Welcome to THE CHRISTENSEN FUND
We believe in the power of biological and cultural diversity. Find out who we are and what we do.
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MELANESIA: Integrated land-seascapes
Fortifying culturally-based economies and traditional knowledge
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A diversity of CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS
We believe in a world infused with diverse artistic expression, and this conviction drives our grantmaking.
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Thinking Smaller, But Cheerfully: Philanthropy in the New Global Economy
Foundation assets are generally derived from the skilled conversion of environmental capital into financial... Read more »
Ethiopia: Konso People Celebrate UNESCO World Heritage Support
On a recent sunny day in southwestern Ethiopia, the Konso people danced through the... Read more »
On biocultural diversity
Landscapes: Peoples and Patches of Variation
Human interactions with the landscape are always biocultural. What people choose to do within their... Read more »
Where we work
Featured Story
Looking at the World Through Felt Eye-Glasses
This is an interview with Aidai Asangulova, one of the most well-known young felt-maker artisans in Kyrgyzstan, and a leader of Min Kyial (an artisan organization). The interview was translated from Kyrgyz into English by Aibek Samakov.
How did you learn the art of traditional felt-making?
I grew up in my grandparents’ house in Kyzyl-Tuu village... Read more »
