India
Note: this list is compiled from organizations and initiatives currently led or supported by people in our network. We are adding new initiatives all the time, so check back again soon! If you’d like to add an organization/initiative, please contact us at team@aeyn.org.
Fridays for Future India
Fridays for Future India is the Indian branch of the global FFF group, which is a youth led climate justice movement seeking action against the climate crisis, specifically in terms of radical institutional changes.
International Integration Of People For Climate
IIPC (name still pending) is an upcoming network that will help in connecting all the groups, local chapters, climate organisations, campaigns, etc in India. Contact for more info.
the Last of Plastic
The Last of Plastic is a nonprofit which aims to eradicate the use of plastic straws. It started with a college campaign where the canteen ended up going plastic disposable free. All students carry their own cutlery to college and only paper plates without plastic linings are used. They supply steel straws to the institutions, restaurants and individuals to encourage them to go plastic-free!
Let India Breathe
Let India Breath is an environmental communications collective trying to bridge the gap between the government and people/stakeholders. We do it through email campaigns, infographics, memes, videos, webinars etc. A lot of it involves youth groups and on ground activists from each corner of the country. We rely on local information and language to make sure the movements get the best support.
Project Amara
The Project Amara is a youth-run organisation created in 2016 to address the environmental hazards caused by sanitary napkins, alleviate taboos surrounding menstruation, and raise awareness of healthier and more sustainable menstrual products such as cloth pads and menstrual cups for all demographics. They hold sessions with all sections of society in multiple languages, and in the past year have reached out to more than 1000 menstruators and donated hundreds of cloth pads during the COVID crisis.
The Yugma Network
The Yugma Network is a movement and network to bring together college/university student clubs, committees, and councils across India to work for environmental issues such as the EIA Draft Notification 2020.The Yugma Network is also working on creating content about regional environmental issues in India in regional languages, on top of building an environmental economics curriculum for schools and colleges across India to talk about development models and SDGs.