Earth Guardians Inc

WE INSPIRE AND TRAIN DIVERSE YOUTH TO BE EFFECTIVE LEADERS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL, CLIMATE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS THROUGH THE POWER OF ART, MUSIC, STORYTELLING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND LEGAL ACTION.

EARTH GUARDIANS CURRENT REACH - 120,000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS; OVER 54 MILLION REACHED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA; OVER 13,000 EMAIL NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS; OVER 51,000 ON INSTAGRAM. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SHIFT7 WE HELPED TO DISTRIBUTE 10 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF PPE AND WINTER GEAR TO TRIBAL NATIONS ACROSS THE US TO FIGHT COVID-19. WE SENT 6 OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS TO COP26 TO SPEAK ON MULTIPLE PANELS, PRESENTAT VARIOUS PUBLIC EVENTS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN LARGE SCALE NON-VIOLENT DIRECT ACTINS OVER THE COURSE OF 2 WEEKS. WE HOSTED A 5 PART VIRTUAL SERIES ON HEMP AS AN ECO-SOLUTION, WITH MOVEMENT LEADERS AS PANELIST, AND 450 REGISTRANTS, AND 70K SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. EARTH GUARDIANS IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE STMP COALLITION WHERE WE SUPPORTED 3 OF OUR INDIGENIOUS YOUTH TO SIT ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND WERE ACTIVE IN THE J.E.D.I TEAM PROMOTING DIRECT ACTIONS TO TARGET THE LARGEST FUNDERS AND INSURERS OF FOSSILE FUELS WORLDWIDE. EARTH GUADIANS GREW OUR GLOBAL CREWS TO 400 CREWS IN OVER 70 COUNTRIES. TRAININGS - INSPITE OF THE PANDEMIC WE WERE AGLE TO ADJUST AND CONDUCT HYBIRD/VIRTUAL TRAININGS FOR OUR YOUTH AROUND THE GLOBE. FOUR VIRTUAL TRAININGS FOR OUR REGIONAL DIRECTORS TOOK PLACE IN AUGUST PROVIDING THEM CLIMATE JUSTICE LEADERSHIP SKILLS. FOUR SESSIONS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAININGS WERE PROVIDED TO OUR CREWS THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. FIFTEEN TRAININGS WERE PROVIDED TO OUR TEAM IN AFRICA ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND PLASTIC POLLUTION. 200 CHILDREN IN TOGO WERE TRAINED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH 3 EDUCATIONAL CENTERS. WE WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT OUR FIRST HYBIRD EARTH GUARDIANS VISIONING SESSION WITH FOUR INTENSIVE 2 HOURS SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. 32 MICRO GRANTS WERE AWARDED AMOUNTING TO 26,000. SUCCESSFUL HYBIRD PROJECT GRANT SUMMIT WITH AN ATTENDANCE OF 40 PEOPLE. PROJECTS INCLUDED: PLASTIC PILLOW PROJECT, BEACH CLEAN UPS, 7K PROJECT SEED PLANTING, BEE KEEPING PROJECT. YOUTH COUNCIL ORGANIZED A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN CALLED "OF THE LAND", TAKING PROACTIVE LEAD IN CREATING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE INCLUSION OF MORE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND HELPED CREATE AND LAUNCH THE "EG" PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM. WE SENT A DELEGATION OF 6 DIVERSE AND PASSIONATE YOUTH COUNCIL AND STAFF MEMBERS FROM OUR TEAM TO COP 26.