Quaker Earthcare Witness Mini-Grants Program
Quaker Earthcare Witness offers mini-grants to support projects aligning with Quaker values of environmental stewardship. These grants encourage Friends organizations, schools, and meetings to take tangible actions for the planet, fostering community cooperation and ecological restoration. Past projects include habitat restoration, sustainable infrastructure development, and community-led initiatives, demonstrating a commitment to living in harmony with all of Creation.
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Mini-Grants Quaker Earthcare Witness We are called to live in right relationship with all Creation, recognizing that the entire world is interconnected and a manifestation of God.
Quaker Earthcare Witness Quaker Earthcare Witness is a network of North America Friends (Quakers) and other like-minded people who are taking spirit- led action to address the ecological and social crises of the world, emphasizing Quaker process and testimonies. Mini-grants were started in 2008 by Ruth Hamilton and other QEW Friends as an incentive to involve their meeting in earth-friendly projects. Matching grants of up to $500 support projects consistent with Quaker values. Mini-Grants are a great way to turn spiritual leading to protect Earth into on ground action. Any Friends organization, school, or meeting is eligible for grants. Community cooperation is encouraged. Applications accepted throughout the year. Following are some examples of past projects. May they give you inspiration.
Monteverde Friends School and Meeting Monteverde Friends School and Meeting in Costa Rica, were damaged by an unusually large tropical storm. Two separate Mini-Grants were given: first, the construction of a new septic tank. second, the improvement of the water storage and catchment systems.
Albuquerque, New Mexico Monthly Meeting Restoring habitat in Cibola Canyon The Cibola Canyon area was overgrazed and canyon walls were eroding. BLM, Trout Unlimited, NM Wildness Alliance, and volunteers came together to build up the canyon with sand bags. The project restores one of three springs in this area of NM. 4
Missoula, Montana Friends Meeting Covered bicycle rack construction at the Meeting House. Twelve experienced builders, Friends, ages 14-68, participated in the project. Shelter is now well used and everyone enjoyed and learned from the project.
Earth Quaker Action Team Bike Trip Eight Quakers pedaled 300 miles across southern Pennsylvania in a corporate witness for stewardship of the Earth. The Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) Bike Trip provided a powerful witness and sense of community to its participants and to those they visited along their way. The statement that Friends are willing to do things differently for the sake of the Earth was the testimony. 6
Central Philadelphia Meeting Serenity Soular This project is about maintaining the integrity of the soul as we are also reclaiming our birthright to economic stability and education. Serenity House was the site of the first installation in 2014. The installation at Morris Chapel Church is the first Black church in North Philadelphia with solar panels.
Friends Theological College, Kenya Friends Theological College through the Grinnell Friends Church in Iowa and Quaker Earthcare Witness Mini-grants. The college In Kenya where Quaker pastors study has made the transition to solar power with Quaker Earthcare Witness help.
Childrens Pachamama Program Peace and Art, La Paz, Bolivia Quaker Earthcare Witness help fund the start-up of a learning by doing program for city children with Bolivian Quakers. They were taught how to use water carefully. Everybody has rights to water. They taught the public that our planet Earth is a gift to us, and we should take care of it. Children s final project, Peace and Art work , is displayed.
The Acahualt Womens Center Nicaragua In conjunction with ProNica, Mini-Grants funded reprints of pamphlets on birth control. These were used in a workshop for women. Copies were given to the Population Committee in Quaker Earthcare Witness.
Rwanda Yearly Meeting Mini-Grants provided significant funding to undertake a major tree planting project. Reforestation is vitally important. It is particularly difficult in Rwanda.
Rwandan Peace Garden 2014 The peace garden is getting more beautiful, with more trees, and beautiful flowers. There is a plantation of beans, where stones were added to make the garden more beautiful. The mango trees gave a lot of fruit and church members and Sunday school children enjoyed them.
Grinnell Friends Church, Iowa Quaker Earthcare Witness helped the church create a pollinator garden. The children completed very large, colorful models of the stages of butterfly metamorphosis displayed in the fellowship hall wall. Grandparents, adult children, and grandchildren planted native wildflower seedlings together.
Applying for a Mini-grant is easy Go to Quaker Earthcare Witness webpage: quakerearthcarewitness.org Click on the Mini-grants button. Download and complete the Project Information. Form at this link: qew_mini_grant_application_2019.pdf Follow the directions and wait to hear from us.
You Can Help You could contribute to the Mini-Grant fund individually, or with a fund raiser, or by adding a targeted amount to your Quaker Earthcare Witness donation. You can get the word out about Mini-Grants. You can encourage meetings to apply and to work with others in the community. https://www.quakerearthcare.org/article/quaker-earthcare-witness-mini-grants
