Grant recipients

Bursaries have been awarded to six organisations that were selected as finalists for the Alcan Prize for Sustainability. The bursaries are designed to promote capacity building by allowing a suitably qualified senior member of the recipient organisation to participate in the one-year, part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Cross Sector Partnership accredited by the University of Cambridge.

Organisation Primary objective/mission Location
KickStart KickStart has the mission of eradicating poverty by enabling sustainable economic growth in developing countries USA
Comunidad Indígena de Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro (CINSJP) CINSJP was formed to empower indigenous people to manage natural resources themselves. Mexico
Friends of the Earth (FoE) - Ghana FoE - Ghana's mission is the conservation and sustainable use of the world's natural resources to improve the economic and social well-being of present and future generations. Ghana
Foundation for Integrated Education and Development (FUNEDESIN) FUNEDESIN is dedicated to finding a workable solution to the balance between rainforest conservation and the realities of life in the Amazon. Ecuador
Global Action Plan Global Action Plan is a practical charity that helps people create a better quality of life now and for future generations. United Kingdom
Social Change Assistance Trust (SCAT) SCAT aims to empower the rural poor, to strengthen civil society and to promote social change South Africa