Planet Women

09/02/2025

It's incredible what happens when resources flow to local women who are protecting nature and meeting community needs. Here's a perfect example.

Planet Women distributed $3,000 seed grants to 24 environmental leaders who recently graduated from our Women's Leadership Circle (WLC) program. They come from 15+ African countries and all work in forest restoration and nature conservation.

Over eight months, the WLC cohort builds a sisterhood, exchanges knowledge and deepens their skills across storytelling, impact and influence at work, fundraising, and other areas. Upon graduation, these leaders can apply for a$3,000 seed grant to invest in their professional or personal development.

Scroll through to see a few of the amazing projects supported by this round of seed grants!

08/29/2025

From January to June, we held our first writing fellowship with Indigenous Women of the Colorado River Basin.

The Fellowship was designed to support the growth of writers who are passionate about the cultural, ecological, and natural history of the Colorado River, and to document Indigenous women’s stories. It's part of Planet Women’s aim to create a multi-generational and inclusive movement of environmental leadership.

During the six-month Fellowship, the four writers – chyenne, Nadira, Valerisa, and Stephanie – built on their distinct ideas: a memoir, an essay, a children’s book, and a dystopian climate-fiction (cli-fi) story.

In June, the Fellows submitted their manuscripts and each received a $3,000 stipend to go toward publishing and marketing costs. We're grateful to the Fellows for their work and to Re:wild and Laurie Scheer (New Nature Writers) for their crucial support!

07/22/2025

Planning is underway for the third annual Women and Water Convening this November! The Convening was co-created in 2023 to bring together Indigenous women and allies who are stewarding and protecting the Colorado River. Our shared goal is to address water issues by advancing community-driven approaches.

The last two Women and Water Convenings (2023 and 2024) brought together 136 Indigenous women and allies, representing 10 tribes, in the San Xavier District of the Tohono O'odham Nation in Arizona.

Attendees included professionals in conservation, the WASH sector, food sovereignty, cultural preservation, and philanthropy, as well as members of creative or academic institutions.

This year, the Convening is expanded to three days and will be held on the Navajo Nation. Learn more about this unique gathering in our blog post below!

THANK YOU to our partners:
Indigenous Women's Leadership Network
Sonoran Institute
The Nature Conservancy
Haury Program at the The University of Arizona
Walton Family Foundation
The Chapter House

From the 2025 Spring Impact Report: Hear what’s planned for the 2025 Women and Water Convening, which brings together Indigenous women and allies in the Colorado River Basin to address water issues and advance community-driven approaches.

06/30/2025

Planet Women’s mission is to partner with women to create a healthy planet for the benefit of all life. To achieve it, we deliver leadership programs at no cost to participants and provide low-barrier grant funding to grassroots organizations across the globe.

As part of our 2025 Spring Impact Report, we're highlighting two women-led organizations that recently received grant funding from Planet Women: Indigenous Women's Leadership Network (Colorado River Basin) and Red de Mujeres en Conservación de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (Amazon River Basin).

Shout out to IWLN and Red MeC LaC for their commitment and impact, and a huge thank you to our donors and Ripple members who make these grants possible!

From the 2025 Spring Impact Report: Meet two amazing organizations that Planet Women was proud to grant funds to this year, one in the Colorado River Basin and one in the Amazon River Basin.

06/30/2025

As a small nonprofit, donors have always made our work possible. Now, we – and our partners – find ourselves in a particularly difficult moment, as U.S. federal funding has been slashed, increasing pressure on the philanthropic sector.

Your donation to Planet Women helps deliver leadership programs and low-barrier grants to women leaders who are protecting nature and supporting communities. Together, we're building powerful networks that are diverse, multi-generational and co-created by people typically left out of environmental decision-making.

Will you support this work by making a gift today? You can donate here:
https://give-usa.keela.co/standalone-donation-2025-spring-campaign

06/27/2025

Planet Women's Center for Gender, Equity & the Environment (CGEE) initiative delivers leadership development, gender mainstreaming training and seed grants to leaders at African environmental organizations.

All offerings increase gender equity in environmental organizations and projects. What we see, though, is that many participants become gender champions not just at work but in their home and community as well.

Hear stories from two CGEE participants in our Spring Impact Report!

From Planet Women’s 2025 Spring Impact Report: Meet two recent graduates of Women’s Leadership Circle and Gender Mainstreaming, courses that are part of our Center for Gender, Equity, and the Environment (CGEE) initiative.

06/25/2025

❤️‍🔥 During a moment of overwhelming global challenges, Planet Women is doubling down on our vision of a world in which all people have the tools and resources they need to protect our precious Earth.

Planet Women delivers transformative leadership trainings and gatherings for diverse women leaders. We also provide grant funding for projects that protect forests and rivers AND advance gender equity.

Each leadership course, gathering, and grant creates a ripple effect – for women, for Earth, and for us all.

See what we've accomplished together so far this year in our Spring Impact Report! 💌

We hope you enjoy the highlights of what Planet Women's community has accomplished together this year. See stories from the Colorado River Basin, the Congo River Basin, the Amazon River Basin, and beyond!

06/23/2025

We're excited to share Planet Women's 2025 Spring Impact Report with you 💐

You'll see some of the work happening in the Amazon and Congo River Basins as well as projects that are turning the tides here in the US. Let us know what you think!

We hope you enjoy the highlights of what Planet Women's community has accomplished together this year. See stories from the Colorado River Basin, the Congo River Basin, the Amazon River Basin, and beyond!

06/22/2025

Today is World Rainforest Day and here are some facts (and images), courtesy of our friends at Rainforest Partnership:

🌍 Rainforests Cover Less Than 3% of Earth's Surface but House Over 50% of Terrestrial Animal Species

💦 Amazon Trees Release 20 Billion Tons of Water into the Atmosphere Daily.

💊 Over 25% of modern pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest plants.

‼️ Each year, an area equivalent to 27 football fields of rainforest is lost every minute.

🔥 6.7 Million Hectares of Primary Rainforest was lost in 2024 alone. Wildfires accounted for nearly half of this loss according to Global Forest Watch.

🌳 Amazon Hosts 10% of All Known Species on Earth
427 mammals, 1,300 birds, 378 reptiles, and over 3,000 freshwater fish species

Planet Women is proud to provide grants and leadership trainings that support the protection of forests and rivers across the globe, including the climate-critical Amazon and Congo Rainforests. Check out amazing partner organizations working tirelessly to protect rainforests in many different ways including:

Rainforest Partnership Congo Education Partners Women for Conservation Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Youth4Nature Cultural Survival Re:wild Lima 2027

06/20/2025

Rainforests protect life, regulate our climate, and hold stories that stretch back millennia. Planet Women supports projects and leaders that protect the Amazon and Congo Rainforests. On June 22, we’re proud to join a global celebration– World Rainforest Day– with our friends at Rainforest Partnership.

Rainforest Partnership has crafted wonderful opportunities to invite you to walk, reflect, and speak up. Whether you live near a rainforest or in the heart of a city, this movement is for everyone. Let’s celebrate the forests that sustain life—and protect them, together.

Check out www.WorldRainforestDay.org

A global movement for a future with standing forests on a thriving planet.

06/06/2025

Check out this incredible gathering by Women's Earth and Climate Action Network happening June 23-28!

It's online, free to all and will have simultaneous interpretation in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/CJ-2025

This global public forum will bring together 125+ women policymakers, government officials, and community leaders across 25 panels to showcase a diverse array of visions, projects, policy frameworks, campaigns, and movement strategies to accelerate the transition to a healthy and just world.

🌍 Be Part of the Global Movement for Climate Justice! 🌍

WECAN Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond is coming soon!
📅 June 23–28, 2025
⏰ 1:00–6:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) Daily
📍 Virtual | Free & Open to All
✨ 125+ Dynamic Speakers | 50+ Countries | 25 Powerful Panels | 6 Days of Action

🎤 Don’t miss this landmark gathering—RSVP today and explore the full agenda, featured speakers, and more on our website: https://www.wecaninternational.org/womens-assembly

🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/CJ-2025

Join us online for an unforgettable week of visionary dialogue and transformative solutions led by women in all of their diversity from the frontlines of climate action. From grassroots defenders to global policy shapers, this Assembly will spotlight bold campaigns, cutting-edge strategies, and feminist climate leadership driving the path to COP30 and a regenerative future. 🌱🌏

05/21/2025

What a joy to join in the 2025 New Horizons in Conservation Convening hosted by Justice, Equity, Diversity and Sustainability Initiative.

Janet Nguyen, Planet Women's SVP of the 100 Women Pathway, shared a panel with LA Caldwell, a participant in the Pathway's Atlanta cohort. Their panel talk discussed how to challenge assumptions and build community.

They had a fortifying and rejuvenating reunion with more incredible leaders from the 100 Women Pathway community ❤️‍🔥 and Janet was star-struck by meeting Dr. Dorceta Taylor.

The New Horizons conference explored key issues including stakeholder engagement, environmental technology and data, food security and sustainability, strengthening conservation efforts, and environmental policy and advocacy. Thank you to the JEDSI team and all who contributed to this remarkable event.