Grantee Winner

There are no plastic collectors and no infrastructure in many of South African and Mexican communities. Litter is dumped everywhere and unemployment is at 40%. We are happy to award our microgrant to Litter4Tokens in South Africa and Trash4Tokens in Mexico, so that this devastation is turning into action.

Participants of Litter4Tokens and Trash4Tokens collect bags of recyclable and non-recyclable items and bring them to their given collection point. Each bag is exchanged for one token, which can then be used to purchase basic needs items in the Litter4Tokens shops. This South Africa and Mexico-based NGO helps feed, clothe and employ the community while preventing plastic from entering the ocean’s ecosystem.

Litter4Tokens was launched in 2015 by Clare Swithenbank-Bowman at one school in Ballito, South Africa. It has since grown to another country, eight schools, 8,200 jobs have been created, over 129,600 people have been fed, and through our microgrant program, we plan to help Litter4Tokens expand to other cities in need in South Africa and North America. Your donations to Sea Hugger also make a global impact with our grantees!

 
 

Photos by: Leticia Cox

Since 2019, we have helped t4t & l4t:

Since 2019, Sea Hugger has helped Trash4Tokens and Litter4Tokens collect over 163k pounds of ocean-bound litter, donated $37,500 to the grantees, fed 75,000 meals, and diverted 39.42 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
 
 

Your donation sponsors meals and supports empowered communities