CARE Collective Fund
Awards a EUR 10,000 grant to a grassroots ocean or climate initiative worldwide.
An internal jury scores each application out of 62 points, weighing six things: how the project ties to both global and local needs, whether its impact can actually be tracked or measured, how well it matches GOT BAG's own values and code of conduct, whether it creates value that outlasts the funded project itself, whether the expected impact is realistic for the money requested, and where the wor…
The fund backs projects aligned with one of three pillars: Community of Care and Climate Resilience, Plastic Life Cycle, and Maritime Ecosystem. It welcomes NGOs, foundations, grassroots initiatives and activists, academic research projects, and social enterprises or impact startups with a proven track record, but excludes conventional businesses, individuals without an activism track record, and greenwashing projects.
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