Congratulations FilmFest Winners!

More than 12,420 people watched the videos - a major step in raising awareness for the issues these projects address.

Thanks to the generosity of one of our most valued partners, eBay, the three projects (from the list of eligible projects below) that received the most donation dollars between July 9 and July 27 also received an additional $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 respectively.

And the winners are...

1. $5,000 - Noon Meal Improves Girls' Learning
2. $3,000 - Health and Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families
3. $2,000 - The Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign

The FilmFest Bounty raised over $17,000 to benefit the projects that participated in the GlobalGiving FilmFest. Thanks for your help in bringing much needed support to these amazing projects!

We gathered raw photos and film footage from more than twenty projects around the world. Film makers from around the world used this raw footage to create compelling and engaging film montages that tell the story of each of these high impact grassroots development projects. You can watch the FilmFest videos and then support these amazing projects too by donating to them.

Provide piped water to 5000 people in Uganda Uganda, Health This project will provide 5000 people with motorised piped water through solar energy in rural Buwama. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $989 - Will fully fund this project $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Community Building for 1000 Jews & Muslims, 2008-9 Israel, Education Bringing together neighboring school communities of Jews & Muslims, first time in their lives, for on-going deep and positive interaction. Citizens are empowered to actively shape their society. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $50 - Will provide invitations for 1 encounter of 100 people. $150 - Will transport the Muslim group to the Jewish school (or vice-versa) for 1 encounter of 100 people. $500 - Will cover facilitation and evaluation for 2 encounters of 100 people each. show more $800 - Will fund a whole 1 encounter of 100 people. $1,746 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

A New Home for victims of sex-trafficking in India India, Human Rights Six hundred survivors of sex trafficking are being forced to relocate because of the construction of a new mall in Hyderabad. They have three months to buy land to build a new shelter. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Noon Meal Improves Girls' Learning in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso, Children The project pays for a noon meal for girls who attend a girls’ middle school and whose parents cannot afford school. Girls walk 6 km to and from school and have no other source of food during the day. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $15 - Provides a noon meal for 50 students for one day. $50 - Provides a noon meal for one student for the school year. $75 - Provides a noon meal for 50 students for one week. show more $150 - Provides a noon meal for 100 students for one month. $17,266 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Bringing Family Together Through Education Brazil, Children Help poor mothers with sick children currently undergoing hospitalization or treatment far from home. Help the mothers relocate to be near the children and to find jobs. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $50 - Enables one family member to generate income. $100 - Trains one family member for the job market. $1,000 - Improves housing conditions for family; enables income generation from the house. show more $22,654 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Provide Skills and Jobs to 425 Disabled in Nigeria Nigeria, Education Help disabled youths with no basic education or job skills. They resort to begging and become victims of dangerous activities. Educate and train them in job skills for economic and social independence read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $10 - Provides exercise books for 6 people in basic education $10 - Raw materials for a workshop for 10 persons $100 - Creates a job for one person show more $41,542 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Making footballs that can save lives in Africa Kenya, Sport 100 stitchers are making tough, repairable leather soccer balls & volleyballs in Africa for kids who hardly get to see a proper ball. Each ball carries a simple HIV/AIDS or Malaria awareness message. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $20 - Will pay for a leather ball to be stitched and delivered to a school or other worthy recipient group $40 - Will pay for 2 leather balls to be stitched and delivered $100 - Will pay for 5 leather balls to be stitched and delivered show more $487,874 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Health Care and Water for 7,000 Gambians Gambia, The, Health To provide African people in isolated communities with a means to access healthcare when it is needed; to be treated at home; to aid irrigation thereby improving nutrition and increasing income. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $10 - Provides 5 spark plugs to cover 30,000 kilometers. $10 - Provides a brake cable to cover 36,000 kilometers. $35 - Provides a tire to cover 15,000 kilometers. show more $250 - Transportation to the nearest emergency care for one month. $350 - Provides a set of protective clothing to keep the Uhuru rider safe through hostile terrain. $500 - Provides a set of technicians' tools to maintain zero-breakdown performance. $4,000 - Gives 7,000 people a healthier future for one year because of the freedom that comes with the Uhuru. $11,658 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Using Solar Energy for Cooking Fuel in Kenya Kenya, Environment Train rural women to use solar energy as an alternative fuel and make simple solar cookers for use and sale, freeing time for income generating activities, stopping deforestation and improving health. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $25 - For the purchase of 1 Solar cookit per family $60 - To pay facilitators to train the community on how to make and use solar cookits $100 - To empower the community with marketing & entrepreneurial skills to enable them start small scale businesses with the solar cookits. show more $53,797 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

2 for 1: Safe Drinking Water & Planting Trees Haiti, Climate Change (GG Green) This project has dual benefits: Provide safe drinking water for 600 families in Haiti AND plant 100,000 trees to reforest the surrounding area. Healthy children + healthy land = hope for the future. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $50 - Plants 50 trees. $75 - Supplies 10 water hoses. $100 - Covers roof of tree nursery. show more $280 - Provides 5 water pumps. $2,500 - Builds one community cistern. $39,415 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Educate and Empower 500 Women & Girls in India India, Children Through training we will empower the women with skills to improve their income. We teach life skills and sex education to adolescent girls so they can improve their quality of life. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $10 - Buy learning materials for an adolescent girl $20 - Train a woman in an income generation program $120 - Provide start up capital so a woman can start a business show more $120 - Provide lifeskill, sex education and vocational skill training $10,000 - Construct a training centre $39,850 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Providing education for 90 children in Armenia Armenia, Children This program provides 90 working children with basic education by including them in the special training in Mkhitar Sebastaci Educational Complex in Yerevan. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $10 - can provide 10 working children with food once a day $12 - can provide travel expenses for a pupil $17 - can provide educational expense of 10 children a day $23 - can provide a child's stationery during the teaching period $32 - can provide a child's medical, psychological and juridical service $70 - can providethe PR tools for 10 days show more $57,393 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Train 3000 Kibera youth in sport & life skills Kenya, Sport , Ready Set Give - Summer Sports Challenge Educate and provide job placement and networking support in lifeskills, sports, healthcare and environmental leadership to 3000 young athletes, girls, disabled, coaches and volunteers in Kibera slums. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $10 - Feed 15 children for one day $80 - Educate one child in sport and environment for one year $300 - Run one HIV-AIDS workshop and provide tools for 100 youth show more $400 - train 1 youth volunteer for a job as a community sports coach $2,640 - train one talented child at the academy of sports for one year $7,889 - build a tennis/basketball/volleyball court $18,000 - take a tennis team of 14 talented kids to Florida for a 2-week camp $32,876 - sponsor a training camp for 600 childen $411,145 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Tsunami Recovery in Five Coastal Villages, India India, Disaster Recovery Providing post-tsunami help to 250 villagers, 20 urban families and 25 girl students for livelihoods recovery, home reconstruction, medical care and school enrollment in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $100 - A sewing machine for one young village woman in Kerala or Tamil Nadu. $250 - Food and necessities for 10 orphans in Kerala for a month. $550 - Sponsoring a poor family as God-parent of one child in need for a year. show more $700 - Basic health care for 7 children in Kerala and Tamil Nadu for a year. $950 - All necessities/ tuition for 25 tsunami affected girls for a month to help them finish school.. $2,000 - Rebuilding one decent home in a flooded village or area. $9,900 - Major surgery in a private hospital in Kochi to save the life of a poor child . $52,483 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Donate a Pig: Invest in Haiti's Future Haiti, Economic Development In rural Haiti, wealth is measured in pigs. Owning a pig means your children get health care and go to school. Help families rise out of poverty by buying a pig for them to raise. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $25 - Buys a quarter-share of a pig $50 - Buys a half-share of a pig $100 - Provides one pig show more $200 - Provides a pair of breeding pigs $9,035 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign, Gaza 2nd Home Palestinian territories, Human Rights If there ever was need for a symbol of hope, it is now. Please help rebuild the next home in the Rachel Corrie Rebuilding Campaign in Gaza, the home of physiotherapist Ali Al Bahry and his family. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $40 - Pays a day’s wage to re-employ a Palestinian construction worker $75 - A hundred blocks at 75¢ each; we need 5500 blocks! $375 - Five cubic meters of concrete for the foundation and roof of new home show more $500 - Steel Front Door $1,800 - Interior and exterior stucco $2,600 - Electrical wiring and plumbing $38,167 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount   or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone