EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Education promotes compassion, spreads facts, and incites change in the very best ways.
How much do you know about sustainability, water, climate change, or shrinking and disappearing islands in our oceans?
Help us share the most important information around these crises in order to save Earth!
Keep scrolling to learn more about sustainability and water advocacy, how to bring Earth Day home every day, and the many ongoing international calls to action from global nonprofits working to bring water and sanitation to the world.
Sustainability & Water Advocacy
What is sustainability?
Meeting present needs in a way that does not jeopardize future needs. Sustainable life means having what one needs for survival. This includes clean water, sufficient food, shelter, and healthcare.
Most sustainability projects use local resources and laborers. This is evident in the projects that Change for Global Change funds.
Did you know …
2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services
4.5 billion people lack safely managed sanitation services.
Water scarcity affects 4 out of every 10 people.
90% of all natural disasters are water-related
80% of wastewater flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused.
Celebrate Earth Day, Everyday, All Year!
First held on April 22, 1970, Earth Day now includes a wide range of events coordinated by EarthDay.org and is celebrated by 1 billion people in more than 193 countries!
Have Fun With It!
Participating in Earth Day activities can engage communities, create lasting change, and is also a great way to teach future generations about earth stewardship.
We encourage every family to engage in learning and action with the help of the following websites.
Many ideas activities, from a faith-based perspective, are available at ECOPHILLY.
Be sure to check out the News and Events blog to see what people in Philly – and around the globe – are doing.
Being a Good Steward of God’s Creation from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Creation Care Initiative outlines everyday ways you can save our planet.
Ecology for Heads and Hands from Kids Discover offers a variety of ecology games and activities for kids of all ages.
Project Learning Tree offers hands-on activities for introducing ecosystems to elementary school students.
Parents Can Do This, Too from How to Adult has lesson plans on the environment for preschool-aged children.
Play! Explore! Create! and Discover! the wonders of our amazing planet with resources for students and teachers from PBS Learning Media.
International Calls to Action
We’re All Part of God’s Plan(et) – The Catholic Climate Covenant site is filled with vital information to keep everyone – not just Catholics – up to date about sustainability issues.
Notice the many organizations and groups that have put together their own action plan. All people who care about creation are invited to act locally and the results will be global!
Water Action Decade, an initiative of the United Nations, provides the latest stories from around the world about sustainable development and how countries and organizations are working to solve the global water crisis.
Water.org is a global nonprofit organization striving to provide water and sanitation to the world.
At NAT GEO, world leaders in conservation, you can learn about everything from green packaging to the strain of climate change.
Learn about the greatest sustainability problems facing the Earth, reclaimed water, and other water conservation facts and myths.
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