Projects
Supported Projects
The Free Rivers Fund has been supporting grassroots river activism since 2017. Here you find all our grantees!
Projects 2025
For 2025 we’ve received 350+ applications, thereof more than 100 fitting our funding criteria. This year’s selection process was wild – but we have chosen 12 amazing projects & determined activists working hard to fight for their rivers. It shows once again a remarkable need for this kind of funding – and it motivates us…
Projects 2024
This year we’ve received 38 qualified applications from 23 countries on 5 continents. Reading about all these planned hydropower projects is devastating – but reading through the applications about amazing projects, determinded activists and the hard work some people put into the fight for their rivers makes everything a lot better! It shows once again…
Projects 2023
We are happy to announce the 2023 Free Rivers Fund Grantees: 13 projects from 13 different countries and 5 continents – all fighting to protect rivers! We gave 13 grants this year, twice as many as in 2022 and by far the most we have ever given in one year. The quality and quantity of…
Projects 2022
We are happy to announce the 2022 Free Rivers Fund Grantees! We had more than 30 applications this year from all over the world – it is so exciting for us to read through these and to get to know all of these projects and activists fighting for their rivers. We are happy to be…
Grantees 2021
We proudly present – the Free Rivers Fund Grantees 2021! With another record number of applications it gets harder and harder to chose every year. We will continue to work on obtaining more funds to be able to give out as many grants as possible! For 2021 we have chosen six grantees in total, thereof three…
Grantees 2020
Last year we have granted projects from different parts in the world. This year, applications came again from all over the planet with a large number of applications from the Balkans. Most projects are new initiatives, but we also continue our cooperation with some successful projects from last year. For example, Balkanka from Bulgaria, received…
Grantees 2019
These five amazing river conservation projects have been selected for support in 2019. Marañón Waterkeeper Marañón Waterkeeper is a community lead organisation that is working to protect the Marañón River, hydrological source of the Amazon. 20 mega dams planned along the Marañón would turn its 900km of whitewater into a series of stagnant reservoirs, block…
Supported Projects 2018
Last week we decided which projects the Free Rivers Fund will support in 2018. The choice fell on two very important and interesting projects which we can support with our budget. We want to thank all organisations which sent their application to us! Making the decision was not easy as we like every single project…
Grantees 2017 – the founding projects
The Free Rivers Fund is starting its first year, giving out the first round of grants. And these go – to the founding projects. Have a look below! Balkan Rivers Tour Balkan Rivers Tour started from a crazy idea born in the head of Rok Rozman at the pub one late evening. Intention to expose…