Our 2023 team of high school composters in the US Caitlin with her host Stella in Nairobi (2023) Nina and her team make soap in Georgia (2023) Caitlin in Nairobi (2023)

The Advocacy Project

Org #29023
Vetted since 2015 Staff Favorite
1998
year founded
$300,968
raised on GlobalGiving
8
years fundraising
18
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

The Advocacy Project - A Voice for the Voiceless The Advocacy Project (AP) helps marginalized communities around the world take action against the root causes of their disempowerment in a way that benefits society as a whole and produces social change. To do this, we partner with community-based advocates who represent these communities and share their problems. Our support for partners is innovative and effective. First, we deploy Peace Fellows (experienced graduate students) to help partners tell their story, launch campaigns, and strengthen their organization: we have deployed 304 Peace Fellows since 2003, and in the process given our Fellows a unique experience. Second, we help partner... read more

Project Leaders
Iain Guest
Iain Guest
Mary Ellen Cain
Mary Ellen Cain
Team
Iain Guest
Organization Information
2201 P Street Nw # 204
Washington, DC 20037
United States
+1 202-758-3328
Organization Information
2201 P Street Nw # 204
Washington, DC 20037
United States
+1 202-758-3328

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Reaping the Harvest in Kibera

By Iain Guest and Stella Makena | Project leaders

This report is being sent to friends who have generously donated to our GlobalGiving appeal for composters in the informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi. As we have explained in earlier reports, the... Read the full report ›

Peace Fellows Innovate and Inspire In India, Kenya and the US

By Iain Guest | Project coordinator in the US

This report is going to 263 friends of The Advocacy Project who have donated $69,000 to our fellowship program through GlobalGiving. Your generosity has helped us to recruit 86 students from over 30... Read the full report ›

Signing off, with thanks!

By Lala, her family and volunteers | Team members

Thank you to all who believed in us and donated through this appeal to help our family start our own catering/foodtruck business! We have decided to close the appeal, so this report will be our... Read the full report ›
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