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For more than four years after Super Typhoon Odette, one room at Bulata Elementary School sat empty.Today it's the schoo...
03/10/2026

For more than four years after Super Typhoon Odette, one room at Bulata Elementary School sat empty.

Today it's the school's library, and 425 pupils have already been inside.

It began with a birthday fundraiser from our founder, Rhoda. Then many hands built it: friends and supporters, two schools in the UK, and the teachers, parents and local leaders of Bulata.

Read the full story of the room that waited on LinkedIn.

🌱 Green Spark Fund 2026 is now open!We’re looking for grassroots organisations across the Global South with locally led ...
01/10/2026

🌱 Green Spark Fund 2026 is now open!

We’re looking for grassroots organisations across the Global South with locally led ideas that can make a real difference for nature and communities.

This year, we’re going further — more grants, more places, more opportunities for local ideas to grow. 🌍

From women and youth-led groups to Indigenous, community-led and other locally rooted organisations, we want to hear from people creating change where they are.

We’re looking for ideas that strengthen nature, biodiversity, climate resilience, livelihoods and community wellbeing — with local communities at the heart of the action.

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🌱 Learn more, check eligibility and apply:
communitiesfornature.org/green-spark-fund-apply

29/09/2026

🌱 *Our new website is live!*

This feels like a special milestone for Communities for Nature.

Over the past few years, we’ve grown alongside the communities and partners we work with, supporting locally-led ideas and turning them into practical action for people and nature.

Our new website brings that journey together in one place.

Come and meet the communities we’re proud to work alongside, explore our projects, discover the impact taking shape, and read some of the stories behind the work, from the Philippines to Kenya, Nepal, Indonesia and Zimbabwe.

Above all, it’s a window into what can happen when conservation starts with communities.

We’d love you to take a look, explore a few stories and see how you can be part of what comes next.

đź”— communitiesfornature.org

Partnerships that work. Stewardship that lasts.

24/09/2026

Four years ago, the ACE Sustainability Scholars were juniors in university just starting to learn about conservation. Today, they’re the ones leading that education in their own community.

Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEA1vkj_Qk

Project ACE is a community-led partnership in Negros Occidental, Philippines with Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc. and LMAX Group on marine conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and local leadership.

Some of the strongest conservation results we’ve seen didn’t start with a large grant. They started with small funding, ...
21/09/2026

Some of the strongest conservation results we’ve seen didn’t start with a large grant. They started with small funding, a lot of trust, and a community that already knew what needed to be done.

That’s the idea behind the Green Spark Fund — Communities for Nature’s small-grants programme for grassroots organisations working social and environmental conservation across the world.

Rather than waiting for organisations to become “fundable” by conventional standards, GSF backs them early — with funding, mentorship, and a long-term relationship.

Applications for the 2026 cohort open soon.

Photos from The Hummingbird Initiative, Rosa Care, Alam Sehat Lestari and CurrentShift

17/09/2026

What does long-term impact actually look like, four years into a community partnership? It looks like the people who were being trained in year one now training others.

Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEA1vkj_Qk

Project ACE is a community-led partnership in Negros Occidental with and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc. and LMAX Group on marine conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and local leadership.

16/09/2026

For the fisherfolk and farmers who make up Bulata’s People’s Organizations, the Buligay Bulata Federation has meant more than being an organized group. It’s meant steadier livelihoods.

Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEA1vkj_Qk

Project ACE is a community-led partnership in Negros Occidental with and LMAX Group on marine conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and local leadership.

Some of the most valuable moments from the Green Spark Fund Learning Circle weren't presentations or updates — they were...
11/09/2026

Some of the most valuable moments from the Green Spark Fund Learning Circle weren't presentations or updates — they were conversations.

Across different countries, contexts, and experiences, one idea kept surfacing: lasting change doesn't begin with funding. It begins with listening, trusting communities, and creating opportunities for their work to grow.

That's why these three reflections stayed with us. Together, they tell the story of what the Green Spark Fund is really about:

🌱 Start with communities as equal partners.
🤝 Build on the work they're already leading.
✨ Create the spark that helps bigger opportunities follow.

Meaningful impact isn't something we deliver to communities. It's something we build alongside them.



Images from Bighnaharta Nepal and CurrentShift

For her birthday this year, our CEO Rhoda Phillips asked for something different: support for the grassroots organisatio...
25/08/2026

For her birthday this year, our CEO Rhoda Phillips asked for something different: support for the grassroots organisations already leading change in their own communities.

Thanks to everyone who donated, Rhoda's birthday fundraiser has raised £5,000 for our Green Spark Fund — CFN's funding programme providing early funding, trust and mentorship to grassroots, community-led organisations.

Want to learn more about the Green Spark Fund? Visit: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7419650017293975552

We're excited to welcome our 2026 Green Spark Fund cohort soon. Whether you're part of a community-led organisation or a funder looking to support locally led solutions, follow us for upcoming updates and opportunities.

To everyone who donated and helped make this possible—thank you. Together, you're helping local changemakers create lasting impact.

From Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, our Green Spark Fund community came together for our second...
17/08/2026

From Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, our Green Spark Fund community came together for our second Quarterly Learning Circle to reflect on progress, share challenges, and learn from one another.

Every project is at a different stage. Some are celebrating milestones, while others are still finding their footing. That’s exactly what makes these conversations so valuable. Through ongoing mentorship and peer learning, grantees are able to exchange ideas, strengthen their work, and build a community that grows together.

Meaningful change doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when communities are trusted, supported, and connected to one another.

If you’d like to support community-led solutions that are rooted in local knowledge and built for lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you. Send us a message to learn more about the Green Spark Fund. 🌱

Yayasan ASRI Bighnaharta Nepal CurrentShift Root Ed The Hummingbird Initiative Rosa Care Organisation

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