Dear Partners and Friends,
We know that COVID-19 is at the center of everyone’s mind. At Christensen, we have been closely following global developments, listening deeply to emerging recommendations from authorities and strategizing together on how best to support and care for our team, our families and communities, and you, our colleagues and partners. We want […]
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Dr. Sanjay Bavikatte To Leave Christensen Fund In Early 2020
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
It is with great sadness that I share Dr. Sanjay Bavikatte’s decision to leave Christensen Fund in early 2020. As we move forward with an exciting new strategy focused on the Indigenous peoples’ movement, the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and our continuing work supporting biocultural […]
Melanesia Special Advisor
We are delighted to share that Ms. Miriam Supuma has joined our Christensen team as Special Advisor for Melanesia. Miriam will be advising our work in Melanesia and contributing to our overall grantmaking across the foundation. We are fortunate to have Miriam’s leadership and new perspective enliven and enrich our collective work. Miriam is based […]
In Gratitude to our Central Asian Colleagues
On March 31st, we said farewell to two colleagues: Associate Program Officer Alibek Otambekov and Program and Business Associate Ainura Ishenbekova.
Alibek joined The Christensen Fund in 2009 as our National Consultant, Tajikistan and helped not only to shape but to deepen our work in Tajikistan, providing invaluable inroads and insights. In 2018, he took a leadership […]
Tillo Boboev, Pioneering Tajik Botanist, Dies at 77
Accomplished Tajik scientist and botanist, Tillo Boboev — founder of the Kulob Botanical Garden of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan — passed away on March 4th, 2018, at the age of 77. A central tenet of his life’s work was reconnecting youth and rural communities in Central Asia to their rich biocultural heritage in […]
Messages from Indigenous youth leaders around the world on how they are responding to Covid-19: https://t.co/h4kqVWEFei
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