Cultural Warmth Fueling Climate Impact with Joy Hayley Munthali

The World We Want: The NAAEE Podcast

A key component of effective environmental education is working with the communities you're helping, even letting them lead. Joy Munthali, founder of Green Girls Platform, speaks to the process that has led to meaningful and longlasting partnerships both with communities and funders.

"We need education that works for young people, education that works for children, and education that works in our context. And the only way we can learn that is if we are connected, if we have the networks that we need. "

As Joy details, part of strong partnerships in mitigating the effects of climate change is creating a safe space for the community to drive solutions. If an organization provides a solution that doesn't fit the culture of the people receiving it, the solution won't be successful and the community won't feel the benefits of those efforts.
"If we have a space that they can just come and share what they think works or what the wildest dream is, and then make that happen, they are assured that this is something that is going to help them to enjoy their human rights."
Learn more about Joy and The World We Want: The NAAEE Podcast at https://eepro.naaee.org/eepodcast/joy-hayley-munthali

The World We Want: The NAAEE Podcast is an educational outreach project of the North American Association for Environmental Education.
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