The Aguacene™ Fund was a fund at MakeWay Foundation to support local and global water initiatives such as: water quality, ocean acidification, responsible water consumption, water purification, action-based water education, healthy water ecosystems, marine preserves, watershed stewardship, Arctic and Antarctic protection, measurement, monitoring, tracking, and projecting, and other areas which directly or indirectly impact water.
The Aguacene™ group was the primary donor and responsible for recommending to MakeWay Foundation to whom and when grants from the Aguacene™ Fund were distributed.
We are very excited to announce that all the funds have been distributed to the following projects:
- Darnley Bay Seal Monitoring project, which played a key role in establishing the Anguniaqvia niqiqyuam Marine Protected Area, located in the Beaufort Sea near the community of Paulatuk, Northwest Territories ( click here for official Government of Canada announcement).
- Sachs Harbour Marine Protected Area project, situated on the southeastern shore of Banks Islandthrough the MakeWay Arctic Marine Fund.
Although the Aguacene™ Fund at the MakeWay Foundation is now closed, stay tuned for other exciting projects as the fund’s mission continues and its resources replenish.
The Aguacene™ Fund is always interested in evaluating specific organizations to grant support to vis-à-vis the Mackenzie river and broader ocean protection initiatives. Please contact us with any ideas or suggestions.
