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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 Kuwait Côte D'Ivoire Comoros Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Croatia Mali Maldives Nepal Oman Serbia Malawi Country Not Available Hungary Poland Slovenia Bhutan Estonia Sierra Leone Malaysia Georgia Haiti Vanuatu France Ghana Iran (Islamic Republic of) Jordan Philippines Spain Tuvalu Trinidad and Tobago Seychelles Guatemala Angola Czechia China Israel Saudi Arabia Equatorial Guinea Lesotho Guinea Bissau State of Palestine Malta Democratic Republic of the Congo Liberia Dominican Republic Japan Peru Grenada Antigua and Barbuda Mozambique Fiji Jamaica Djibouti Benin Argentina Panama Kenya Nauru Cameroon Central African Republic Afghanistan Holy See Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Zambia Monaco Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kazakhstan United Arab Emirates Lao People's Democratic Republic Ethiopia Ukraine Bangladesh Greece Azerbaijan Sudan Suriname Saint Lucia Ireland Congo Andorra El Salvador Bahrain Chile Somalia Barbados Niger Canada Iraq Montenegro Republic of Moldova Sweden United States of America Guinea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Netherlands Portugal Paraguay Tonga Mauritius Palau Rwanda Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Switzerland Yemen Singapore Micronesia (Federated States of) New Zealand Brazil Saint Kitts and Nevis Australia Finland Burundi Qatar North Macedonia Belize Samoa Algeria Armenia South Africa Turkmenistan Mongolia India Chad Costa Rica Eritrea Gambia Bulgaria Republic of Korea Liechtenstein Brunei Darussalam Lebanon Mauritania Dominica Sri Lanka Gabon Cape Verde Uruguay Zimbabwe Marshall Islands Belarus Nicaragua Cambodia Ecuador Russian Federation Timor-Leste Honduras Tunisia Uzbekistan Botswana Madagascar Morocco Iceland Türkiye Cyprus Guyana San Marino Germany Mexico Italy Uganda Viet Nam Myanmar Indonesia Syrian Arab Republic Namibia Pakistan Nigeria Burkina Faso Egypt Solomon Islands Libya Norway Sao Tome and Principe Cuba Kiribati Thailand Papua New Guinea Denmark Austria Albania Romania Bahamas Luxembourg Colombia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines United Republic of Tanzania Latvia Eswatini Slovakia Tajikistan Senegal Togo Kyrgyzstan
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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