Green Asia Grants
In the process of rapid development, East Asia is also facing a series of disasters and accidents, including climate change. In the region, there are people who are committed to conserving the environment and lives. Korea Green Foundation is saving no effort to provide full cooperation for them to dream bigger and act more. To address environmental issues and build environmental network of Asia in the most affected region by climate change, the foundation is supporting environmental activists, NGOs and environmental projects in the region. This was by no means a single isolated support. After the support, an evaluation committee was organized with members of experts to check and see whether the activities keep going well.
Just as the grant from Germany and Japan helped lay meaningful first grounds, almost 30 years ago, when we first started environmental activities in Korea, Korea Green Foundation will provide consistent and stable support to address environmental issues of Asian countries, most vulnerable to climate change.
TIES in India
‘TIES’ was running various environmental programs in Kerala, India. In 2014, 1,380 students in 92 schools in 3 regions in Kerala participated in developing biodiversity registry project. This was the first large-scale project held at schools and was actively implemented with cooperation with NGOs, public institutes and local residents. Students showed changing attitude including growing interest in biodiversity. One of the students even began to take care of the garden at home by himself, feeling a sense of responsibility for the nature.
CCHW in Pakistan
‘CCHW’ in Pakistan was a project in 2014 to support solar system for16 households living without electricity. Also they ran educational courses on how to maintain and repair solar lamps. The education to boost energy awareness was welcomed by the community. The original target participants were 400, but more than 612 people took the course. The number of woman participants was higher than men. Given this, we expected to see more active participation of women in managing solar lamps in the future.
BEDS in Bangladesh
‘CCHW’ in Pakistan was a project in 2014 to support solar system for16 households living without electricity. Also they ran educational courses on how to maintain and repair solar lamps. The education to boost energy awareness was welcomed by the community. The original target participants were 400, but more than 612 people took the course. The number of woman participants was higher than men. Given this, we expected to see more active participation of women in managing solar lamps in the future.
