By Lena Andrushchenko | Project Leader
Dear Donors and Supporters,
The WAFA mission is to identify and promote outstanding sustainability entrepreneurs in the areas of water, air, and food worldwide. We will never be tired of saying "thank you" to our donors that are helping to carry out our mission. In 2022, we hope to receive more donations for this project. We appreciate your support with any of our projects to continue to shine a light on individuals and communities that solve the world's environmental problems.
With your help, the mission becomes a reality! WAFA had a challenging year keeping up, but we worked hard and are ready to share our 2021 achievements with you.
Awards - prepared an impact report of past award winners and received 60 applications.
We always look for creative people, so we hired more Volunteers this year:
- Onboarded a co-CEO
- Established a Program Office and management plan
- Streamlined the award selection process
- On-boarded: a new Board Director, Co-CEO, Research & Applications team, R&A mentor, three marketing interns, Crowdfunding assistant, PR professional and a Video editor.
Communication:
- Produced a branding video, "Silent Heroes". Please, find it attached to this report.
- Commenced implementing our new brand
- Articles publicised in Asian and European media
- PeaceCast.tv featuring WAFA videos worldwide on UN Peace Day.
Fundraising results 2021:
- Raised about $12,000
- Submitted funding applications
- Strengthened WAFA's crowdfunding efforts
- Structured and strengthened our outreach to the corporate world
- Raised WAFA presence on social media
- improved the functionality of our website
- Implemented a mailing system.
Furthermore, WAFA expanded its stakeholder relations portfolio to include Danish Technical University (DTU), 11 multinational corporations, a Danish pension fund, a climate think tank, and a German family office.
By raising awareness of the sustainable solutions created by communities and entrepreneurs, WAFA seeks to end hunger worldwide. And our primary mission is to identify these silent heroes offering low-tech, high-impact solutions and bring them public and professional attention to attract support. Any help, dear donors, is greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
WAFA Team!
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