We Strengthen Community Resilience Through Language Access and Youth Empowerment.
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Our Story
Determined to bridge this gap, Sophia began translating climate information for her family. Inspired by her work, her relatives became supporters of Iranian environmental defenders and eager learners of climate solutions. Realizing the transformative power of language, Sophia gathered friends and youth passionate about creating change—Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa, Rohan Arora, Joe Hobbs, and others—, leading to the creation of Climate Cardinals.
We Strengthen Community Resilience Through Language Access and Youth Empowerment.
Our Values
We build trust by sharing openly and working with clarity and care.
Share context, decisions, and challenges early and often.
Prioritize accessibility in language, tools, and process.
Make space for honest, informed participation.
We build strong relationships, care for one another, and lead with joy.
Prioritize well-being and connection alongside productivity.
Celebrate often and hold space for each other.
Make belonging and kindness part of how we get things done.
We grow together through candid, compassionate, and consistent feedback.
Treat feedback as an investment in one another’s growth.
Offer critique privately, praise publicly.
Normalize learning from wins, mistakes, and everything in between.
We nurture leadership that reflects our communities and grows from within them.
Empower local, grassroots, and youth leaders already doing the work.
Share power, knowledge, and tools.
Treat lived experience as expertise.
We believe in what’s possible — and work boldly to make it real.
Embrace change with curiosity and confidence.
Stay open to new ideas, new voices, and new ways of solving problems.
Lead with hope — and turn it into action.
Impact in Action: Our Global Reach
3 million words translated
105 languages translated
11 million individuals reached
3 million words translated 105 languages translated 11 million individuals reached
Program summary
Language Equity:
We break barriers by translating critical climate information into 105+ languages. Our unique tiered model ensures free access for grassroots groups while generating revenue from professional services to sustain youth-led programs.
Local Chapters:
Our grassroots network of 150+ youth-led chapters (71% in the Global South) provides localized, culturally relevant climate education and adaptation strategies tailored to community needs.
Youth Fellows:
Our fellowship trains emerging representative leaders in non-profit operations and global advocacy. 85+ fellows have advised organizations like the WHO and secured youth representation in key climate decision-making spaces.
Partnerships & Recognition
Our Values
Trust Through Transparency
We build trust by sharing openly and working with clarity and care.
Principles:
Share context, decisions, and challenges early and often.
Prioritize accessibility in language, tools, and process.
Make space for honest, informed participation.
Feedback is care
We grow together through candid, compassionate, and consistent feedback.
Principles:
Treat feedback as an investment in one another’s growth.
Offer critique privately, praise publicly.
Normalize learning from wins, mistakes, and everything in between.
Lead from within
We nurture leadership that reflects our communities and grows from within them.
Principles:
Empower local, grassroots, and youth leaders already doing the work.
Share power, knowledge, and tools.
Treat lived experience as expertise.
Community is our strategy
We build strong relationships, care for one another, and lead with joy.
Principles:
Prioritize well-being and connection alongside productivity.
Celebrate often and hold space for each other.
Make belonging and kindness part of how we get things done.
Hope with intension
We believe in what’s possible — and work boldly to make it real.
Principles:
Embrace change with curiosity and confidence.
Stay open to new ideas, new voices, and new ways of solving problems.
Lead with hope — and turn it into action.
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We build trust by sharing openly and working with clarity and care.
Principles:
- Share context, decisions, and challenges early and often.
Prioritize accessibility in language, tools, and process.
Make space for honest, informed participation.
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We build trust by sharing openly and working with clarity and care.
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- Share context, decisions, and challenges early and often.
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Fuel the Movement
Your contribution powers youth-led climate action worldwide.
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Your contribution powers youth-led climate action worldwide.
Fuel the Movement
Your contribution powers youth-led climate action worldwide.
the problem
We believe that breaking down language barriers is essential: not just to raise awareness, but to help communities lead the way on climate adaptation and resilience.
Global Distribution of English Speakers
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In many places, people have never even heard about climate change because the information isn’t available in their language. And while some communities lack access to information, many already have powerful local knowledge and solutions for building resilience — but without inclusion in global conversations, funding, and leadership opportunities, they are often unable to scale their efforts or share their innovations more widely.
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Grow your audience.
In many places, people have never even heard about climate change because the information isn’t available in their language. And while some communities lack access to information, many already have powerful local knowledge and solutions for building resilience — but without inclusion in global conversations, funding, and leadership opportunities, they are often unable to scale their efforts or share their innovations more widely.
We believe that breaking down language barriers is essential: not just to raise awareness, but to help communities lead the way on climate adaptation and resilience.