The Climate Soldiers Association is empowering young people in Côte d'Ivoire to become leaders in environmental action through its innovative Abidjan Trash2Talent project. As part of the organization's broader efforts to promote a circular economy, the project transforms waste management challenges into opportunities for youth by fostering environmental awareness, practical skills and entrepreneurship.
Read MoreIndigenous Climate Action (ICA) is an Indigenous-led organization guided by a diverse group of Indigenous knowledge keepers, water protectors and land defenders from communities and regions across what is called Canada. Earth Rising is a proud supporter of ICA’s belief that Indigenous Peoples’ rights and knowledge are critical for just climate solutions.
Read MoreThe Our Ideas, Our Future Contest engaged young residents of Mendoza, aged 18 to 30, in climate storytelling. The contest and its programming focuses on the idea that people’s emotional connection to the natural world is crucial for climate action or in other words “people do not protect what they do not love”.
Read MoreThis past year, Earth Rising funds helped support the Benin Youth Climate Reporter Academy, with additional support from Arete Arts Foundation. The academy equips young journalists and climate activists with the skills they need to communicate climate issues effectively, engage their communities and contribute to a culture of climate action in Benin.
Read MoreEarth Rising Foundation has been a proud supporter of Sustainable Harvest International for the past six years. Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) supports low-income farmers during their transition to sustainable practices.
Read MoreSince 2024, AVF has been advancing an initiative focused on Indigenous leadership, intercultural healing, and bioregional climate justice throughout the Northeast. Over the past two years, this work has evolved into a set of ongoing, Indigenous-led, community-rooted initiatives.
Read MoreThe Earth Connection Film Festival was held on Earth Day, April 22 at the IU Cinema at the University of Indiana Bloomington. Free to the public, it featured 17 international films enjoyed by 300 attendees across the day. The festival was divided into three themes– Responsibility, Interdependence and Hope. Each filmmaker received a screening fee for their work and were eligible for award money.
Read MoreOver the past year, across two communities in southern Togo, Earth Guardians Togo has been supporting farmers with the knowledge, tools and resources needed to restore degraded land and strengthen local food systems.
Read MoreThis past year Earth Rising was proud to support COPAL in sending Latine youth climate activists to attend the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Colombia. Geanella Ochoa (COPAL’s Environmental Justice Director) represented COPAL along with Vivian Sieger (Youth Program Manager) who was able to join as a part of a delegation with Alianza Americas.
Read MoreGlobal Changemakers’ new course was designed to remove language barriers and provide young changemakers from the Global South with the specific knowledge required to navigate changing landscapes and emerging climate emergencies in their own countries.
Read MoreEarth Rising is proud to support the United People Project’s Youth Environment Leadership Initiative(YELI). YELI is a program designed to equip youth with the skills, knowledge and passion to address local environmental justice issues. Youth engaged in YELI gain practical experience in advocacy, change making and environmental stewardship through hands-on projects, mentorship and leadership trainings.
Read MoreEcokids, Meg Wah’s flagship annual program, jointly developed and implemented by Meg Wah and Voice of Nature (VoNat), has run for five consecutive years, training more than 950 young climate ambassadors from the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon.
Read MoreGAIA is a global network built on community knowledge and local expertise. Together, this network is working toward a just, zero-waste world that respects ecological limits and community rights, while ensuring that resources are sustainably used and disposed of (not burned or dumped) so that all people can live free from toxic pollution.
Read MoreThe Climate Mental Health Network is made up of community advocates focused on the emotional impacts of climate change. The network serves as a resource hub providing tools, programs and guidance for communities to better understand climate-related emotions and how these feelings influence well-being.
Read MoreClimate Stories Project has developed a comprehensive educational curriculum to engage students with personal and community responses to climate change through narrative, interviewing, and media creation.
Read MoreLetters to the Earth is an award-winning global participatory and storytelling organization working to transform humanity’s relationship with nature. Through nature-based programs, workshops and creative campaigns, Letters to the Earth inspires and activates change-makers for a more sustainable and regenerative world.
Read MoreWWOOF-USA’s Future Farmer Program empowers the next generation of regenerative and organic farmers through hands-on experience, mentorship, and professional training.
Read MoreLVEJO’s Youth Organizing Program cultivates the next generation of climate and environmental justice leaders in Little Village, a frontline community deeply impacted by environmental racism.
Read MoreMYN is an organization dedicated to preparing frontline youth for hopeful and imaginative leadership in climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience through hands-on ancestral approaches and STEAM that emphasizes stewardship and relationship-building.
Read MoreThis past fall from October 13 to November 10 2025, The Yaku Mama Flotilla traveled over 1,800 miles from the Andes in Ecuador to Belém, Brazil where the COP30 was held.
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