Written by Christine Wincentaylo, General Member
Welcome back to part 2 of significant initiatives helping with climate change with priority towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Based in the USA.
This profit helps local communities protect their forests and has enabled them to preserve millions of acres of land.
Surfers Against Sewage - Campaign Charities
Based in the UK.
This initiative focuses on improving the oceans, beaches, and wildlife by educating people about climate change and toxic chemicals. At the same time, the group also cleans up marine and sewage pollution and litter.
Based in Antarctica.
The Polar Literacy Project offers education for researchers and educators with resources and tools on the website so more people can educate and learn about the research and knowledge found within Antarctica and more about the polar regions.
AkoFresh - Solar Powered Initiative
Based in Ghana.
This youth-led project provides solar-powered cold storage technology to help reduce the post-harvest losses experienced by smallholder farmers.
Based in the USA.
Another youth-led project focused on empowering youth voices to help advocate and lead the protection of our planet through mentorship and training programs for youth globally!
Based in Kenya.
It helps connect youth to opportunities to help the planet through education, tree growing, creating food forests, and more.
References:
AkoFresh. https://www.akofresh.com/
CoalitionWILD. https://wild.org/coalitionwild/
Green Generation Initiative. https://greengenerationinitiative.org/
Stand For Trees. https://standfortrees.org/
Surfers Against Sewage. https://www.sas.org.uk/
Polar ICE. https://polar-ice.org/
World Economic Forum. (2021). 14 innovations led by young ecopreneurs that are protecting and restoring our planet.