Climate Cardinals

Have you downloaded the climate emotions wheel yet in one of the 15 languages it's available?! What other languages do you want it translated into it? Let us know! Download it here: https://lnkd.in/exvrSmFF Anya Kamenetz Panu Pihkala Sarah Newman Climate Cardinals Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa Jennifer Evans SustyVibes #climatementalhealth #mentalhealth #resources #languages #translations #mentalhealthmatters #climatechange #climateanxiety #emotions #wellbeing #selfcare #schools #libraries #resources #mentalhealthawareness #climateaction #language

Join Climate Cardinals at London Climate Action Week for an hour of speed networking. People of all ages are welcome to attend to learn about the importance of intergenerational partnerships in the climate movement. We hope to see you at The Goals House on June 26th!

We are thrilled to announce our Inaugural Advisory Board! The board consists of thirty-one members from government, advocacy, and private organizations, including the Nature Conservancy, National Geographic, the White House, and UNESCO among others. "As we continue to grow, our Advisory Board will play a critical role in ensuring that our work remains thoughtful, informed, and driven by action, impact, and justice,” said Sophia Kianni, Founder and President of Climate Cardinals. "We’re inspired by these visionary leaders who have generously volunteered to become a part of our journey, both in the past and now in the future,” adds Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa, Vice President and a founding director of Climate Cardinals. The Advisory Board assumes a pivotal role in forging new partnerships, offering strategic counsel, and providing invaluable insights to forthcoming initiatives. With their collective expertise, the board members serve as catalysts for driving program development and amplifying the organization's global impact. Stay tuned for more additions to the board in the coming months! Read more about our board members here: https://lnkd.in/gVn73Vgg

Now that he's graduated, brand-new alumnus Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa '24, vice president and deputy executive director of Climate Cardinals, a youth-led nonprofit with 14K+ volunteers in 80+ countries, will be able to focus fulltime on the organization as it continues to grow with backing from Google, L’Oréal and National Geographic, among others. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gVtUjA5f

1 billion children's futures are threatened by climate change. Children will face disrupted education, displacement, food insecurity, water scarcity, disease, and more as a result of the growing climate crisis. The stats are alarming. With 920 million children facing a lack of water, changes need to happen to protect the living standards and populations around the world.

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I'm delighted to announce the approval of our Climate Cardinals chapter at Akhuwat College for Women, Chakwal, Pakistan! 🎉 This represents a significant step forward in our mission to promote environmental awareness and action. Our aim is to empower students to become advocates for sustainability and conservation efforts both locally and globally. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us along the way. Your dedication and support have been instrumental in making this possible. Let's join forces for a brighter, greener future! 💚🌍 #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalAwareness #ClimateCardinals #Sustainability #Pakistan #Chakwal

This Earth Week, Climate Cardinals has been announced as one of the first youth-led organizations to be funded by Google's philanthropic arm. We've been able to translate over two million words of climate information in four years as high school and university students with a near-zero budget. Now, imagine how much we can do. https://lnkd.in/dxfr9Sub https://lnkd.in/dcBKm4RD

Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa, Vice President and Deputy Executive Director at Climate Cardinals, credits his transformative experience with the YES Abroad program in North Macedonia for his passion for environmental advocacy. During his time studying abroad with YES Abroad, Hikaru engaged in over 200 hours of volunteer work with local youth-led organizations focused on environmental, educational, and food justice initiatives. This shaped his interest in youth's power to effect change and reinforced his commitment to environmental justice.    Upon returning to the United States and inspired by the dedication of his Macedonian peers, Hikaru was one of the founding directors of Climate Cardinals. What started as a small initiative by recent high school graduates with a modest $500 budget has grown rapidly with his participation into the world's largest youth-led climate advocacy organization. Climate Cardinals now boasts over 10,000 volunteers across 80 countries and has made significant strides in making climate education accessible globally. Key achievements under Hikaru’s leadership include the establishment of a program in partnership with Translators without Borders and Google Cloud to translate over 2.5 million words of climate information into more than 100 languages and the organization’s professionalization and onboarding of full-time employees.   Hikaru’s skills in project management, sharpened during his volunteer work in North Macedonia, have been integral to his success. His ability to navigate intercultural communications has facilitated collaborations that span continents and cultures, culminating in engagements with organizations such as the UN Environment Programme, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the U.S. Interagency Group on Climate Literacy, and the University of Oxford. His efforts have not only garnered a six-figure grant to further professionalize the initiative but have also placed him on platforms at the UN Development Programme, the Italian Ministry of the Environment, UNESCO, and other prestigious institutions.    As Hikaru prepares to join the Climate Cardinals team full-time after his graduation from Williams College this June, he reflected on the lessons in community building that he learned on YES Abroad. His advice to current and future study abroad participants is, "Don’t be afraid to step outside of your comfort zone! One of the most incredible (and humbling) experiences I ever had was joining a national secondary school debate tournament, held entirely in Macedonian. It was incredibly challenging, but I made so many friends and grew as a person. This learned ability to step out of my comfort zone shaped my decision to join Climate Cardinals." #ACGlobalAlumni #ACGlobal #ExchangeOurWorld #internationaleducation #CitizenDiplomacy #ExchangeAlumni #AC50for50 #EarthDay2024

Happy Earth Day! 🌍