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Earth Child Institute, Inc.

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Earth Child Institute, Inc.
Organization's acronym:	ECI
Address:	55 Colonial Court Wolcott, CT. 06716 United States of America
Phone:	1 203 376 9177
Email:	donnagoodman111@gmail.com
Web site:	www.earthchildinstitute.org
Organization type:	Non-governmental organization
Languages:	English Spanish Portuguese

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Biodiversity Children Citizenship and Governance Climate Change Culture Development Education Environment Extreme poverty Family Indigenous Peoples Least Developed Countries Outer Space Peace and Security Religion Social Development Sustainable Development Values Water Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Indigenous women Policy advice Research Service provision The girl child Women and the environment Social Development: Employment Indigenous issues Poverty Social policy Youth Sustainable Development: Biodiversity Capacity-building Climate change Desertification and Drought Disaster management and vulnerability Education Energy Forests Freshwater Gender equality Health Indicators Partnerships Poverty Protecting and managing the natural resources Rural Development Sanitation Sustainable development for Africa Sustainable development in a globalizing world Sustainable development of SIDS
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Brazil Peru Dominican Republic Cameroon India United States of America Nicaragua Kenya Togo Ethiopia
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Earth Child Institute is committed to combating climate change, deforestation and water scarcity by investing in hands-on environment and educational projects with and for children, both in and out of schools. Our goal is to engage with and support empowerment of the world¿s 2.2 billion people under the age of 18 to plant trees, ensure access to safe water, sanitation, clean energy and nutritious food. Creating new and participatory solutions for community based sustainable development will reduce risk and increasing resilience to the changing global environment.
Year established (YYYY):	2003
Year of registration (YYYY):	2003
Organizational structure:	Executive Director, interns and consultants are brought on board for contractual obligations. In addition to our Board of Directors, we are now forming a Youth Advisory Board and an Executive Board.
Number and type of members:	We do not have members to date, but are planning to launch a membership portal called the Ambassadors Resource Center (ARC) which will provide lesson plans, sharing and learning among small and middle sized NGOs, parents and teachers in the developing world free of charge in exchange for active partipation and to those in wealthy countries for a small monthly fee (based on ability to pay). In countries, we currently have partners on the ground, our hope is for some of these partners to evolve into ECI country offices when funds become available.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Associated with UN DPI, civil society observer to the UNFCCC, YOUNGO
Funding structure:	Fees for education and training services Fees for providing consulting or research services Donations and grants from domestic sources

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:	Children and youth Non-governmental organization
Involvement in UN Partnerships:	Yes
If yes, explain in detail:	ECI works in partnership with UNICEF, UNEP, UNFCCC, FAO and others in areas related to climate change, children, education for sustainable development and children's environmental health.
Publications:	Healthy Environments for Healthy Children, 2010 (published by WHO and UNEP with ECI contribution) Climate Change: Take Action Now, 2010 (published with UNICEF, Big 6 youth organizations) Climate change and child health discussion paper. 2009. (published by UNICEF IRC) Impacts of Climate Change on Child Health and Nutrition in Central America, 2010 (published by UNICEF Latin American region)
Statements or documents submitted Commission on Sustainable Development:	n/a