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Future Generations Graduate School Video spotlights community empowerment

Posted on Mon, 2012 – 01 – 23 15:59

Watch a new video featuring the Future Generations Graduate School Master's Degree program in Applied Community Change and Conservation.

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Future Generations restructures for Sustainability and Impact

Posted on Tue, 2011 – 11 – 15 09:35

In 2011, Future Generations, the international civil society organization (CSO), experienced a structural realignment. The CSO now acts as an incubator of breakthrough ideas by:

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Preserving Wetlands in the Mt. Everest Region of Tibet, China

Posted on Thu, 2011 – 09 – 15 09:34

Across the high, dry plateau of the Qomolangma (Mt. Everest) National Nature Preserve, wetlands are valuable to both people and wildlife. In the interest of preserving local livelihoods and protecting wetlands, the Pendeba Society partners with villagers to reduce damage from livestock.

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40th Anniversary of Man and Biosphere Program held in Lhasa, Tibet

Posted on Wed, 2011 – 09 – 14 12:23

On September 8, 2011 Future Generations China joined more than 100 of China's conservation officials and scholars in Lhasa, Tibet for the 40th Anniversary of the Man and the Biosphere program and the 13th Conference for China's Biosphere Reserves Network (CBRN).

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Aljazeera features Peruvian Women's Action Groups and Soccer Leagues

Posted on Thu, 2011 – 08 – 25 17:17

A Woman Leader, Juana Estrada, trained by Future Generations Peru in maternal and child health, created a women's soccer league in rural Cusco that has the added benefit of bringing together older and younger women from remote villages to gain health knowledge and discuss shared challenges.

View the video on Aljazeera's website>.

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Community Management Improves Rural Primary Health Center

Posted on Tue, 2011 – 08 – 16 11:26



In East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh, India, near the mouth of the Brahmaputra River in the town of Sille, a primary health center serves six major rural villages and a growing migrant population of more than 10,000 people. The surrounding indigenous population is within a 12km walk over difficult terrain to the primary health center, which was seldom used and was in such a dilapidated condition that curative and preventative care was practically non-existent.

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Grad School Welcomes Director of Alumni Continuing Education

Posted on Tue, 2011 – 08 – 16 09:52

From the Himalayan state of Bhutan, Lham joins the Graduate School staff as Director of Alumni Continuing Education. A 2009 graduate of the Master's program, she will work with the alumni and their communities, a vital part of Future Generations global network of partners, to promote their continued success and life-long education. Working with the Dean, Lham will foster relations between prospective students and Future Generations increasing number of alumni.

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Graduate School Accepts Next Class of Students

Posted on Mon, 2011 – 07 – 11 13:38

On June 1, 2011, Future Generations Graduate School accepted 27 candidates into our next Master’s Degree class to start in January 2012. The next class represents 16 countries, including: Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Malawi, Uganda, Haiti, Guyana, Namibia, Ghana, USA, South Africa, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia, Kenya, Bolivia, and Nepal. 

With each class our program gets stronger and this class will be no exception. The Future Generations Graduate School student is highly motivated, academically strong, and active on the front lines of creative social change.

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Pendeba Society Wins Top Nature Conservation Prize for Western China

Posted on Mon, 2011 – 07 – 11 13:24

 On June 29th, in commendation of its work in the Mt. Everest region, the Pendeba Society received a top prize of 250,000 yuan (U.S. $38, 672) for its Nature Conservation and Community Development project.  Presented at Western China’s 2011 Ecological Conservation competition, the Vale Award on Innovative Public Participation is the first innovative nonprofit award to honor and promote ecological conservation in Western China.

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Afghan Teachers Design Curriculum in Environmental Stewardship for Rural Schools

Posted on Wed, 2011 – 07 – 06 11:50

To celebrate Afghanistan Environment Week (from June 4-10, 2011), Future Generations Afghanistan organized a three-day awareness program in environmental stewardship at three high schools in Khogyani District of Nangarhar Province.

Thirty teachers from rural schools and 30 local farmers participated in the training to learn basic skills to prevent damage to the environment. In the process, teachers designed an environmental stewardship curriculum that will be taught to more than 2,000 students.

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