The Ayin Project Accepts 2026 Helper Grant from the Nashville Predators Foundation

The Ayin Project is honoured to have accepted a 2026 Helper Grant from the Nashville Predators Foundation at Bridgestone Arena.

On May 19th, The Nashville Predators Foundation recognized organizations from across the community, each working in meaningful ways to serve, support, and strengthen the lives of others. For TAP, being included in that room was not just humbling - but energizing.

To The Ayin Project, this grant is more than funding. It is an investment in young people, hands-on learning, and the next generation of problem solvers.

Supporting the TAP Summer Internship

The 2026 Helper Grant will help support the TAP Summer Internship’s sustainable engineering and media team this summer.

The Ayin Project’s Summer Internship Program equips high school students with hands-on STEM experience while advancing sustainable water solutions. Interns develop research skills, collaborate with professionals, and contribute to real-world projects that support The Ayin Project’s mission of implementing sustainable water solutions.

The internship includes sustainable engineering and media teams, giving students the chance to learn, create, and contribute to meaningful work connected to TAP’s mission. From exploring real-world water challenges to helping tell the story of the work being done, students are discovering how their skills can serve something bigger than themselves.

The 2026 Helper Grant will help make that experience possible.

A Community Effort

We were grateful to have Greg Smith representing MNPS, Nathaniel Freymeyer representing Vanderbilt CSEO, and Amani and Kailee, representing our student interns at the event.

Their presence was a beautiful reminder that this work has never belonged to one person or one organization. It is built through partnership.

The TAP Summer Internship brings together students, educators, researchers, community leaders, and The Ayin Project’s Ugandan team. Each person has a role to play. Each partner helps create space for students to learn, grow, and see that their skills can make a real difference in the world.

Why This Work Matters

The Ayin Project walks with schools in Uganda to help make safe, clean water part of everyday life.

That work starts with humility. We listen first. We learn from the people closest to the challenges. Then our team assesses water sources, tests water quality, supports school leaders and students, and continues walking alongside each school through regular monitoring, evaluation, and WASH education.

And while this work is happening in Uganda, students here at home are being invited into the mission too.

Through the TAP Summer Internship, young people are given the chance to learn, serve, and see how their skills can be used for something bigger than themselves. It is a bridge between classrooms and communities, between research and real life, between what students are learning today and the impact they can make tomorrow.

Thank You, Nashville Predators Foundation

Thank you to the Nashville Predators Foundation for believing in this work and for helping turn community support into lasting impact.

The 2026 Helper Grant will directly support students who are learning how to use their gifts, skills, and curiosity to serve something bigger than themselves.

We are grateful. We are encouraged. And we are ready for the summer ahead.

To learn more about The Ayin Project and support our work, visit theayinproject.org.