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You can keep up with the latest project developments from the people on the ground making them happen via the BWB Blog. We want to hear from you and welcome your comments.
 
 
 

PROJECTS BLOG 11/14/2023

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Prototyping the ShowerLoop at BRC 2023

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by Sergii Dumyk Part 1. ConceptualMy mission is to accelerate a sustainable future and to create a holistic environment for humans and nature to coexist in a blossoming way. Our NGO 001, a BWB grantee from 2018, is... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 11/07/2023

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Nuestro Puente al Mundo Virtual (Our Bridge to the Virtual World): 2022 Community Microgrant Winner Update

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Located in Zinacantán, Chiapas, Mexico, the Yo’onik Learning Center serves a community where 99% of the residents are Tzotzil Maya, an indigenous group deeply rooted in rich Mayan linguistic and cultural traditions... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 07/26/2023

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Actually, You Can — Lessons from 3 Years of Hauling with Electric Vehicles for Burning Man

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Soundtrack: Scarcity Is Manufactured, from Deerhoof’s 2021 album “Actually, You Can” Looking to cut your carbon emissions for Burning Man this year? Here's some great news — electric vehicles are capable, t... Read More

 
 

PROJECTS BLOG 06/05/2023

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Permaculture Design Course: 2022 Community Microgrant Update

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Kakuma is the Swahili word for "nowhere." But for the more than 160,000 people living as refugees and asylum seekers in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya, it is their only home.Established in 1992, the Kak... Read More

Project creator Jesse Sprocket Displays one of her print block bandanas aimed at bringing awareness to displaced populations of the world.  

PROJECTS BLOG 02/16/2023

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Immigrant Aid Project: 2022 Civic Ignition Grantee Update!

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One of our 2022 Civic Ignition Grant Recipients from the Multi-Regional Summit Gathering (MRS) in Northern California/Nevada is The Immigrant Aid Project from Reno, Nevada; USA.At A Glance: – A fundraising... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 11/17/2022

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Native Solidarity Project Holiday Gift Drive

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Native Solidarity Project, a Coalition of Native Americans and Burning Man participants, has launched their annual Holiday Gift Drive to benefit our playa neighbors in and around Pyramid Lake. You can help out via the... Read More

 
 

PROJECTS BLOG 02/10/2022

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BWB San Diego Supports Animal Shelter in Baja California, MX

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The Burners Without Borders San Diego Working Group will be heading south of the California borderduring the second half of February to assist in the construction of a very needed fence at a local dogrehabilitation sh... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 05/07/2019

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Playscapes: 2018 Community Micro Grant Update!

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One of our 2018 Community Micro Grant Recipients is: Playscapes-  Evolve Early Learning (formerly Body Mind Adventure) Project lead Corrie Price describes the project: This grant is the seed fund for our na... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 04/23/2019

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Tremė Community Dispatch: 2018 Community Microgrant Update

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One of our 2018 Community Micro Grant recipients is Tremė Community Dispatch, a project by Kaya Nicole and New Orleans Burners Without Borders. Project lead Kaya describes the project: Initially, we prepared 5... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 04/16/2019

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Ascential Language & Arts School: BWB Community Microgrant Update!

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One of our 2018 Community Microgrant Recipients is Ascential Language & Arts School (ALAS), continuing a multi year relationship with this project. Project lead Jen Archer describes the impact, Ascential Lan... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 02/26/2019

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Civic Ignition Update: Made in the Shade

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Our 2018 Rocky Mountain Civic Ignition grant recipient is Made in the Shade! The Wasatch Community Gardens are organic and solar powered, stewarded by a very environmentally and forward thinking organization. The ... Read More

 

PROJECTS BLOG 02/12/2019

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Civic Ignition Grant Update: Galveston Seawall Mural

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The Galveston Seawall Mural is a 2018 SXSW Civic Ignition grant recipient The Galveston community came together for the Seawall Mural project, an Interactive paint-by-numbers style mural where BWB volunteers and be... Read More