Grants List 2009 CS Fund & Warsh/Mott Legacy

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Donor Advised Fund 2009 TOP Grants Center for the Study of the Americas $13,020 to sponsor the travel of six farmers to the second conference of the Sociedad Científica Latino Americana de Agroecologia. Also $20,000 to sponsor the travel of key La Via Campesina farmers to the “International Encounter of Sustainable Agriculture and the Campesino a Campesino Agroecological Movement” meeting. Colectivo por la Autonomía (COA) $25,000 for work to reinforce the traditional ways of cultivating maize as core to food sovereignty and self-determination. (Fiscal sponsor: Friends of Action Group on Erosion, Technology & Concentration) Council of Canadians $50,000 for their effort to foment resistance to the North American Security and Prosperity Partnership by educating the public and policymakers. Also $50,000 for the Blue Planet Project, a campaign to oppose the privatization of water resources around the world, and to advocate for an international declaration of access to water as a human right. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) $39,600 for continuing a series of workshops on native stingless bees and for the construction of two bee reproduction centers in the Yucatán region of Mexico. Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism $30,000 in general support to empower indigenous communities to determine their participation in genetic research. Indonesian Peasant Union $44,776 for a program in twelve Indonesian provinces that trains farmers to save local seeds, establish seed banks, and maintain biodiversity as the basis of food sovereignty. (Fiscal sponsor: Center for the Study of the Americas) Keystone Foundation $27,343 to introduce efforts to revive traditional agriculture, protect native pollinators, and educate indigenous communities about the connection between native pollinators and food security in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Movimiento de Campesinos Populares (MCP) $40,000 to expand a native seed restoration project in Goias, Brazil. (Fiscal sponsor: Center for the Study of the Americas) Reseau Semences Paysannes $40,000 for a European seminar and workshops focused on restoring traditional wheat varieties. Union of Organizations of the Sierra Juarez, Oaxaca (UNOSJO) $17,094 to help indigenous people and small-scale farmers in Mexico develop strategies to protect maize from transgenic contamination; and for work to revive traditional farming and soil restoration techniques. (Fiscal sponsor: Friends of Action Group on Erosion, Technology & Concentration) University of Cape Coast $49,450 for a pollinator project integrating native stingless bees into traditional farming systems in Ghana and neighboring West African countries. Pages  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 Top of page