{"id":5932,"date":"2025-05-06T11:36:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=5932"},"modified":"2025-11-18T16:14:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:14:41","slug":"seed-funding-program","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/en\/project\/seed-funding-program\/","title":{"rendered":"SEED FUNDING PROGRAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>THE SEED FUNDING PROGRAM <\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACT LOCALLY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTENING TO<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cry of the poor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cry of the planet<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cry of the new generations<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">\n                        <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/yt-placeholder-cookiebot\/assets\/placeholder.jpg) no-repeat center center \/ cover; aspect-ratio: 1 \/ 0.48; width: 100%; display: block; margin: 20px 0; position: relative; background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\n                            <span style=\"position: absolute; bottom: 20px; width: 100%; padding: 0 5%; text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box;\">To view this video, you need to enable all Cookies<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                   <\/div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D_P_2vhceg0?si=GZTViW2rSGu822nZ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>The project<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The Seed Funding Program&#8221; aims to sustain and encourage significant and promising initiatives in different parts of the world towards the creation of local\/national ecological plans for people and planet within the Focolare communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s an open call to a micro-financing program that aims to encourage significant and promising initiatives in different parts of the world. The main goal is to build local ecological plans within the Focolare communities to journey together towards an integral ecology.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>CALL FOR PROJECTS 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year we are finally launching a new call for projects on a special occasion: the 10th <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">anniversary of the encyclical <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laudato Si&#8217;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with which Pope Francis called humanity to care for the common home, interweaving ecology, social justice and spirituality<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Submit your project and be part of this path together!\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EN_Call-for-projects-Seed-Funding-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#x27a1;&#xfe0f; Read the call for participants here.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>deadline <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to complete your application is <\/span><b>June 30th, 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re waiting for you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">\n                        <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/yt-placeholder-cookiebot\/assets\/placeholder.jpg) no-repeat center center \/ cover; aspect-ratio: 1 \/ 0.48; width: 100%; display: block; margin: 20px 0; position: relative; background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\n                            <span style=\"position: absolute; bottom: 20px; width: 100%; padding: 0 5%; text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box;\">To view this video, you need to enable all Cookies<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                   <\/div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CGmQb4lz9j0?controls=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>1st edtion &#8211; 2021\/2023<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Seed Funding Program 2021-2023 saw 15 projects implementing their actions in 4 continents: from the Philippines all the way to Argentina, the initiatives were all different and unique.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/en\/projects\/seed-funding-program-projects\/\"><b>&#x27a1;&#xfe0f; Get to know the projects selected!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>2nd edition \u2013 2025\/2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The second edition of the Seed Funding Program (2025\u20132026) supports 10 inspiring youth-led and intergenerational initiatives across several continents. From Uganda to Argentina and from Benin to Pakistan, each project brings a unique approach to environmental action and community-driven sustainability.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/?page_id=12020&amp;preview=true\">&#x27a1;&#xfe0f; Get to know the selected projects!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Our inspiration<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6489 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-21-at-10.10.58-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-21-at-10.10.58-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-21-at-10.10.58-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-21-at-10.10.58.png 469w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The world faces a complex social and environmental crisis. The Encyclical Laudato Si\u2019 from Pope Francis explains how the cry of the poor is completely interconnected with the cry of the planet. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We cannot consider our relationship with nature as separate from fraternity, justice and faithfulness to others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6493 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-21-at-10.11.18-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"121\" height=\"121\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chiara Lubich, the founder of the Focolare Movement, argued that it is by starting with small local problems that a moral conscience is formed that is capable of addressing problems on a global scale. In fact, Chiara continued: what is missing is not technical and economic resources but an extra soul, which means new love for mankind, to make us all feel responsible towards everyone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, feel free to contact us at <a href=\"mailto:seedfundingprogram@gmail.com\">seedfundingprogram@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5937,"template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SEED FUNDING PROGRAM | New Humanity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&nbsp; THE SEED FUNDING PROGRAM AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACT LOCALLY &nbsp; LISTENING TO The cry of the poor The cry of the planet The cry of the new\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.new-humanity.org\/en\/project\/seed-funding-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SEED FUNDING PROGRAM | New Humanity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; 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