Avaaz Foundation

TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE WORLD WE HAVE AND THE WORLD MOST PEOPLE EVERYWHERE WANT.

SEE SCHEDULE OGLOBAL COMMUNITY AVAAZ EMPOWERED ITS WORLDWIDE MEMBERSHIP OF ALMOST 69 MILLION IN 2021, SUPPORTING ACTIONS INCLUDING PETITION SIGNATURES, MESSAGES AND CALLS TO POLITICAL LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS, AND DONATIONS. IN ADDITION, AVAAZ HELPED OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEMBERS TO START THEIR OWN CAMPAIGNS TO WIN PROGRESS ACROSS THE WORLD.DEFEND DEMOCRACY AGAINST DISINFORMATIONIN THE EUROPEAN UNION, IN BRAZIL AND IN THE UNITED STATES, AVAAZ PREPARED AND PUBLISHED RESEARCH, REPORTS, AND LEGISLATION PROPOSALS, AND PARTNERED WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO ENSURE THEY DID NOT AMPLIFY DISINFORMATION CONTENT.AVAAZ HELD TRAINING SESSIONS ON DISINFORMATION RESEARCH FOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, SHARED STORIES OF DISINFORMATION VICTIMS, AND MET WITH EMPLOYEES OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF THE HARMS CAUSED BY DISINFORMATION.CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITYTHROUGH A SERIES OF MEMBER ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS THAT INCLUDED TARGETED MEDIA ACTIONS AND HUNDREDS OF PERSONAL MESSAGES TO THE CEO OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (IEA), AVAAZ CAMPAIGNED FOR THE IEA'S ANNUAL REPORT TO CONSIDER THE LATEST CLIMATE SCIENCE AND TAKE A STRONG STANCE ON CLIMATE GOALS. THE IEA ULTIMATELY EMBRACED THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT GOALS AND CALLED FOR A STOP TO NEW OIL, GAS, AND COAL EXPLORATION, AND FOR AN END TO THE DOMINANCE OF HYDROCARBONS. WHEN A GROUP OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST 33 EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS FOR INACTION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, AVAAZ RAISED MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO SUPPORT THEIR CASE AND FUNDED THE LARGEST AND MOST INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC STUDY IN CLIMATE ANXIETY IN YOUNG GENERATIONS. THE STUDY WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH AND THE FINDINGS WERE INCLUDED IN THE OPENING SPEECH OF THE UNGA BY THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL.WHEN WORLD GOVERNMENTS CAME TOGETHER IN GLASGOW FOR THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP26), AVAAZ LAUNCHED CAMPAIGNS AND ADVOCACY MEETINGS, CALLING FOR A RATCHET MECHANISM TO CONTINUALLY UPGRADE GOVERNMENTS' COMMITMENTS ON CLIMATE, AS WELL AS CALLING ON COUNTRIES TO COMMIT $100 BILLION PER YEAR IN CLIMATE FINANCE TO HELP LESS WEALTHY NATIONS ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND MITIGATE FURTHER RISES IN TEMPERATURE. AHEAD OF KEY MEETINGS AT THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN) AND CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD), AVAAZ COLLECTED MILLIONS OF SIGNATURES IN FAVOR OF RECOGNIZING INDIGENOUS CULTURAL AND LAND RIGHTS, AND CONSERVING HALF OF THE PLANET UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP, AND ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY TO PURSUE THIS GOAL.HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN ISSUESWHEN THE TALIBAN'S REGIME WAS RE-ESTABLISHED IN AFGHANISTAN, AVAAZ RAN AN EMERGENCY FUNDRAISER AND GRANTED OVER $1.35 MILLION TO ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING FOOD AND LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THE MOST VULNERABLE, AND TO GROUPS HELPING THOSE MOST AT RISK REACH SAFETY. AVAAZ ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE MALALA FUND TO SEND A GLOBAL PLEA TO ALLOW ALL AFGHAN GIRLS TO GO TO SCHOOL, COLLECTING MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION SIGNATURES.AVAAZ RAISED MORE THAN $4 MILLION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING THE MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN YEMEN WITH BASIC FOOD AND HEALTH CARE NEEDS. AHEAD OF THE GENERATION EQUALITY FORUM IN JUNE 2021, AVAAZ RAN A PETITION TARGETING SUPPORTIVE COUNTRIES INCLUDING ARGENTINA, ECUADOR AND SPAIN, AS WELL AS ALL NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, TO RATIFY THE CONVENTION ON VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT TO PROTECT WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE. THE PETITION GATHERED MORE THAN 600,000 SIGNATURES.