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Thousands of people on the frontline of the climate crisis in West Africa are set to benefit from a £200,000 grant awarded to improve and strengthen the resilience of the communities in Senegal and Niger.

Practical Action will attend two key events in Africa this September. We will promote the power of collaboration to tackle the global crises of climate and poverty.

Thousands of people affected by the indiscriminate, open burning of waste in Senegal are set to benefit from a £60,000 grant awarded to Practical Action by the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Thousands of smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso will boost their food production, thanks to a new project investing in better access to and use of clean energy.

People highly vulnerable to climate change will benefit from a huge £390,000 grant awarded to Practical Action by the Prince of Wales Charitable Fund (PWCF)

Practical Action’s purpose for almost 60 years has been to work with people living in poverty so that they can transform their lives and influence wider systems change so that the changes can be sustained and scaled.