Everyday, Burners Without Borders transforms communities through innovative disaster relief programs and community initiatives that make a lasting impact. 

 

 
 
 

MotoMoto Circus

Location: Mombasa, Kenya - Map It

Since 2008 Burners Without Borders has been supporting the MotoMoto Circus project in Mombasa, Kenya. This program has been working to engage, support and empower marginalized street living youth in Kenya through the ... Read More

 

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES Started: 11/01/2012

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You Can Save African Wildlife

Location: Arusha, Tanzania - Map It

 Northern Corridor Campaign BWB is currently working with The Wild Nature Institute on an integrated science, education, and advocacy campaign to protect the last remaining wildlife movement corridor for rapidly dec... Read More

 

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES Started: 10/16/2010

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Community Currency Program

Location: Changamwe District, Kenya - Map It

BWB's Will Ruddick has been working in Kenya for several years to integrate alternative currencies into the lives of resource poor communities. BWB is proud to have supported Will's work from the beginning when he cre... Read More

 
 

Natural Medicine Free School Project of Guatemala

Location: Antigua, Guatemala - Map It

The Natural Medicine Free School Project of Guatemala was started by Luzio Luna, a trained Acupunctrist and Shiatsu practitioner. Now the project includes the 6 original students and a number of foreigners. They are w... Read More

 

DC Commons

Location: Washington, DC - Map It

DC Commons is partnering with individuals, groups and organizations located in all quadrants of the District of Columbia to foster DC unity and harness resources and talents to make a difference for our community memb... Read More

 

BWB Atlanta

Location: Atlanta, GA - Map It

2012 SantaCon had the largest participation to date!  Every year since we started in 2005 with about 18 Santa's we have doubled.  In 2011 we could not get an accurate count but know we were around 1000. We were pr... Read More

 
 

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES Started: 05/07/2013

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Walk the Talk Grant 2013

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 The Burning Man Global Network and Burners Without Borders is excited to  announce the Walk the Talk Grant 2013 finalists and winner.  What is the Walk the Talk? A new program that was launched in 2013 aimed at f... Read More

 

Chicago's Urban Chiditarod/Food Drive

Location: Chicago, il - Map It

Chiditarod (think Iditarod) is Chicago's Epic Urban Iditarod. A charity food drive, beauty pageant, costumed shopping cart race, talent show, fundraiser and chaos generator all in one. And probably the world's largest... Read More

 

Shelter Unlimited

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Shelter Unlimited is a new organization dedicated to providing individuals and communities with the tools, knowledge, and inspiration they need to create sustainable shelter both in post disaster situations and in per... Read More

 

Detroit Homeless Backpack Project

Location: Detroit, Michigan - Map It

BWB Detroit- What We Do  BWB Detroit demonstrates a genuine Me to We project which started in 2008. We have been known for the past 13 winters for creating supply filled backpacks that we give to the under and unhou... Read More

 

Greening the Beige

Location: Beijing, China - Map It

Since its founding in 2007 by long-time burning man participant, Carissa Welton,  Greening the Beige has worked with several remarkable organizations, campaigns, and projects -- all focused on creating a more sustain... Read More

 

Santa Fe Sleeping Bag Project

Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico - Map It

When Chris Espeset  learned that there a large homeless teenage population in Santa Fe was camping out in the  hills in the winter, he wanted to find a way to support their survival until they could get back on thei... Read More