Blacksmith Institute Fact Sheet
About Blacksmith Institute
Founded in 1999, Blacksmith Institute is a non-profit organization committed to mitigating the human health effects of industrial wastes, air emissions and hazardous materials in the developing world. Our strategy brings resources and expertise to local groups and agencies in developing economies in order to solve pollution problems, one community at a time.
Headquarters
New York City, London
In-Country Representation
Cambodia, China, the Dominican Republic, Guinea, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, the Philippines, Russia, Senegal, Tanzania, Thailand, and Zambia.
Staff and Key Advisors
- Richard Fuller - Founder and President
- David Hanrahan - Director, Global Operations
- Meredith Block - Executive Director
- Conor Gately - Financial Administrator
- Magdalene Sim - Director, Communications
- Bret Ericson - Program Associate
- Program Staff - 6 regional program coordinators; 12 country coordinators
- Technical Advisory Board - A committee of 22 experts in environment and health
Current Programs
Blacksmith Institute is currently engaged in 42 ongoing projects in 12 countries. Depending on the size, type and scale of the project, Blacksmith Institute will adopt different roles to affect the actual clean up or to catalyze action and locate funding. These programs fall into four categories
- Small scale clean-ups. Contamination is legacy, and clean-up cost is below $100,000. Blacksmith often funds from its own resources, with countries providing matching funds.
- Large-scale clean-ups. Contamination is legacy, but scale and costs are very high.
- Active sites. These are locations where the pollution is on-going, usually from specific industrial or mining activities.
- Complex ("Multi-Modal") sites. These are areas that have mixes of legacy and active pollution, often with many different sources
Completed Projects
Blacksmith Institute has successfully completed 24 projects in 9 countries. Click here for details.
