Alexis Ohanian, the husband of Serena Williams and co-founder of Reddit, has promised to donate $100,000 to environmentalists and businesspeople who are committed to protecting the environment.
$20 million was provided to fund climate solutions by Ohanian’s 776 Foundation. In Austin, Texas, the foundation most recently held a conference where they honoured and granted fellowships to selected people who shared his enthusiasm for tackling climate change.
Twenty young people from various parts of the world have already received the first batch of cash. These people want to use the money for a variety of endeavours, from lowering atmospheric carbon emissions to avoiding wildfires.
Regardless of whether the person has fully developed their proposal or is still in the research stage, cash will be given to the most intriguing ideas, according to Alexis Ohanian, who recently spoke with CBS Mornings.
Ohanian merely wants to be able to tell Olympia, his daughter, that her father made a real contribution to rescuing the environment.
I tell these guys, ‘I only need one of you to accomplish something fantastic and I will be talking about it for the rest of my years to my daughter,’ right? ‘Remember, father was the one to believe in that thing that rescued our world,’ I would say, Ohanian added. “I want people to approach Olympia and comment on how cool her dad is just as much as people comment on how cool her mum is,” she said.
The fellowship will support initiatives to tackle the pressing issue of climate change and build a sustainable future for future generations.
.@alexisohanian says he wants to spend the rest of his life working to keep Earth habitable — and he’s getting started now, by giving 20 young climate and environmental entrepreneurs $100,000 grants: “The most inspiring folks are the individuals who are doing the work.” pic.twitter.com/MAxyfMJbET
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) April 19, 2023
Olympia Ohanian and Alexis Ohanian Serena Williams visit Los Angeles sometimes.
Olympia, Alexis Ohanian’s five-year-old daughter, and he visited Los Angeles for a while. They took advantage of the chance to see the exhibition of extraordinary paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat while visiting the bustling metropolis.
Ohanian visited the gallery with his daughter Olympia, who also enjoys painting and sketching. The software entrepreneur also posted a sweet photo on his social media accounts. It included an emoji for a crown in the text and showed his daughter Olympia posing in front of a painting of a crown.
— Alexis Ohanian 🧠 (@alexisohanian) April 17, 2023
Later, the image of tiny Olympia was posted on each of Reilly Opelka’s and Serena Williams’ Instagram stories.
The father-daughter team also indulged on a platter of tacos from a renowned Los Angeles street vendor.
LA things,” tweeted Alexis Ohanian.
LA 🌮 things pic.twitter.com/62TIrLk8ez
— Alexis Ohanian 🧠 (@alexisohanian) April 17, 2023