by Laura Power | Jun 24, 2016 | Africa, Education
Project Redwood has always sought grantees that can meet the challenges of scaling, but poverty-fighting non-profits face difficult tests as they seek to grow ideas from proof-of-concept to full-blown implementations with widespread impact.Former Project Redwood...
by Laura Power | Mar 7, 2016 | Africa, Americas, Asia, Education, Health and Nutrition, Standard of Living
In October 2014, Project Redwood seeded 13 projects with a total of $262,600. Most of those projects wrapped up in late 2015; here’s a summary of their many accomplishments!Embrace used its Project Redwood grant to make a measurable impact on the health of low birth...
by Susan Miller | Jan 6, 2016 | Africa
It’s been 10 years since our GSB class came together to create what we now know as Project Redwood. I am pretty sure most of us would say our collaborations have connected or reconnected us and solidified friendships that truly circle the globe. But, being an...
by Ann Gordon McStay | Mar 5, 2015 | Africa, Partners Out and About
Note: In October of 2014, Project Redwood granted $25,000 to the St Paul and Rose Orphan Centre in Uganda. The funds will be used to start a piggery, purchase cows and build a shelter for them, build a new kitchen, establish a store to sell baked goods and produce,...
by Laura Power | May 31, 2014 | Africa, Standard of Living
Sometimes, an investment in changing one life can alter the course of many others. That’s the backbone of Project Redwood grantee Educate!’s program in Uganda to nurture young business and social entrepreneurs. For twenty-one year old graduate Davis, it’s a...
