Africa Sand Dam Foundation: Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives
At the Shockwave Foundation, we are always on the lookout for innovative and impactful organizations that are not just addressing the immediate needs of communities, but are creating lasting, resilient, and sustainable solutions. A little over a year ago, we had the privilege of forming a partnership with the Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF), based in Kenya. After visiting three of their projects this past September, we can confidently say that we have found a partner whose work we truly admire and whose approach to community engagement is as innovative as the technology they employ.
Report from the Field: Advancing Climate Resilience
Last month, we had the distinct pleasure of meeting with several of our Kenya partners whose work is at the forefront of climate resilient solutions to food and water security. These new approaches are the types of projects that should be scaled more broadly to support communities at the frontlines of climate change.
Galvanizing Action for Adaptation and Resilience
The Shockwave Foundation has joined a group of philanthropic leaders who launched a collective call to action on climate adaptation and resilience. We need significant momentum to scale adaptation action as we accelerate climate change mitigation work in parallel.
Shockwave Strategy
Guidelines for potential partners about what kind of projects we do and do not fund.
Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature Challenge Finalists
Ten early stage initiatives, with an innovative approach that leverages the creativity of their communities, were chosen through a rigorous selection process. The RAIN Challenge will support them by providing a tailored mentoring program and communications tools to strengthen their messaging and prepare them to pitch to investors.
+1 Global Fund for Food Security Award Announcement
The very first cohort of Awardees was selected for support by the +1 Global Fund for Food Security. Hailing from across 7 countries—Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda, all 14 Awardees are making significant strides in improving food access and resilience.
2022 Year End: Focusing on the Long-Term
Most people view climate change as purely a source of disruption and loss. But we embrace a narrative that recognizes and honors these losses, even as we also understand that our communities, ecosystems, and economies are reorganizing and reassembling in complex ways that present new choices that many of us may not even be aware of.
+1:WASH Update Following Two Rounds of Trust-Based Giving
Updates and impact of the +1:WASH fund, an innovate funding method that places trust in organizers and communities, and elevates the visibility of frontline organizers.
Shockwave Strategy
Updates and refinements to Shockwave’s strategy for co-funders and action partners
2021 Year End: Pieces Coming Together
We have matured and focused our role to elevate the work of our action partners, act as conveners, facilitate collaborations, and continue to make catalytic investment in organizations with the potential for outsized impact.
+1:WASH introduction
The +1:WASH fund democratizes the water access, sanitation, and hygiene funding ecosystem, places trust in organizers and communities, and elevates the visibility of frontline organizers.
Transparency in Funding
We’re sharing our internal decision making tools in an effort to make our funding more efficient and just.
2020: A Year of Crises and Opportunities
The crises of 2020 are a dystopian vision of the future. Our best chance for hope is to leverage lessons from the pandemic, democracy, equity, and climate crises to create meaningful long-term positive change.
WASH: Pandemic and climate resiliency together
We have awarded a substantial number of our grants to organizations that implement clean water access, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
COVID-19 update
An open letter from our CEO to our grantee and co-funding partners.