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Changing lives of diverse youth through challenging outdoor learning experiences. Every child, regardless of race or economic background should have the opportunity to experience the therapeutic benefits of time spent in nature. We provide meaningful nature-based education which promotes positive self-development, environmental responsibility and outdoor career pathways for urban youth. Venturing out to the vast and beautiful outdoors changes us and broadens our vision. Hiking, camping and backpacking cause us to rely on ourselves and our team and cultivates a self-sufficient empowering perspective. Many youths today never get the opportunity to experience these things. They don't know where to go, what to take, what to expect or how to deal with unrealistic fears of being outdoors. Since 1962 OBA has engaged more than 80,000 urban youth and families in the restorative effects of time spent in wild places and open spaces. OBA has transformed thousands of young lives by introducing a world beyond their urban neighborhoods. Through a series of one day hikes, weekend camping and extended backpacking expeditions youth are challenged physically, emotionally and mentally. OBA programs focus on imparting a strong sense of community, environmental education and outdoor career exposure and an unyielding dedication to land stewardship. OBA is proud to be a national leader in outdoor education. Its programs have been recognized by the U.S. Congress, the U. S. Secretary of the Interior adopted as models by outdoor agencies nationally and received such prestigious awards as the National Mosaic Award for organizations that facilitate meaningful environmental and conservation work programs for urban youth of color.

Mongabay.org’s mission is to raise awareness about social and environmental issues relating to tropical forests and other ecosystems, to wildlife, and to the important role that natural ecosystems play in maintaining critical services, including stabilizing the global climate system. To achieve this, Mongabay.org creates educational materials in several languages and provide opportunities for science journalists to report on environmental issues through well-established on-line platforms. 

W/NP is a progressive and viable humanitarian service organization actively implementing programs in both Wisconsin and Nicaragua. W/NP's goals are to promote mutual understanding and establish lasting relationships among citizens and institutions of Wisconsin and Nicaragua; foster volunteerism and self-help attitudes through the implementation of economic and social development projects; leverage development assistance funds from public and private sources.

Our mission is to develop new ideas and implement new solutions to address the short and long-term threats to elephant survival, providing them a new future free of cruelty and death at the hands of humans. Our unique approach of developing communities that will end poaching and illegal trafficking, implementing humane economies within host countries and by creating non-invasive research facilities, we will bring transformational change to this epic struggle while bettering the lives of the indigenous population and the host government. The Elephant Project will create self-sustaining and self-funding sanctuaries and communities reducing the need to constantly fundraise for the project. This project is designed to be a model that can be used all over the world to protect endangered species, better the economies of the host country, provide skills training, jobs, healthcare and educational opportunities for the indigenous population.

Our Mission: To spark curiosity, enhance understanding, and inspire conservation of our Blue Planet.Located within Odiorne Point State Park, Seacoast Science Center provides educational experiences on behalf of New Hampshire State Parks and have been connecting people to the wonders of our coast since 1992. Our live animal exhibits feature the amazing creatures that live in the rapidly changing Gulf of Maine ecosystem. Our engaging programs make learning about the ocean fun for everyone, from pre-K to senior rediscovery. Our hands-on science exhibits motivate families to become caretakers of our Blue Planet.We also operate the Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue program, responding to marine mammals along the coast of NH and northern MA.

Founded in 1967, WWF-Canada is one of the country's leading conservation organizations, enjoying the active support of more than 50,000 Canadians. We work to conserve species at risk, protect threatened habitats and address critical environmental threats. Using the best available scientific knowledge, WWF works to preserve the diversity and abundance of life in Canada and around the world. We find long-term solutions that benefit both people and nature, relying on the support of thousands of Canadians each year. Your support will help protect species at risk and the habitats they call home, like polar bears, tigers and whales; in regions, like the Arctic, the Great Bear rainforest and the sea; and find solutions to issues like climate change and overfishing. For more information please visit us at www.WWF.ca

Wilderness Inquriy's (WI) mission is to create a more inclusive, socially integrated world through shared outdoor education and adventure programs that connect people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. For 35 years, WI has provided inclusive, transformative outdoor experiences for more than 350,000 people. The organization connects people to the natural world and to each other, inspiring personal growth, environmental stewardship, and strong communities.

The Trust Deed of 1975 says "The objects of the Trust shall be to relieve poverty and sickness among the people of Tanzania by means of the development of education, health and other social services, the improvement of water supplies and other communal facilities and the promotion of self- help activities." Interpreting the Trust Deed for the needs of the 21st Century we add: "In making grants, the Trust tries to promote equal opportunities and projects which improve the environment".

ELI’s mission is to foster innovative, just, and practical law and policy solutions to enable leaders across borders and sectors to make environmental, economic, and social progress. We build the skills and capacity of tomorrow’s leaders and institutions, research and analyze complex and pressing environmental challenges, promote and disseminate the best thinking through print and electronic media, and convene people with diverse perspectives to build understanding through robust debate.

The International Association for Human Values (IAHV) offers programs to reduce stress and develop leaders so that human values can flourish in people and communities. We foster the daily practice of human values - a sense of connectedness and respect for all people and the natural environment, an attitude of non-violence, and an ethic of social service. Our programs enhance clarity of mind, shift attitudes and behaviours, and develop leaders and communities that are resilient, responsible, and inspired.

Rocking the Boat empowers young people challenged by severe economic, educational, and social conditions to develop the self-confidence to set ambitious goals and gain the skills necessary to achieve them.  Students work together to build wooden boats, learn to row and sail, and restore local urban waterways, revitalizing their community while creating better lives for themselves. Kids don’t just build boats at Rocking the Boat, boats build kids.

To foster the creation, development, and expansion of community gardens throughout the US and Canada in order to improve people's quality of life through well-developed methods of social interaction, self-reliance, and healthy eating habits while at the same time reducing people's food budgets and neighborhood blight, and, finally, assisting community and economic development efforts by beautifying neighborhoods, producing nutritious food, conserving resources and creating opportunities for recreation, exercise, therapy and education.