CAROLINA NYBERG-STEISER BURSARY PROGRAMME

In October 2017, Carolina Nyberg-Steiser lost her life in the Brazilian Amazon in the course of her work. Carolina was an incredible young woman with a huge heart and astonishing determination and at just 29 years of age she had, with grace, intelligence, and sheer force of will, achieved so very much.

Greenpeace and the Resource Alliance, with the support of Carolina’s family, have developed this bursary programme in her name with an aim to empower other incredible young women who care as deeply for the wellbeing of our planet, and the people that inhabit this earth, as Carolina did. The Carolina Nyberg-Steiser Bursary was open until 2022 to women up to 36 years of age working in the social impact sector.

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CAROLINA’S STORY

Carolina dedicated her working life to the protection of nature, bringing people together to save what is best in this world. She could reach deep into the heart of an issue, grip it, and then reach into your heart and leave it there.

Carolina’s conviction was always that, if we are to overcome the greatest challenges of mankind, Greenpeace must forge new alliances and collaborations that create a greater and more permanent impact than any we could achieve alone. The partnerships Carolina created and the millions she raised enabled not just Greenpeace but the wider environmental and human rights movements to drive change for a better world. The influencers who accepted her invitations to join their voices with those of Greenpeace helped to engage millions of people to speak powerful words of truth.

Carolina’s skill in securing enthusiastic support from powerful people was inspiring. She shared these skills with her colleagues as freely as she shared her deep and passionate affinity for the world she sought to protect. At home and across the globe, Carolina always acted with courage and sought to empower and enable, lifting others up to reach new heights in their work and their leadership.

View the Bursary Programme Impact Report

RECIPIENTS OF THE CAROLINA NYBERG-STEISER BURSARY

Dineo Mokobane (South Africa)
CEO, Founder, and Fundraising Consultant, Omniscient Fundraising
Maggie Zelonis (Spain)
Development Officer, Women’s Link Worldwide
Lorrin Van Evra (USA)
Development Manager, About Fresh
Sydney Smith (Canada)
Planned Giving & Fundraising Administrator, Greenpeace Canada
Natalie Hauser (USA)
Operation Strategist, Sustainable Seattle, and Philanthropy Associate, Conservation Northwest
Adele Bruggeman
Founding Director at ActivateHer, South Africa
Lauren McGill
Programme Director, The Kamvalethu Foundation, South Africa
Chriszelda Veldsman
Development Officer: Relations and Communication, National Institute for the Deaf (NID), South Africa
Tatiana Martins de Souza
Senior Development Manager, Conservation International, Brazil
Mariola Fumero Adams
Fundación Lifting Hands Executive Director, Costa Rica
LaNae McMillan
Senior Foundations Relations Officer at Greenpeace USA
Hannerie Swart
Development Manager at the National Institute for the Deaf (NID), South Africa
Lushandry Kock
Programme Manager for Buffalo City Sports Academy, South Africa
Shelly Stedman
Fundraising Events and Marketing Manager for The Chaeli Campaign, South Africa
Karabo Masedi
Fundraising Assistant for the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, South Africa
Clotilde Angelucci
Story Lead at TSIBA, South Africa
Nomfundo Dlangisa
Chief Financing Officer for Dream Factory Foundation, South Africa
Leana de Beer
Chief Operating Officer, Feenix, South Africa
Pumza Marubelela
Communications & Stakeholder Manager for Shine Literacy, South Africa
Madison Barefield
Development Coordinator for S-CAPE, South Africa
Nomtha Sikhosana
Project Coordinator and Development Facilitator for Built Environment Support Group, South Africa
Samukelisiwe Uys
Alpha South Africa Equipping Team Leader, South Africa
Nokubonga Hlongwane
ECD Programme Director for Zero2Five Trust, South Africa
Dorcas Dube
Marketing and Communications Manager for Symphonia for South Africa
Karabo Moshodi
Program manager for Sizanani, South Africa
Spriha Shrestha
Communication and Partnership Associate for Restless Development Nepal
Miriam Wilson
Digital Campaigner for Greenpeace Canada
Daniela Fuentes Moncada
Founder of Manos de Colores: Artesanías del Ecuador
Sokchea Seng
Fundraising officer for Transparency International, Cambodia
Karen McGrath
Global Marketing Manager – Ration Challenge for Act for Peace, Australia
Darshana Joshi
Co-Founder for VIGYANshaala, India & UK