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Diaspora climate action in New York

A free vote, alongside the remittance — from New York, United States.

A Ghanaian street-food vendor handing food to an Indian commuter under the Jackson Heights elevated train.

GreenSweep supporters working in New York cast a free vote that directs outside funding toward environmental projects in Mexico, El Salvador, India, Ghana, and Nigeria. The vote is additive: it does not redirect a peso, taka, rupee, dirham, riyal, or dollar of the family remittance. The New York diaspora most often comes from Mexican-American community, Salvadoran diaspora, Non-Resident Indians, Ghanaian diaspora, and Nigerian diaspora, and each community’s vote points to projects in its own home country. Signup is free and takes under a minute; visibility is the supporter’s choice — anonymous notify, counted in a public total, or named on a community page.

Communities working in New York

  • Mexican-American community

    Home country: Mexico

  • Salvadoran diaspora

    Home country: El Salvador

  • Non-Resident Indians

    Home country: India

  • Ghanaian diaspora

    Home country: Ghana

  • Nigerian diaspora

    Home country: Nigeria

Each community routes funding to its own home country. Per-community hub pages with native-language detail land in a follow-up release.

Where the votes go

Outside donors directed by votes from New York fund environmental projects across Mexico, El Salvador, India, Ghana, and Nigeria. The full project list and recent allocations are on the projects page; transparency totals update weekly on /transparency.

Frequently asked questions

Does signing up in New York change anything about my remittance?

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No. GreenSweep is free and additive in New York just like everywhere else. The vote you cast does not redirect a single unit of the money you send home; it tells outside funders where to direct environmental project money.

Who funds the projects, then?

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Outside donors — corporate sustainability budgets, matched-funding sponsors, and platform advertising revenue. Diaspora supporters provide the signal; outside money provides the funding.

Why a dedicated page for New York?

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Many GreenSweep supporters are in New York for a season or for years, while the families they support are in another country. The city page makes it explicit: the work in New York routes funding to environmental projects in the home countries listed above.

Is there a payment method or tax form required from this city?

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No. Signup and voting are free. The /donate flow is separate, currently region-gated, and unrelated to community signup. Workers in New York can opt in regardless of visa status, payment method, or local tax registration.

What about the Philippines and India donate flow?

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Diaspora info and signup is available globally. The active donate flow currently refuses Philippines and India until a local entity (a Philippine foundation and an FCRA-registered Indian beneficiary) is in place. Voting and signup are unaffected.

Sources

  1. 1.GovernmentWorld Bank — Migration and Development Brief 2024
  2. 2.GovernmentILO — Labour Migration
  3. 3.GovernmentUN SDG 13 — Climate Action
  4. 4.IndustryVerra — Verified Carbon Standard
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Byron FullerFounder, GreenSweep Pte. Ltd.

Looking for the diaspora landing page? Start at /diaspora and pick your community from the priority list.