Small Earth Australia

ENVIRONMENT Small Earth Australia’s environmental awareness programs focus on engaging the public through programs that teach individuals of all ages and backgrounds tools to minimize their impacts on earth’s limited resources. Such programs aim to provide stakeholders a platform to pursue sustainable development through a balance in human-environment interactions. Small Earth Australia also campaigns against the overexploitation of resources and supports sustainability workshops undertaken by local government and not-for-profit organisations. Small Earth Australia works to: - Campaign to bring awareness to environmental causes; - Encourage participation in tree plantation programs and clean-up programs; - Run sustainability workshops such as understanding your ecological footprint, measuring and monitoring energy consumption, energy efficiency, water efficiency, grey water, passive solar design, waste management and sustainable gardens. EDUCATION Small Earth Australia works to improve access to education for children in developing countries such as Nepal. Working closely with not-for-profit organisations in Nepal, Small Earth Australia has begun child sponsorship programs to ensure these children have the resources to ensure they can access quality education. Small Earth Australia also supports schools through assistance with educational resources and construction of buildings. Small Earth Australia also undertakes teacher training programs. Small Earth Australia works to: - Bring educational resources to needy educational institutions; - Provide the means to educate underprivileged children and adults; - Uplift the quality of teachers through teacher training programs. HEALTH Poor communities in many parts of the world often do not have the knowledge and resources to look after their health and well-being. Small Earth Australia works closely with local communities in remote areas of Australia and developing countries to improve this situation by running workshops on basic sanitation and hygiene, programs to empower communities to improve their health, running health camps for individuals who are in need of immediate support, and supporting health care facilities by providing much needed medical resources and basic equipment. Small Earth Australia works to: - Improve knowledge on basic sanitation and hygiene; - Run programs to empower communities to improve their health; - Reorient health services and run health camps in remote areas to maximise output.