Welcome
Imagine… a world where every child has clean fresh water to drink…
a participatory and empowering education… a garden which grows healthy food to eat… a favorite tree… a safe place to play… a world of peace and prosperity…
Welcome to the Future
The Earth Child Institute is programmatic hub dedicated to the ‘children and environment’ of our world. This broad scope is based on the premise that any action taken to protect and restore the environment will benefit today’s children and future generations… and that children and young people who recognize the interconnectedness of all things and feel empowered in their own ability to think and act in harmony with the Earth will benefit the environment. A win-win scenario… empowering today for a sustainable tomorrow.
It is a ‘hub’ because we build bridges and bonds between and across sectors, structures, countries, programmes, projects and levels of awareness toward the inclusion and empowerment of today’s children and young people.
Whether you are a Government minister seeking to ensure that the rights, needs and capabilities of children are reflected in your National Adapation Plan for Action (NAPA) to address climate change; a UN agency seeking to support the participation of children in an intergovernmental event or process; a private sector organization seeking a win-win scenario for corporate social responsibility which will improve the lives of children; an NGO wanting to network with other ‘like-minded’ NGOs to share best practices and lessons learned; a classroom teacher or youth facilitator looking for participatory resource materials; or a 12 year old girl or boy looking for ways to get involved… the Earthchild Institute is ready to meet your needs.
All Earthchild programmes and materials are designed with three key goals in mind:
- Individual Empowerment and Personal Accountability
- Community Values and Social Action
- Planetary Stewardship and Clobal Interconnectedness
Our intention is to motivate children, young people and the influential adults in their lives (including policymakers, teachers, youth leaders, parents, medical professionals, etc) to get involved on many different levels of awareness, advocacy and action to address the global challenges of water scarcity, energy security, climate change and environmental degradation. Although global in magnitude, these challenges are largely experienced at community-levels, where children, young people and their families live.
A Single Drop Water PODS (People Offering Deliverable Services) Sustainability Program creates self-reliant community-based water organizations (PODS) that can assess their needs, design and plan a WASH program (not just a project), implement an appropriate technology as a micro-business, which can create a livelihood and self-fund its own community development. This comprehensive program helps the PODS design
