EcoCatalyst Foundation Information

For over 10 years, the Ecocatalyst Foundation has provided grants and free capacity building services to environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in developing countries. Capacity building support has included strategic planning, donor relationship development, developing Corporate Social Responsiblity partnerships with corporations, researching and sharing best practices in Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), willow biomass energy plantations, reforestation, regenerative agriculture, nature based tourism, and the Landscape Approach. ECF collaborated with Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program - South Africa in conducting How to Write a Grant workshop for Community Based Organizations in the Vhembe District. ECF subsequently provided capacity building grants to Dzomo La Mupo, a CBO focused on Cultural Biodiversity, Sacred Sites and Food Security. ECF provided donor development, program development, and corporate social responsibility partnership development support to water-focused NGO National Environmental Center in Moldova. NEC is now the premier NGO in Moldova in creating and supporting Integrated Water Resource Management river basin councils and now has a broad base of international donor support and active Corporate Social Responsibility partnerships. ECF supported NEC in promoting NGO-private sector willow biomass hub in Moldova, including feasibility analysis of and work visits to willow biomass plantations. ECF in 2019 and 2020 researched best practices and opportunities in reforestation and the integrated Landscape Approach - tying together water, regenerative agriculture, reforestation, and nature based tourism.