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.
Rainworks Invisible Spray
Science and art come together with Rainworks Invisible Spray, a substance that repels water, letting the user create positive messages and art on the pavement that reveal themselves when it rains. The formula, which is 100% biodegradable, can last up to four months. You can donate to the Rainworks Kickstarter campaig..
Popscope Baltimore
Popscope is an initiative in Baltimore, Maryland which brings free public astronomy nights to residents. Pop-up telescopes are spontaneously set up in locations around the city and then word is spread through social media. Everyone is encouraged to come along, look up learn about the night sky.
Funded by Awesome Balt..
Buddy Bench
Ottawa resident and mother Jenny Guth has recently helped implement a Buddy Bench in Stittsville Public School.
The Buddy Bench is an ordinary bench placed in the schoolyard. Children who are sad or looking for playmates can sit on the bench to signal they would like someone to come talk to them or ask them to play…
The Veggie Truck
The Veggie Truck from Alaska is a project aimed at providing farm-fresh crops to people from low-income areas. Locally grown produce will be delivered more directly to people in the community who do not otherwise have ready access to any fresh vegetables.
Funded by Awesome Alaska
Look for the Good
Liverpool Small Cinema
Liverpool Small Cinema is a new artist-led community screening space built entirely from volunteered time, money and materials. It’s a place for people to view alternative films and help decide on programming.
Funded by Awesome Liverpool
Subway Sets
Subway Sets brings New York City’s best underground musicians up to rooftops above the city. Subway Sets’ sold-out concerts turn moments on a subway platform into full sets in the sky.
The mission is to help amazingly talented subway musicians find the audience and exposure they deserve.
Funded by Awesome New York ..
Inside Books Project
Inside Books Project is an Austin-based organisation that sends free books and educational materials to prisoners in Texas. The initiative works to promote reading, literacy, and education among incarcerated individuals and to educate the general public on issues of incarceration.
Funded by Awesome Austin.
Mālama Pūpūkea-Waimea
Mālama Pūpūkea-Waimea is a youth program consisting of a series of fun, hands-on, educational workshops for children that focus on marine science, environmental stewardship, and Hawaiian culture.
Funded by Awesome Oahu.
Come Out & Play San Francisco
The annual Come Out & Play Festival provides a forum for new types of public games and play. The mission is to bring together a public eager to rediscover the world around them through play with designers interested in producing innovative new games and experiences.
Funded by Awesome San Francisco.