United States Funded Projects

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Send Youth Iroquois to Lacrosse World Games
United States, Education
Funded $1,805 (of $18,750 requested)
This project allows the Iroquois, founders of lacrosse, to compete in the World Games as part of a leadership seminar that teaches coaching skills and traditions of lacrosse to spread on to youth. progress reportread updates from the field
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Icons for Mapping Community Sustainability
United States, Technology
Funded $268 (of $27,500 requested)
Green Map Icons are a universal language for identifying environmental and cultural resources. Help local mapmakers foster sustainable living by updating this lexicon and a multilingual icon database. progress reportread updates from the field
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Green Schools Green Map for NYC & the World
United States, Education
Funded $155 (of $21,000 requested)
The replicable Green Schools Green Map project will spur eco-activities in 1,000 NYC K12 schools with Report Cards tracking progress in programs, purchasing, physical plant and student projects. progress reportread updates from the field
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Accessible Books for Students with Disabilities
United States, Education
Funded $2,420 (of $5,060 requested)
Adding more accessible textbooks and supplemental reading material for K-12 students with visual and learning disabilities to the Bookshare.org online collection.
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Passport to Global Learning
United States, Education
Funded $625 (of $1,320 requested)
Train U.S. teachers to use the Internet in K-12 classrooms for international student collaboration on meaningful projects. The goal is to link every school in the United States with a non-U.S. school.
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Support Youth at 3 Elementary Schools, New Orleans
United States, Education
Funded $61,302 (of $133,122 requested)
Funds raised for the only three functioning public elementary schools in New Orleans enable the schools to purchase educational materials crucial to improving public education in New Orleans. progress reportread updates from the field
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PEARL World Youth News
United States, Democracy and Governance
Funded $385 (of $1,000 requested)
PEARL World Youth News is a unique global web-based news service at secondary schools around the world, co-sponsored by iEARN and the Daniel Pearl Foundation.
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Hurricane Katrina Rebuilding Fund
United States, Economic Development
Funded $33,400 (of $100,000 requested)
GlobalGiving's Hurricane Katrina Fund allows donors to contribute to a general pool that will allow relief and rebuilding projects, which are almost fully funded, reach their budget targets.
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After-School Apprenticeships in Technology
United States, Education
Funded $6,693 (of $25,000 requested)
Low-income middle schoolers will work with volunteers from tech firms in CA, MA, NJ & TX, in after-school apprenticeships to build critical academic skills & raise school and career aspirations. progress reportread updates from the field
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Accessible Books for Students with Disabilities
United States, Education
Funded $745 (of $5,060 requested)
Adding more accessible textbooks and supplemental reading material for K-12 students with visual and learning disabilities to the Bookshare.org online collection.
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Delancey Life Learning Academy for Troubled Youth
United States, Education
Funded $2,822 (of $40,000 requested)
We provide troubled urban youths with a nonviolent community where hands-on learning and intensive support teaches them the vocational, academic and life skills they need to succeed. progress reportread updates from the field
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Help Deaf Children Learn Sign/English Connection
United States, Education
Funded $440 (of $6,600 requested)
Provides deaf students with software featuring mentors that sign the meaning of English text, thus helping them attain literacy through independent study.
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Job Training for the Disabled in SF Bay Area - I
United States, Education
Funded $550 (of $11,000 requested)
Each quarter 4-5 People with Disabilities will learn the use of customer relationship management software & develop communication skills on the job, while supporting rebuilding homes in war zones.
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Assistance to Youth at O. Perry Walker High School
United States, Education
Funded $2,810 (of $69,685 requested)
O. Perry Walker, 1 of 5 New Orleans schools open after Katrina, needs funds to renovate and buy supplies. Walker High now sees the potential to improve educational quality in a once failing system.
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Teaching HS students social entrepreneurship
United States, Education
Funded $10,830 (of $330,000 requested)
This project provides a nationally accredited Social Entrepreneurship course available online to 24,000 American high schools.
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Post-Katrina Small Business Help for Delta's Poor
United States, Economic Development
Funded $15,404 (of $700,000 requested)
Trickle Up will help 500 low-income entrepreneurs in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Business training and conditional seed capital will help them start or expand a small business. progress reportread updates from the field
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Building Tech Centers for New Orleans Communities
United States, Technology
Funded $1,542 (of $200,000 requested)
Providing access to Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in New Orleans is essential to the revitalization of Hurricane Katrina-affected communities and the education of local youth.
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Developing DC teen action network to prevent HIV
United States, Education
Funded $100 (of $28,500 requested)
Build network of at least 10 student-run high school-based organizations to create powerful vehicles for DC teens to educate their peers about the facts and spread of HIV/AIDS infection.
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Support academics & life skills for at-risk kids
United States, Education
Funded $35 (of $95,217 requested)
S.T.A.R.S. International employs scuba diving as a tool to bridge the gap to every participant while collateraly teaching/coaching/mentoring kids on respect, identify & understanding life choices.
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English Language Education in Papua New Guinea
United States, Education
Funded $10 (of $45,000 requested)
Fifteen Stanford undergraduates will teach English in village schools on Karkar Island, Papua New Guinea during the summer of 2008 while living with local families.
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