Groundswell International has been awarded a $3,519,710 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in close collaboration with Partenariat Pour le Développement Local (PDL), our local NGO partner in Haiti, and Acceso, a nonprofit social enterprise known for its effectiveness in connecting smallholder farmers to local markets in five countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. This three-year grant will allow these program partners to strengthen key program pillars of the Haiti Food … [Read more...] about Groundswell International and Partners Secure $3.5 Million Grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation to Strengthen Haitian Food Systems
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Transforming Food Systems From the Ground Up: Our Theory of Change
For over 13,000 years, farming has been about people constantly innovating and working with nature to create reliable ways to grow food and enhance well-being. But the past 200 years have seen a dramatic shift towards industrial agriculture. Heavy reliance on fossil fuels and mechanization became the norm, prioritizing quick growth over protecting natural resources. Today, a few large corporations dominate the supply of farming inputs such as chemical fertilizers, pesticides and … [Read more...] about Transforming Food Systems From the Ground Up: Our Theory of Change
Celebrating 15 Years of Impact: A Letter From Steve Brescia, Executive Director
Dear Friends, Groundswell will celebrate 15 years in 2024. We feel both humbled and proud as we reflect on what we have been able to accomplish together so far, and are determined to have an even greater impact in the future. Since our founding, we have learned a lot about how to coordinate an effective international network for collective impact, one that reflects our shared values and centers the agency of smallholder and indigenous farming communities. We are pleased to share some 2023 … [Read more...] about Celebrating 15 Years of Impact: A Letter From Steve Brescia, Executive Director
Global Partnerships in Action
Groundswell International advocates for action-oriented learning in collaboration with carefully chosen global partner organizations and allies. Through their work, we foster mutual learning, enhance methodologies and capabilities, make essential investments to foster continuous innovation, and promote agroecology globally. Our approach to strengthening the capacity of people, communities, and farmers’ organizations to create healthy farming and food systems from the ground up would not be … [Read more...] about Global Partnerships in Action
What Fertile Ground Teaches Us About Scaling Agroecology
It is increasingly clear that the rules by which we have organized our broader economic and political systems, with our agricultural and food systems at their center, are generating overlapping economic, environmental, social, and political crises. Our general ‘operating system’ is broken and has led us to what many are now referring to as a 'poly-crisis.' Industrialized agricultural and food systems are major drivers of climate change, environmental destruction, the dangerous … [Read more...] about What Fertile Ground Teaches Us About Scaling Agroecology
Year in Review: Progress and Action in 2023
2023 marked a significant year for Groundswell International, our partner organizations, and the communities in our programs. It brought a series of ongoing triumphs and remarkable displays of resilience within the communities we support. Furthermore, this year witnessed our message about the pivotal role of agroecology in cultivating robust agricultural and food systems starting at the grassroots level, reaching more people than ever before. Help us continue our vital work today, for a better … [Read more...] about Year in Review: Progress and Action in 2023