Winner Organizations of the 2018 Mini-Grants of Binoculars!

Thanks to Optics for the Tropicsthis year we awarded 25 mini-grants of binoculars to Latin American and Caribbean organizations. We received many excellent proposals from organizations doing extraordinary work in their respective communities. It was exciting to read proposals from diverse organizations, and from so many different parts of the continent, where people are thinking about birds, their observation, and conservation. Therefore, the selection of the winning organizations was not easy.

The winning organizations of the 2018 binoculars mini-grants were chosen based on their geographic diversity, and their potential to have a real and long-term impact on their communities, by integrating binoculars into their educational and environmental activities focused on birds, their observation, and conservation. We were impressed, above all, by proposals that included participants from all sectors of the population, especially youth and their families.

The 2018 Mini- Grant Binocular Winners:

  1. Alianza Mexicana para la Conservación de la Vida Silvestre, Mexico
  2. Aves de Oaxaca, Mexico
  3. Centro Básico San Mateo, Panama
  4. Colectivo AVES-TAMIENTO en Humedales, Colombia
  5. Colectivo Ojo de Lumbre, Mexico
  6. Corporación Mapuche Newen, Chile
  7. Ecopil Arte Crea Conciencia A.C., Mexico
  8. Escuela de Barrio El Carmen, Costa Rica
  9. Estación Científica La Malinche, Mexico
  10. Fundacion Ambiental DapaViva, Colombia
  11. Instituto de Planeación Ambiental y Calidad de Vida A.C., Mexico
  12. Instituto Mixto de Educación Básica Ixlú, Guatemala
  13. Instituto Veracruzano de Ecología, Mexico
  14. Organización Reverdece Tu Comunidad, Puerto Rico
  15. Parque Metropolitano La Libertad, Costa Rica
  16. PAU Tuxtla, Mexico
  17. Peten Birders Association (club), Guatemala
  18. Proyecto Aldea Global, Honduras
  19. Proyecto Construyendo un Corredor de Conservación en mi Región-Cenicafé, Colombia
  20. Proyecto PANAS, Puerto Rico
  21. Semilleros De Alas Campeche, Mexico
  22. Siruki Educación Ambiental, A.C., Mexico
  23. Transformación, Arte y Educación AC, Mexico
  24. Toucan Ridge Ecology and Education Society (T.R.E.E.S.), Belize
  25. Ukuchil Cuxtal Sc de Rl, Mexico