Throughout Africa we see key environmental issues that havenot only caused problems for our planet, but have also led to anincrease in climate change related events such as droughts,monsoons, flooding and food insecurity. We are calling on everyday citizens to rise up and cometogether to engage the public, educate people about theenvironment and act to make positive and sustainable changesto protect our planet. Earth Day is not a day, but a movement.
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Sign Up to Be aVolunteer
Choose a Theme Recruit Partners
Register Your Event
Community Outreach
Prepare for Your Event
How to Start
Get Involved in Earth Day
Step 1:
Recruit Partners
Sign Up to Be a Volunteer
Step 3:
The Great Global Cleanup
Foodprints for the Future
MobilizeU
The CanopyProject
EARTHRISE Faith andEnvironment
EnvironmentalEducation
Green Cities Artists for Earth
Here is a list of linked suggested topics. You can also explore our websiteand create your own to better fit your community. Afterward, create a
local concept document to describe your event and motive.
Contact like-minded people to form aboard or committee for your event.
Step 2: Choose a Theme
Reach out to partner organizations forsupport. You can use this tohelp you with this process.
You can sign up to be a volunteer
here. Please be sure to share this link with others!
After signing up, you can consult this and for more information.
email template
powerpoint flyerlink,
Create a virtual poster that can be sentout to volunteers and partners. It wouldprovide the history of Earth Day andanswer the who, what, when, where, andwhy of your event. We suggest using afree website like canva.com.
You should also use social media tohelp promote your event. We have atoolkit you can use to help maximizeyour social media outreach. Also, don'tforget to follow us on twitter!
Step 4: Register Your Event
Step 5: Community Outreach
Create an agenda and log your event onour
Now that your event is officially registered andprepared, it’s time to advertise!
You can use this as anidea of how to reach out to potentialattendees.
event map.
email template
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Step 6: Prepare For You Your Event
The event is coming! You should use the weeks leadingup to the event to make sure everything is in order.
Make sure the location, time, weather, andany other important aspects are known.
Don’t forget to continue advertising yourevent locally and on social media!
The Day of Your EventCongratulations, the event has arrived! Be sure to
document the day with photos, videos or any otherinformation you would want to share about your event! Thisis crucial as we often use this to showcase your work across
our social media platforms and our website!
After the EventBe sure to send us your information through this so
we can share the work you’re doing! Once again,congratulations on hosting a successful event! Not only is it
an outstanding achievement to have built an Earth Dayevent from scratch, but you are empowering people across
your community toward a better Africa. We urge you tocontinue organizing events with the following you have
built, because, it’s not a day, it’s a movement!
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