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Mission
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit, dedicated to empowering marginalized girls, women, and Indigenous ecosystem regeneration worldwide. We focus on 6 of the UN SDGs: climate action, peace, justice, and strong institutions, quality education, reduced inequalities, life on land, and partnerships for the goals. Harnessing the powers of partnerships, creative and entertainment influencers, nature, science, technology, storytelling, art, film, financing systems, and social movement marketing, to catalyze global action in response to the crisis.
Vision
Empowering Indigenous-led and women-led regeneration, our vision is awakening public consciousness, shifting cultural attitudes, and transforming behavior through impactful art, innovation, education, advocacy, and partnerships. We build transformative influence and mobilize social movements to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.
Organization
Founded in 1994 as a global nonprofit we are based in Virginia, USA, Acre, Brazil, and West Bengal, India, with Shakti Empowerment Education Foundation (SEEschool) and Ramakrishna Vidyapith. Our foundation has supported over 8,000 students' education and inspired people worldwide with over 2 billion impressions of our multimedia images, films, and public service announcements. We provide regenerative equality-based empowerment, ecosystems preservation, and neurodiversity education, with vocational training, micro-financing, homeopathic medicine, anti-trafficking, and frontline community support for low-income women, children, marginalized and Indigenous communities.
Recognitions
Our work is recognized by organizations including the United Nations with a 2018 Women’s Entrepreneurship Distinguished Fellowship; the Global People's Summit at the United Nations, and the Science Summit at the United Nations, Digital Democracy for Climate Action; by Rotary International and the Center for Peace and Justice with the Max Mark-Cranbrook 2019 Global Peacemakers Award; at CNN Expose Best Picture Award; Harvard University, Kennedy School Carr Center's Pride & Progress Symposium; Princeton University's The Art of Social Justice; Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Disruptive Innovation Award; as X-PRIZE Rainforest Semifinalists 2023 (ACTNOW Amazonas Team); at COP and at Davos World Economic Forum.
"It is Nature that can save us all."
Puwe Puyanawa, Chief Vision Officer
Updates
We are proud convenors of the Science Summit at the United Nations during the General Assembly at New York Climate Week, at COP16 Colombia, and at Davos WEF Switzerland. Join Us!