Technopenuriaphobia Fund for Human Connection

Funding projects that bring people together—offline, in nature—to connect, create, and rediscover what it means to be fu

In a world drifting toward screens and simulation, the deepest human magic still happens face to face. Eyes meeting, stories unfolding, and creation emerging in the presence of others and the living earth. Inspired by real-world experiments in community, wilderness journeys, and unplugged gatherings, this Fund supports projects that prioritize embodied connection over digital mediation. From shared rituals to co-created experiences in nature, we back creators building a culture rooted in presence, belonging, and the regenerative power of human connection.

Eligibility

Technopenuriaphobia ( by Clinton Calahan )Fund for human connection supports projects that center real, physical human connection in natural or grounded environments. The focus is not on digital outputs, but on lived experiences that foster presence, vulnerability, and shared creation. Projects should create spaces where people come together meaningfully—beyond screens—and engage with one another and the natural world.
To qualify for this fund, projects must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Offline-First: The core experience must occur in physical, face-to-face settings (not primarily digital or virtual).
- Human Connection at the Core: The primary intention must be to foster genuine interpersonal connection, presence, and relational depth.
- Nature-Connected: Projects should take place in, or be deeply connected to, natural or grounded environments.
- Experiential Over Extractive: The value lies in the lived experience—not in content capture, filming, or digital outputs as the main goal.
- Co-Creation & Participation: Participants should actively engage, contribute, or co-create rather than passively consume.
- Clear Purpose & Integrity: Projects must demonstrate that their intention aligns with connection, presence, and care—not secondary goals like content production or tech-driven outcomes.

Projects (55)

29 submitted · 18 curated · 8 funded

Project	Status	Raised
SOMOS - Archiarchy Invention Centre & Training Ground for Change-makers	funded	$10,378
FREERIDERS	funded	$12,909
Rise Of The Witches	funded	$153
Tena - watch the land	funded	$2,932
WOMEN OF GAIA ❀	funded	$5,568
The Owl's Nest: Regenerative Arts Gathering in Northern Portugal	funded	$10
Traditional Dream Factory	funded	$317,897
No Tech No Time	funded	$50,707
Kokonut Network	curated	$1,885
Urban Ecology	curated	$4,179
Healing Through Art: The Wellness Workshop	curated	$1,522
GET UNLEASHED!!	curated	$4,597
CEM1:Cleaning cenotes with effective organisms.	curated	$10,069
SITIO-FLORESTA-ESCOLA	curated	$29,340
La Maison Passerelle, an Earth based Cultural Research and Invention Center	curated	$258,788
Tech And Sun Hubs	curated	$9,920
Artisanal Intelligence — Exhibition Tour	curated	$5,915
CL-074	curated	$32,443
Coliven	curated	$28,315
Tidal Festival	curated	$0
Rostros Vivos	curated	$8,576
Element of Chawaza	curated	$1,356
In Bloom, A Macro Study	curated	$4,751
Nu Phobia: Full-Body Listening Journeys	curated	$39,631
EthSafari 2027	curated	$39,066
Sturbon: Mental Health for African Youth	curated	$40
Dandelion	submitted	$210,381
RooTed	submitted	$8,986
adopt a tree	submitted	$14,777
Kawagumba village community farming project	submitted	$558
Oasis of Rhythm: An Inward Journey Through Sound	submitted	$1,770
International Artists Project	submitted	$462
A New Musical Traumedy: BEHIND THE MASK	submitted	$19,558
Demos Voz al Agua	submitted	$457
ZuAfrique	submitted	$111,330
Akuya	submitted	$234
The Gathering Mexico 2026	submitted	$267
The Dream Seed	submitted	$10,762
The Living Village	submitted	$1,770
Island of Sanity- community Training for Arabs and Jews in Nazareth	submitted	$17,348
Beyond Money	submitted	$170
Residencies for Hubs	submitted	$0
European Convergence for Regeneration	submitted	$0
ATÉ CHÁ Nomadic Tea House	submitted	$45,170
The International Artists Project Documentary	submitted	$563
Sombetini Regenerative Sessions	submitted	$1,038
Plantamor Regenerative Community	submitted	$49,636
Samadki - Somatic Nervous System Regulation Methodology	submitted	$0
Kanji School VR	submitted	$8,049
Beyond the Game: Football Through the Lens of Health	submitted	$60
Adventure Club: The Walking Therapists	submitted	$7,888
Why Are You Not Here? Tv Series	submitted	$7,627
The road and the traveler	submitted	$813
Humanamente Vivo: Possibility Labs	submitted	$0
The Hall of Memes(MfT Studio)	submitted	$7,511