Worldwide
CategoryA collection of our favourite Awesome Foundation funded projects from around the world. Awesome Newcastle is a chapter of The Awesome Foundation. The Awesome Foundation was created in 2009 and has provided over $1.5m in grants via 114 chapters in 26 countries.
“Flying Change” Equine Therapy for Youth
Flying Change Equine Therapy is an Atlanta-based program created by Lissa Corcoran. This awesome program partners rescued and retired horses in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy for youth healing from emotional and behavioral challenges like depression, anxiety, addiction, eating disorders and trauma from childhood abuse..
Sidewalk Kintsukuroi
Rachel Sussman had an idea for an awesome art project, and Awesome Without Borders backed her with their $1,000 grant.
“Sidewalk Kintsukuroi” is a new artwork bringing some loving attention to cracks, margins, connections, and repairs! This artwork expands on the traditional Japanese art of Kintsukuroi (meaning “to ..
Paint Orlando Blue for Child Abuse Prevention
Approximately sixty at risk children from multiple locations in Orlando and Orange County will create original works of art, with narratives to be exhibited for Paint Orlando Blue in April 2016.
Paint Orlando Blue is a month long initiative, led by The Howard Phillips Center for Children & Families for the preventio..
Ravaan Persian Dance Company
Ravaan Persian Dance Company is the only Persian (Iranian) dance company in the state of Texas, and one of approximately 50 Persian dance companies worldwide. Ravaan is proud to offer Persian dance in Austin, especially considering dance has been outlawed in the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1979 because it is deeme..
SenseU – A sex education app.
SenseU is a sex education game that aims to help young Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 to become more confident in their bodies by teaching them how sex works. Despite the fact that sexual activity has many benefits, many people in America think of sex as a negative activity. This game aims to reverse that pe..
Canine Care Kits
A Canine Care Kit is a reusable bag that contains dog food, dog treats, collapsible bowl, foam sleeping pad and kennel lead. The goal for Oregon based Alice McKnight, is to create Canine Care Kits to help homeless people meet the basic needs of their dogs.
Many homeless people in Bend have pet dogs, although they ha..
The Importance of Being Awesome
TEDxBoston – Christina Xu – The Importance of Being Awesome
“Without joy the Awesome Foundation would be the Cheap and Efficient Foundation, which is a lot less catchy.”
‘Traffic Light Charades’ anyone?
Do you get bored waiting at pedestrian traffic lights? A group of game players in Amsterdam have come up with the perfect solution – “Traffic Light Charades”.
The game works by displaying an object/person/verb on the traffic light facing the person on the opposite side of the street. That person must then mime the c..
Turning Plants Into Music
A creative individual from Liverpool, England has come up with an unusual and creative way to engage young people.
Named Plant Synths and Kits, Laura Pullig is developing workshops and kits teaching others to build their own electronic instruments using plants.
Her goal is to show young people how to enjoy nature a..
The San Fran Moby Dick Marathon
When the clock strikes midday on October 24th San Francisco will pay tribute to the imaginative and infamous Herman Melville, author of the whale of a tale ‘Moby Dick’.
The San Francisco Moby Dick Marathon intends to have the 600-page novel spoken aloud, complimented by a collection of visuals and some chapters being..