Freedom in Practice

Center for Civil Society wins the Templeton Freedom Award

Center for Civil Society wins the Templeton Freedom Award December 22, 2021 Rising Tide Foundation is thrilled that the Center for Civil Society from India has won this year’s Templeton Freedom Award with the Rising Tide supported project Jeevika App: Making a Living on the Street. More information about the award here. Jeevika App: Making a …

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First women-led service center opens to provide land records services

First women-led service center opens to provide land records services October 26, 2021 In West Bengal, India, aspiring women farmers face many barriers to asserting their rights to land. One such barrier: 15 million land records are out-of-date, making it difficult for rural families to obtain credit and access agricultural services. Local middlemen exploit these conditions by charging exorbitant fees to update records. Fortunately, these women now have a …

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Identifying Best Practice for Empowerment – Blog Launch

Identifying Best Practice for Empowerment – Blog Launch August 18, 2021 Our grantee Pauline Dixon started a blog about the project she leads: Identifying Best Practice for Empowerment. We are happy to share that amazing source of information with you. Empower | Identifying best practice for empowerment through entrepreneurial freedom: A project for the marginalized in …

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Celebrating our 10th Anniversary – Meet Martin Burt, Fundación Paraguaya

Celebrating our 10th Anniversary – Meet Martin Burt, Fundación Paraguaya July 29, 2021 The Freedom in Practice portfolio of grants at Rising Tide Foundation consists of more than 40 projects that are advancing tangible change in the lives of people and promoting greater freedom and prosperity around the globe. As a part of our 10th anniversary supporting projects …

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In Memoriam Perry Feldman, Khaya Lam Land Reform Project Manager

In Memoriam Perry Feldman, Khaya Lam Land Reform Project Manager July 28, 2021 In April this year we were privileged to conduct an interview with Perry Feldman on the work he and the Free Market Foundation have advanced, through the Khaya Lam initiative, to secure property rights for those most marginalized in South Africa. We were deeply saddened to learn of Perry’s passing the following month from …

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First Grant Visit after Covid-19 Lockdown – Rondine World House Program

First Grant Visit after Covid-19 Lockdown – Rondine World House Program June 29, 2021 After more than a year Isabelle Hirs, Rising Tide Senior Program Manager for Freedom in Practice,  was back on the road this June to visit one of our recent grantees: Rondine Cittadella della Pace. Rondine is situated in a Medieval Tuscan …

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BagoSphere and Ateneo de Manila University seal partnership on training for the employment of disadvantaged youth

BagoSphere and Ateneo de Manila University seal partnership on training for the employment of disadvantaged youth June 10, 2021  Great news from one of our grantees – BagoSphere! For the past 8 years, BagoSphere has been helping disadvantaged Filipino youth build their interpersonal skills and mindsets to enter the workforce, starting with the BPO and Microfinance industries. …

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