Throughout Africa we see key environmental issues that havenot only caused problems for our planet, but have also led to anincrease in climate change related events such as droughts,monsoons, flooding and food insecurity. We are calling on everyday citizens to rise up and cometogether to engage the public, educate people about theenvironment and act to make positive and sustainable changesto protect our planet. Earth Day is not a day, but a movement.

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Sign Up to Be aVolunteer

Choose a Theme Recruit Partners

Register Your Event

Community Outreach

Prepare for Your Event

How to Start

Get Involved in Earth Day

Step 1:

Recruit Partners

Sign Up to Be a Volunteer

Step 3:

The Great Global Cleanup

Foodprints for the Future

MobilizeU

The CanopyProject

EARTHRISE Faith andEnvironment

EnvironmentalEducation

Green Cities Artists for Earth

Here is a list of linked suggested topics. You can also explore our websiteand create your own to better fit your community. Afterward, create a

local concept document to describe your event and motive.

Contact like-minded people to form aboard or committee for your event.

Step 2: Choose a Theme

Reach out to partner organizations forsupport. You can use this tohelp you with this process.

You can sign up to be a volunteer

here. Please be sure to share this link with others!

After signing up, you can consult this and for more information.

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Create a virtual poster that can be sentout to volunteers and partners. It wouldprovide the history of Earth Day andanswer the who, what, when, where, andwhy of your event. We suggest using afree website like canva.com.

You should also use social media tohelp promote your event. We have atoolkit you can use to help maximizeyour social media outreach. Also, don'tforget to follow us on twitter!

Step 4: Register Your Event

Step 5: Community Outreach

Create an agenda and log your event onour

Now that your event is officially registered andprepared, it’s time to advertise!

You can use this as anidea of how to reach out to potentialattendees.

event map.

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Step 6: Prepare For You Your Event

The event is coming! You should use the weeks leadingup to the event to make sure everything is in order.

Make sure the location, time, weather, andany other important aspects are known.

Don’t forget to continue advertising yourevent locally and on social media!

The Day of Your EventCongratulations, the event has arrived! Be sure to

document the day with photos, videos or any otherinformation you would want to share about your event! Thisis crucial as we often use this to showcase your work across

our social media platforms and our website!

After the EventBe sure to send us your information through this so

we can share the work you’re doing! Once again,congratulations on hosting a successful event! Not only is it

an outstanding achievement to have built an Earth Dayevent from scratch, but you are empowering people across

your community toward a better Africa. We urge you tocontinue organizing events with the following you have

built, because, it’s not a day, it’s a movement!

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