YUVA AUR PRAKRTI KE SATH
ECO KATHA COLLECTS STORIES FROM ELDERS, FARMERS, AND STUDENTS ABOUT LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES — DOCUMENTED AS PHOTO ESSAYS, AUDIO CLIPS, OR BLOG ENTRIES. IT PRESERVES COMMUNITY MEMORIES AND GIVES YOUTH A PLATFORM TO LISTEN, RECORD, AND SHARE REAL EXPERIENCES OF CLIMATE IMPACT.
OUR ACTIVITIES
DISCUSSION SESSIONS
STORY CIRCLES
SHARING STORIES ONLINE AND IN PRINT
YOUTH TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY LEARNED AND WHY THESE STORIES MATTER
WRITING BLOGS
OUR ACTIVITIES TURN LISTENING INTO LEARNING AND STORIES INTO SHARED MEMORY — PRESERVING LOCAL VOICES AND CLIMATE EXPERIENCES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
COLLECTING FIRST‑HAND ACCOUNTS OF LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
SHARING STORIES ONLINE AND IN PRINT
DISCUSSION SESSIONS
STORY CIRCLES
WRITING BLOGS
COLLECTING FIRST‑HAND ACCOUNTS OF LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
TOOLKIT
OUR TOOLKIT HELPS STUDENTS COLLECT, DOCUMENT, AND SHARE LOCAL CLIMATE STORIES — MAKING STORYTELLING A TOOL FOR LEARNING, PRESERVATION, AND ACTION
ECOKATHA TOOLKIT
THE ECO KATHA TOOLKIT GUIDES STUDENTS IN HOSTING STORY CIRCLES, CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS, CREATING PHOTO ESSAYS, AND RECORDING ORAL HISTORIES — TURNING COMMUNITY VOICES INTO DOCUMENTED ENVIRONMENTAL MEMORY
OBJECTIVES:
GUIDE STUDENTS TO COLLECT AND DOCUMENT LOCAL CLIMATE STORIES
PRESERVE COMMUNITY MEMORIES
OUR IMPACT SO FAR
500+
2500+
NATIVE TREES PLANTED
YOUTH TRAINED
120+ STORIES COLLECTED
35+ PHOTO ESSAYS AND BLOG POSTS
TRAINED 200+ YOUTH IN DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING AND COMMUNITY INTERVIEWS
70+ BLOGS WRITTEN FOR ENVIRONMENT
STORY CIRCLES CONDUCTED IN VILLAGES, SCHOOLS, AND NATURE CLUBS
COLLABORATED WITH ECO-ARTISTS TO TURN STORIES INTO VISUAL CAMPAIGNS