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Climate Cardinals
Climate Cardinals is a global, youth-led organization focused on making climate action accessible to non-English speakers through translation and education. Its mission is to empower youth and the global majority of 6.5 billion non-English speakers to lead climate solutions. Since its founding in 2020, Climate Cardinals has mobilized over 16,000 volunteers across 134 countries, trained 200 young leaders in nonprofit operations, and translated million of words of climate-related content into 105+ languages. The organization has reached approximately 11 million people worldwide. History Climate Cardinals was founded in 2020 by Sophia Kianni, a climate activist and the youngest-ever United Nations advisor on climate change. The idea emerged after Kianni visited Iran, where her relatives had little access to climate information in their native language. She discovered that most climate research is published in English, despite the fact that the majority of the world’s popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Kianni
Sophia Kianni (born December 13, 2001) is an Iranian-American social entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and co-CEO of Phia, a digital fashion app and shopping tool. She is the founder and president of Climate Cardinals, the world's largest youth-led climate nonprofit, served on the EPA's National Youth Advisory Council, and as an advisor to the United Nations. She is the youngest United Nations advisor in US history. Activism Kianni became interested in climate activism while in middle school in Tehran when one night the stars were obscured by smog. Kianni described it as "a signal that our world is heating up at a terrifying pace." She later joined Greta Thunberg's group, Fridays for Future, and took time off from school to support action on climate change. She also helped organize the School strike for climate#Fourth Global Climate Strike on 29 November 2019, 2019 Black Friday climate strike. In 2019, she became a national strategist for Fridays for Future and national part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
