In the past three years, the Honnold Foundation has supported 34 Partners in 20 different countries and territories, each of whom uses creative solar energy solutions to build equity, increase climate resilience, and support communities’ right to self-determination.
Now, we’re excited to share the Honnold Foundation’s Spring Partner cohort— 14 precedent-setting, community-led organizations from around the world.
Installing solar systems to power 3 recycling centers and develop income-generating opportunities for local residents in the remote Anambas Islands.
Solar-powered aguaje fruit processing center, technician workforce development, and sustainable forest management training for a rural Indigenous community in the Amazon.
Supporting solar systems, workforce development, and technical training programs for 100 South American Indigenous communities.
Solar for a regenerative, closed-loop organic waste processing operation in Brooklyn, NY that offers workforce training and employment for low-income youth in the community.
Installing solar home systems and providing technical training and capacity building for remote Indigenous Shuar communities in the Amazon.
Building solar-powered internet connectivity for the social and ecological resilience of Indigenous communities in Vanuatu.
Woman-led NGO expanding solar energy access in Madagascar, serving 300 households, powering women-led cooperatives, and training local youth in solar installation and maintenance.
Empowering the regional expansion of Kara Solar’s solar-powered boats and community centers in the Peruvian Amazon.
Developing a community-owned, solar-powered internet hub, and supporting sustainable tourism practices for an indigenous South African community.
Solar home systems for 400 homes across seven villages for the first and only Indigenous-owned wildlife conservation reserve in Papua New Guinea.
Solar energy for remote indigenous communities fighting to protect their ancestral ways of life alongside some of the most biodiverse rainforests on the planet.
Creating solar-powered food systems and sustainable production models for families across Lake Nicaragua.
Scaling a network of solar-powered canoes to transform transportation across the Amazon.
As you learn about our newest Partners, you may notice some familiar names. For the first time, the Honnold Foundation has made multi-year commitments to Partners who have expanded their initial projects and are working to scale regionally. This Fall, the Honnold Foundation will announce 12 additional Partners, raising our 2022 grant commitment to $2 million.
Billions of dollars are being poured into climate tech, but marginalized communities battling generations of inequity are often left out of the vast majority of these investments. At the Honnold Foundation, our goal is simple:
Power People, and the Planet
Nearly 90% of HF’s funding goes directly to our partners, and 100% of our funding comes from our donor community—people like you, who know that it takes all of us to make the world a brighter place.
An anonymous donor has stepped up with a generous matching gift: between today and Thursday, June 30th, 2022, all contributions up to $55,000 will be doubled! Every dollar you donate will go straight towards our work, and, if we meet our match, the full $110,000 will power two new grantees.
Join us: donate today and support a brighter world for years to come.