ngo profiles, vol. 1

Up close and personal with the non-profits the explore team has visited on their travels. Young leaders in Beijing and Costa Rica that are inspiring environmental movements to reach beyond their own countries and generations; selfless women in Ghana, Ethiopia, and Tibet that are giving a home to needy children; and others who are preserving the remnants of ancient cultures and the freedom of wild dolphins.

• grant: $250,000 - Abebech Gobena Orphanage and School

  To provide housing and education opportunities for children in Ethiopia, Africa.

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  location: addis ababa

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• grant: $44,000 - Wild Dolphin Project

  To support scientific research on a specific pod of free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahama Islands.

  topic: animals

  location: abacos

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• grant: $500,000 - China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda

  Lifetime adoption of twin pandas, a 'Panda Cam' at the Wolong Nature Reserve, medical research and programs, and a sculpture to increase public awareness of panda conservation.

  topic: animals

  location: wolong

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• grant: $100,000 - Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang

  To provide general operating support to further the conservation and administration of site excavation and for the exhibition and interpretation of the findings, research on the sites' histories, and development of new technologies for conservation.

  topic: culture

  location: xi'an

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• grant: $600,000 - EARTH University (Escuela de Agricultura de la Región Tropical Húmeda)

  To support education for the agricultural sciences and natural resources in order to contribute to sustainable development for agricultural production and environmental preservation.

  topic: education

  location: guácimo

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• grant: $25,000 - 12K Foundation

  To support the Dickey Orphanage in Tibet, which houses approximately 80 children who have endured severe hardship due to a harsh climate, lack of harvest, and a poor educational system.

  topic: children

  location: lhasa

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