An Introduction
South Africa – July 2009
Manmeet Mehta & Donna Callejon

What environmental issues are important to
you and your community?
What activities are your organization and
others doing to help protect animals,
forests, rivers, etc.?

What is ?
A certification of projects on GlobalGiving
which address climate change, either
directly or indirectly, in a sustainable
manner

What is climate change?
Shifts over time in local and Caused by:
global climate leading to: •Emissions from cars, factories
•Increased flooding & cooking stoves
•Longer droughts •Cutting down trees
•More intense storms •Inefficient use of energy
•Changing growing seasons •Using synthetic fertilizers
•etc. •etc.

What is climate change?
Shifts over time in local and Caused by:
global climate leading to: •Emissions from cars, factories
•Increased flooding
This problem hascooking stoves
& largely been
•Longer droughts •Cutting down trees
caused by developed countries,
•More intense storms •Inefficient use of energy
•Changing growing seasons the Using synthetic fertilizers
like • U.S.
•etc. •etc.
BUT it is a global crisis requiring
global action.

Women play an important role in
addressing climate change
– Livelihoods particularly vulnerable to climate changes
– Responsible for many of the family activities with climate implications
*Women’s input is therefore crucial to developing &
implementing effective solutions

Are you seeing local effects of climate change?
Are people in your community aware of global
climate change? Are they concerned?

There are many ways to have a positive
climate impact
Directly Indirectly
• Installing solar panels or • Teaching others about
other renewable energy impacts & solutions
• Installing solar water • Encouraging policy
heaters changes
• Planting forests • Preparing for the local
• Using sustainable farming impacts of climate
techniques change
• Using energy more
efficiently

What’s the value of GG Green for my project?
• Green projects draw more donations(?)
• U.S. consumers prefer “green” products
• GG making a push to be leaders in this area—which will
bring recognition & support from donors and foundations
• Campaign this fall featuring Green projects
• Special designation on GG.com (sort feature, coming
soon)
• Featured on our homepage
• Improved ranking in search results (coming soon)

Any Questions?
If you know other orgs doing this type of work, please let us know!

Ask offline to anyone who’s gone through the
Green scoring process:
• Feedback on Green scoring tool.
• Has it encouraged you to change your behavior?
• Do you value being recognized in this way?
• What did you think of the campaign in April?