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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Sustainable Development: Capacity-building Climate change Education Major Groups Partnerships
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Belgium Liberia Madagascar Tunisia Comoros New Zealand Palau Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Equatorial Guinea Guyana United Republic of Tanzania Liechtenstein Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Mozambique Grenada Niger Poland Bhutan Thailand Saudi Arabia Malta Tuvalu Oman Angola Saint Lucia China Seychelles Tonga Malaysia Denmark Tajikistan Pakistan Gambia Antigua and Barbuda Ethiopia San Marino Lesotho Montenegro Guatemala Benin Argentina Viet Nam Sri Lanka Fiji Costa Rica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Nicaragua Cameroon Samoa Dominican Republic South Africa Central African Republic Ireland Afghanistan Georgia Bosnia and Herzegovina Bangladesh Azerbaijan Kuwait Namibia Serbia Congo Senegal Andorra Ukraine Mali Bahrain Turkmenistan Gabon Chile Barbados Canada Haiti Singapore Croatia Türkiye Estonia Guinea Nauru Uruguay Germany Democratic Republic of the Congo Somalia Nigeria Brazil Australia Burundi Mexico United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Iran (Islamic Republic of) Jamaica Belize Algeria Zimbabwe Russian Federation Papua New Guinea Suriname Dominica Armenia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Finland Malawi Chad Sweden Saint Kitts and Nevis Iceland Eswatini Bulgaria Brunei Darussalam Zambia Paraguay Cuba Cape Verde Jordan Greece Latvia Belarus Solomon Islands Cambodia Mauritania Nepal Botswana State of Palestine United States of America Spain Micronesia (Federated States of) Lithuania Mauritius Philippines Czechia India Egypt Netherlands Syrian Arab Republic Eritrea Togo Sierra Leone Uzbekistan Maldives United Arab Emirates Yemen Kenya Lebanon Luxembourg Myanmar Qatar Guinea Bissau Japan Cyprus Morocco Ghana Iraq Burkina Faso Portugal Côte D'Ivoire Libya Marshall Islands Hungary Uganda Kyrgyzstan Honduras Lao People's Democratic Republic Switzerland North Macedonia Country Not Available Romania Panama Indonesia Slovakia Republic of Korea Mongolia Kazakhstan Peru Austria Albania Timor-Leste Kiribati Bahamas Colombia France Trinidad and Tobago Vanuatu Holy See Israel Republic of Moldova Sudan Monaco Slovenia Djibouti Ecuador Sao Tome and Principe El Salvador Italy Rwanda Norway
Millennium Development Goals:	Ensure environmental sustainability Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	bigmamma is an online platform for and by young people who are working on environmental sustainability issues worldwide. Our mission is to connect and empower youth efforts for a more sustainable environment. Through its worldwide activities bigmamma facilitates the effective use of the enormous potential of young people, their initiatives, the money that is required and the passion that goes with it. Did you know that more than 200 million young people are working for a more sustainable world worldwide? bigmamma is made by and for them! Taking care of... - Overview, updates and insights of the initiatives of young people in the field of sustainability - Visibility of youth efforts in the international political process, for the general public and other relevant stakeholders Resulting in... - A structured and accessible overview of initiatives by and for youth - An increased impact of initiatives and ideas of young people - An impulse to the international political arena by showcasing the enthusiasm, spirit, efforts and ideas of young people worldwide
Year established:	2007
Year of registration:	2010
Organizational structure:	Bigmamma is a global youth-led foundation. The bigmamma team is headquartered in the Netherlands. Bigmamma ambassadors are active in more than 20 countries, bigmamma members come from more than 150 countries.
Number and type of members:	Bigmamma is made by and for young people. The foundation is led by a team of 8 members who run the organization, website and programs. The bigmamma ambassadors are active in more than 20 countries where they spread bigmamma in their networks and organize activities. The 280 bigmamma members who have registered through the website come from more than 150 different countries. They have committed themselves to post their activities and initiatives on the site to show the world what young people are already doing for a more sustainable world.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	350, UNEP-Tunza and many youth NGO networks and organizations
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources

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