humanculture
501(c)(3) annual report 2024
humanculture
Humanculture is dedicated to the li e, land, and culture o A rican and Indi enous peoples, par those in remote societies. We support communities that are o ten excluded rom lobal visib resource access, while workin to stren then how their knowled e, practices, and cultural sustained and represented more broadly. Guided by local leaders and rounded in traditional va work is community-led and rooted in the structures, relationships, and knowled e systems that operate within these environments.
Across the Global South, Humanculture works to expand access to education, ood, sa e wate , services, and economic opportunity, while also supportin cultural continuity and representation. Our work includes humanitarian initiatives that improve daily conditions and stren then access to basic ri hts, alon side cultural and knowled e-based work that supports the continuation, protection, and visibility o A rican and Indi enous practices, art, and ways o li e. Throu h both, Humanculture advances a model o work that is locally uided, relational, and rounded in the realities o the communities it serves.
FOUNDING YEAR
2018 - inception
2019 - 501(C)(3)
started importin and sellin
Indi enous jewelry to und the supply o sa e water
MAASAI WATER
PROJECT
2020 - 2022
ocus on East A rica
unite leaders inc the only Maasai Member o Parliament to enact sustainable initiatives
HUMANCULTURE NAME CHANGE
2023 rename and expand lobally
invited by the A rican Tourism Association to be a responsible travel experiences partner
HUMANCULTURE GLOBALWORK
humanitarian work in the lobal south our leaders invited to speak at American Universities includin Columbia & Fordham
CHILDREN
provided essential shel stable ood deliveries or children e ected by drou ht and amine
ECONIMIC FREEDOM
GOATS
program achievements
provided water, livestock
WIDOWS
monthly deliveries o thousands o lbs o ood or households headed by widowed mothers
STORY & BOOKS
provided authentic Maasai dress or Sherrie Silver’s dancers in the Giants o A rica Festival in Rwanda FASHION FOOD SECURITY PRESERVE CULTURE
provided women with their own oats as a sustainable source o milk, blood and meat
provided women with their own cows as a sustainable source o milk, blood and meat COWS
continued women led beehive collective to or economic independence and land stewardship BEEHIVES
wrote down oral ables to create childrens books or lan ua e learnin and cultural preservation
curated a roup o 12 international artists to create a ine art exhibit at World Trade Center FINE ART
continued ilmin our intimate portrait o an important woman’s personal journey DOCUMENTARY
TRAVEL
provided yarn and carpet supplies to women in the Sahara to support their small businesses
partnered with ATTA to curate authentic travel experiences to support Indi inous communities
CARPET WEAVE
HEALTH ACCESS EXPAND PROJECTS
WATER TANKS
continued deliverin water stora e tanks to remote areas su erin rom climate chan e
continue pro rams to sustainably support Amazi h women in the Marzu a Sahara re ion
program achievements
PERIOD CARE
deliver sanitary period underwear and hy iene supplies to women and irls in remote villa es
developin partnerships to support Wayuu, In ano and Shipobo peoples’ knowled e and needs SOUTH AMERICA
acilitated visits rom women doctors into remote areas to deliver culturally sensitive care
continued a partnership with Chorote a clay ceramica school to keep aland stewardship alive
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
continued to supply the 10 schools we built in remote villa es with the essential supplies
EDUCATE ACCESS
SCHOOL LIBRARY
or anized and supplied libraries in remote villa es or community to books or learnin
SPECIAL NEEDS
identi ied community members with special needs includin physical and learnin challen es
STUDENT SUPPORT
partnered with US hi h school in NYC creatin projects connectin students with projects
supplied and delivered electronic tablets with lan ua e exercises and a variety o books E TABLETS
started a womens’ collective or math and business skills tutorin inand traditional skills
UNIVERSITY LECTURES
program achievements
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
Maasai leaders traveled or the irst time to New York City to speak at the Sustainability colle es o Fordham and Columbia Universities
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
CULTURE
Maasai Leaders speakin at various cultural plat orms in Washin ton DC and New York City, en a in directly in provate and public settin s
the untold story exhibit
In 2024, Humanculture presented The Untold Story, an exhibition that brou ht Indi enous and A rican cultural work into a public, institutional settin throu h a curated presentation at the Oculus at the World Trade Center in New York. The exhibition eatured work rom communities Humanculture en a es with, includin Maasai beadwork and other traditional practices, positionin them within a contemporary exhibition context. Developed throu h direct relationships, the exhibition blemded contemporary and community-based cultural work into a ormat accessible to a broader public audience, extendin visibility while maintainin connection to the communities, people and practices which the work represents.
The Untold Story opened on March 8, 2025 and ran or thirty days in the Oculus o One World Trade Center welcomin more than two thousand
EXPENSES
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