extreme heat, from more frequent and longer droughts, from unpredictable rains and extreme storms, from crippling floods. On March 17, nearly 50 Pangea members and friends gathered to...[ Read More ]

Bio-Gardening Innovations or BIOGI has been a Pangea Giving partner since 2013. BIOGI works with small farmers to promote the adoption of sustainable agriculture methods including agroforestry, permaculture, and biodiversity conservation. As part of our recent educational event, Climate Change in the Global South, we debuted a video made in partnership with BIOGI to highlight their work and the role they play to help small farmers in Western Kenya secure their livelihoods and adapt to the changing climate. Enjoy!

Partner Profile: Kampuchea Women’s Welfare Action (KWWA) Kampuchea Women’s Welfare Action (KWWA) is Pangea Giving’s newest partner in Cambodia. For 25 years, they have worked to improve the welfare of women, children, and vulnerable communities. Over the years, this work has included public health programs focused on family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, and sanitation; capacity building for local farmers including the introduction of new agricultural technology; and projects focused on increasing women’s participation in local governance. Recently, KWWA has turned its attention to climate change. Cambodia is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change. Rising temperatures, more...[ Read More ]