Young EcoLeaders of the Brazilian Rainforest

Dear [donor first name],

It’s almost holiday season and we are here to THANK YOU for your help during this year.

If you’re overwhelmed by how fast this year has gone by, as you realize that the winter holidays are just around the corner, you can alleviate your heart by thinking that 2022 was a year of bliss, joy, and a lot of work!

This year, we introduced hundreds of kids to their first taste of rainforest science because we were able to retake our face-to-face projects, as well as continue our online training. And as the Young Ecoleaders is a project that is very dear to our hearts, was retaken as well and we’re now in the last leadership classes and our 48 young eco leaders will graduate within a few weeks! 

In our last report, we let you know that Giving Tuesday was coming, on November 29, and during that day we were able to raise some funds that will be used for the continuity of our projects next year!

And we are dreaming higher and going further: we plan on training and educating 1000 kids and expanding our educational program! And we continue to count on you to make it happen!

But for now, in this loveliest of seasons may you find all the gifts that you gave us thought the years: the gift of love; the gift of peace; the gift of happiness.

May all these be yours at Christmas and onto the New Year!

Cheers to warm holiday memories! 

The Iracambi Team.

Dear wonderful donors, 

Greetings from the rainy rainforest, and here’s a big shoutout and thank you for your amazing support for our young environmental champions!  

Check out our short video in the link below to see what's REALLY happening down in the rainforest. 

And here’s a headsup. Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, the biggest giving day of the year!  This year GlobalGiving has $1,200,000 in incentive funding, and every donation raised between 1201 am and 1159 pm on November 29th will go even further!  

Over those 24 hours we're aiming to raise $15,000, and all donations will go directly to our programs of reforestation, education and medicinal plants. All part of caring for the forests and forest people. 

And we wanted to give you a sneak peek at our plans for 2023.

We're going to expand our regular program for ecoleaders to reach 75 local school children, host at least 500 more for day-long workshops in our forest campus, and contact schools that don't yet know us, so that we can get ever more children (and teachers) excited about protecting the forests and supporting the ecosystem on which we all depend. We're aiming to impact at least 1000 children next year! 

And as we have been watching with huge admiration the kids from across the world who are raising their voices at COP 27, we realize once again how important it is to create a safe space for them to share their insights, and to listen carefully to what they have to say. 

Please support us on Giving Tuesday tomorrow if you possibly can, remember that all donations received tomorrow will attract incentive funding, and encourage your friends, family and colleagues to join the movement that is changing the world! 

with love and appreciation from the Iracambi Educators - and that's basically everyone at Iracambi! 

Links:

• short video to show you what's REALLY going on in the rainforest