Casa Hogar del Anciano de Ensenada, A.C. (Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico)
To support Casa Hogar's "Ancianatón 2007" Campaign to help 50 economically
disadvantaged retirees by providing shelter, medical attention and care - $20,000.
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, A.C. (CEMDA) (Mexico City, Mexico)
To support a scientific symposium that will address the impacts of desalinization
on the Gulf of California - $5,000; "El Mogote" legal defense - $45,000; the
participation of three experts in the environmental review process of the Paraíso
de Loreto development project, Loreto, BCS - $4,500; Operational support for
CEMDA's La Paz and Mexico City offices and to establish a new terrestrial
protected area in BCS - $80,000.
Centro Mexicano Para la Defensa del Medio Ambiente, A.C. (DAN)
(Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico)
To pursue legal actions in favor of the environmental health of the ecosystems in
the Gulf of California, particularly those affecting Puerto Libertad in the state of
Sonora, and the Bahia de Los Angeles Biosphere Reserve - $6,250; to support
environmental legal defense work in the Gulf of California with emphasis in Puerto
Libertad, Sonora, and La Paz, Baja California Sur - $25,000.
Centro Mujeres, A.C. (La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
For the continued implementation and expansion of the "Hablando Claro" (Plain
Talk) program that educates parents on how to address reproductive health
concerns with their teenage children - $40,000.
Club de Niños y Niñas de México(Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico)
To complete the construction of Club Niños y Niñas de Mexico, A.C.'s main
building that will include art workshops, a computer lab, and a library - $40,000.
Comunidad y Biodiversidad, A.C. (COBI) (Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico)
To identify opportunities to improve fisheries management in the Sea of Cortez
within the framework of the recently enacted Mexican federal fisheries law, Ley
General de Pesca y Acuacultura Sustentables - $49,450.
Comunidad Maijañuí, A.C. (San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
To carry out community and economic development programs for "Ejido Luis
Echeverria Alvarez" - $25,000.
Comunidad Vision y Desarrollo (COVYDE) (La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
To support community development projects that support and encourage civic
participation in the city of La Paz and surrounding areas - $5,000.
Corredor Histórico CAREM, A.C. (Tecate, Baja California, Mexico)
To support the construction and operation of a media room to serve as a
community learning center for the recently built media room - $8,000.
Cruz Roja Mexicana, I.A.P. Delegacion Tabasco (Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico)
To purchase a mobile clinic to provide medical care to the victims of the Tabasco
floods surrounding the city of Villahermosa - $47,000.
Defensa Ambiental del Noroeste (DAN) (Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico)
For operational costs and to provide legal advice and support to all conservation
organizations working in Northwest Mexico - $100,000.
Ecology Project International (Missoula, MT, USA)
To support the "Facing the Challenge" scholarship fund, whose objective is
to cultivate the next generation of leaders who will work to protect the
planet's natural resources - $5,000.
Fondo Mexicano para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza, A.C (FMCN)
(Mexico City, Mexico)
To support the ZOFEMAT Fund at FMCN to allow environmental nonprofits
to secure land concessions for 20-30 years. The ZOFEMAT concession is
prepared in close coordination with the Mexican National Commission for
Protected Areas (CONANP) - $445,000.
Fronteras Unidas Pro Salud, A.C. (Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico)
For continued support of the Valle Verde library program at the bilingual
Mixtec-Spanish public elementary school Ve'e Saa Kua'a, in Tijuana, BC,
Mexico-$27,936; to provide charitable support for the 7th Binational
Conference on HIV/AIDS-$500.
Fundación Albatros Media (Panama City, Panama)
To expand TV and radio programming for "Al Natural" to the Latin America
and Caribbean region - $75,000.
Fundación Avifauna Eugene Eisenmann
(Panama City, Panama)
To host a year of environmental education activities for public school
students, at the Rainforest Discovery Center in Panama - $15,000.
Fundación Ayuda Niños La Paz, A.C. (La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
To build a study center in Colonia Laguna Azul on the outskirts of La Paz,
BCS-$30,000; for operating expenses and scholarships for middle and high
school students - $65,000.
Fundación Comunitaria Oaxaca (FCO) (Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico)
For operational support-$180,000; to support the Foundation's programmatic
initiatives in the area of community and economic development-$120,000.
Fundación Internacional de la Comunidad (FIC) (Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico)
To purchase 8 computers - $7,500.
Fundación MarViva (Panama City, Panama)
To purchase patrol boats that will aid in stopping illegal fishing off the coasts
of Central America and to provide enforcement support to the Coiba
National Park in Panama - $115,000.
Fundación Miguel Batista (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
To support a youth baseball league program, retirement home and
community school "Colibri" - $110,179.
Fundación Para la Libertad Ciudadana (Panama City, Panama)
To support Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM) in Panama, that will act
as an environmental watchdog organization monitoring government activity,
reviewing environmental impact statements, advocating for best practices,
and mobilizing citizen support for a conservation-oriented approach to
development-$10,900; to cover the cost of an executive director, two
attorneys, and administrative staff, as well as direct expenses for the entire
office - $240,560.
Fundación Tarpuy (Cordoba, Argentina)
For continued support of the Foundation's programs: the Escalar scholarship
program for secondary students; the Juntos community cafeteria program that
provides a breakfast program for under served populations; the Minkay
Program that promotes preservation and promotion of indigenous cultures and
traditions including Quechuan language, folklore, and music; the Procom
Program that promotes research and technological development in digital
communication and computer engineering by funding scholarships for Pre and
Post-Doctoral fellows in the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales
at the National University of Cordoba - $162,659.
Global Village of Beijing (Beijing, China)
To support the "Green Olympics" project, an environmental effort that designs
campaigns to teach communities, including children, the simple tenets of
environmental protection - $10,000.
Grupo Ecologista Antares (GEA)
(Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
To support the continuation of the education program "Jóvenes Exploradores."
The program educates 'young explorers' in Loreto from different age groups
and backgrounds in environmental education and conservation with an
emphasis on marine sciences-$19,600; to support the general operations,
which include: enforcement and surveillance of the marine park, environmental
education, and monitoring of development activities - $80,000.
Guardianes del Agua, A.C. (La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
To support a public outreach and media campaign celebrating and supporting
the protection of Balandra beach in La Paz by organizing a public art project
called "Art in the Sky" - $5,000; for general support and conservation activities
in the areas of education and outreach, water quality monitoring, and legal
strategies - $28,890.
Iberoamericana-UIA Foundation (Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico)
To cover the cost of the purchase, importation, and remodeling of the new
larger bookmobile for public elementary students in Tijuana - $8,390. (watch video)
HELPS International (Dallas, TX, USA)
To purchase 17 ONIL stove sets to replace open-flame fire pit cooking in the
indigenous village of Uspantan, Quiche, Guatemala - $2,300.
KPBS TV/FM (San Diego, CA, USA)
To support the Border Reporting Program at KPBS, San Diego's public radio
station - $1,000.
Los Niños del Capitán (Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
To cover salaries for teachers, cooks, and staff at the daycare center that
provides daycare and preschool for over a children of working mothers -
$60,000.
Mining Watch Canada (Ontario, Canada)
To provide technical and communications support to the Petaquilla campaign
in Panama - $19,500.
The Palapa Society of Todos Santos, A.C. (Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
To fund 25 scholarships for students from low-income families at high school
and university levels and to provide general operating support to the Palapa
Center, which hosts the bilingual library and Bridge-to-English after school
English program - $6,800.
Patronato de Apoyo al Centro de Integración Familiar, A.C. (Mexico City, Mexico)
To support education and civic responsibility programs in the impoverished
areas of Colonia Santa Fe located in Mexico City - $100,000.
Patronato Museo Sol del Niño, A.C. (Mexicali, BC, Mexico)
To provide charitable support to Museo Sol del Niño's educational programs,
including the museum's science program and museum's guide's program -
$200,000.
Project Amigo (Colima, Mexico)
To support various community development projects and educational
scholarship programs in Cerro de Ortega, Colima, Mexico. Funding supported
for dental and vision clinics, clean drinking water systems at two rural schools,
a study center for scholarship students, and scholarships for middle school
through university students - $71,250; to teach volunteers about the
environment, working conditions, and culture of local community members and
workers in Colima, México - $2,000.
Project Concern International (PCI) (San Diego, CA, USA)
To support the Holistic Community Improvement Project in Huehuetenango,
Guatemala-$30,140; to support PCI's immunization campaign to provide
vaccinations and other life saving health services for children in need - $2,500.
Pronatura Noroeste, A.C. (Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico)
To improve Pronatura Noroeste's skills and abilities to attract major donors in
Mexico by stimulating their interest to contribute with financial support and inkind
donations to successfully achieve their conservation goals in the
Northwestern Mexico and the Gulf of California regions - $35,000; to support
land conservation and marine stewardship at Playa La Unica near Bahía de
Los Angeles - $8,400; for institutional development to strengthen fundraising,
media outreach, and branding of the Northwestern Mexico program - $35,000.
Pro Peninsula (San Diego, CA, USA)
To support the 10th Annual Meeting of the Grupo Tortuguero that celebrated
10 years of sea turtle conservation on the Baja California peninsula - $1,000.
Fundación Punta de Mita (Punta de Mita, Nayarit, Mexico)
General operating support - $10,000; to support P.E.A.C.E., a local nonprofit's
project to help the communities of Corral del Risco and Emiliano Zapata
become more sanitary, environmentally friendly, and promote sustainable
places for local residents to live and for tourists to visit - $60,000; to support
the foundation's sustainable development initiative in Punta de Mita, in
partnership with P.E.A.C.E. - $14,400.
PVO México, A.C. (Mexico City, Mexico)
To support medical services in four rural communities in the outskirts of Mexico
City, including: 1. Villa Victoria Municipality 2. San Jose del Rincon 3. San
Mateo Atenco 4. Temascalcingo. In addition, $5,000 dollars will go toward the
"In Memoriam Richard Hojel" Scholarship fund to provide financial assistance
to students from secondary school through higher level education - $50,000; to support PVO Mexico, A.C.'s health program and purchase medical supplies
and equipment for the benefit of low income people in the state of Tlaxcala,
Mexico - $25,000.
San Diego State University Foundation (San Diego, CA, USA)
To support the Proyecto California Ecotourism project that aims to create
sustainable economic alternatives that preserve their culture and improve
conservation of natural resources both in protected areas and adjacent
unprotected areas of high conservation value in Baja California Sur - $15,000.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San
Diego (UCSD)
To support a Mexican student from Baja California Sur to pursue a Masters of
Science degree in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation program with a
fisheries management concentration at the Center of Marine Biodiversity and
Conservation (CMBC), Scripps Institution of Oceanography - $27,500.
Shanghai Charity Foundation (Shanghai, China)
To support the Shanghai Opera School Jingkun Talent Arts Cultivation
Scholarship Program, the "Shuangte" College and High School Students
Scholarships, the migrant school project; and the migrant worker training
program, and for operational support of Shanghai Charity Foundation -
$82,874.
SHARE Guatemala (Sacatepuequez, Guatemala)
To introduce potable water through the construction of a purification system in
the community of Cruz Quemada, in the Department of Huehuetenango,
Guatemala - $20,000; to support micro-loans for productive employment
projects in economically under-served communities in Guatemala - $25,000.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama City, Panama)
To help create a local nonprofit in the Las Perlas Islands to represent local
interests during the management planning process and beyond - $5,600;
to help carry out teacher training workshops at the Galeta Marine Research
Center in Panama - $20,471; to launch a communications and outreach
campaign to promote the biological importance of Las Perlas Islands,
and to outline the risks that currently exist from poor development
planning - $15,000.
Sociedad de Historia Natural NIPARAJA, A.C. (La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
To complete an effective management plan for Isla Espiritu Santo promoting
the rule of law and proper enforcement of the recently enacted marine
protected area (MPA) for the island-$20,000; to strengthen marine
conservation programs and organizational development - $170,000.
Thirteen Senses (Oceanside, CA, USA)
To support the "Tools of Genius" lectures and workshops for public school
teachers - $5,000.
Unidos Para la Conservación, A.C. (La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
To support a RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition) of the wetlands
and coastal habitats of Balandra located in La Paz, BCS - $25,000.
Unión de Empresarios para la Tecnología en la Educación, A.C. (UNETE) (Mexico City, Mexico)
To support the equipping of a computer lab in the school Escuela Tecnica 40,
CCT 02DTS0041G in Baja California - $18,000.
Utah State University (Logan, UT, USA)
To provide charitable support for the establishment of the Gombe School of
Environment and Society (GOSESO) in Gombe, Tanzania - $27,500.
Vigilantes de Bahía Magdalena, A.C. (Puerto San Carlos, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
To support the provision of suitable water quality, sea turtle monitoring,
environmental education, the defense of natural resources, and vulnerable
habitats in the region - $30,000.