Global Coralition and EcoSoluciones Awarded International Communications Grant to Amplify Community-Based Environmental Work
Cabarete, Dominican Republic – June 2025 — Global Coralition and EcoSoluciones have been selected as recipients of the Youth Communications Grant, an international initiative supporting youth-led organizations to expand their impact through strategic and creative communications. The organizations will receive a $5,000 USD grant to enhance their storytelling, content creation, and outreach capacities.
This grant will allow both teams to better capture the transformative environmental and social work they’re leading across the Dominican Republic’s northern coast — including mangrove restoration, coral reef conservation, climate education, and eco-community building.
“This is an opportunity to share what’s happening on the ground — real stories of resilience, restoration, and local action,” said Lia Hiraldo, Country Manager at Global Coralition and EcoSoluciones. “We want to highlight the voices of our communities and bring the world closer to what’s possible when people and nature work together.”
The funding will support initiatives such as:
Photo and video documentation of restoration work, educational events, and coral farming.
Social media awareness campaigns around the value of coastal ecosystems and climate adaptation.
Storytelling from community leaders, youth, women, and fishermen engaged in conservation efforts.
Internal communications tools like newsletters and digital platforms to improve coordination and reporting.
This recognition adds to a recent wave of momentum for the organizations, who were also selected this year as winners of the Youth Impact Grant by UNESCO and Nestlé for their project “Atabey’s Coastal Guardians”, focused on ecosystem restoration in Cabarete Lagoon and Sosúa Bay.
About Global Coralition and EcoSoluciones
Global Coralition is an international initiative that blends art, science, and community engagement to regenerate marine ecosystems. Its local partner, EcoSoluciones, leads mangrove restoration, coral nursery management, and environmental education throughout the Dominican Republic, using a holistic "ridge to reef" approach to climate resilience.
Contact:
Lia Hiraldo – Country Manager
📧 lia@globalcoralition.org
🌐 www.globalcoralition.org | www.ecosolucionesrd.com
📍 Cabarete, Dominican Republic