Global Visionaries

nonprofit

Address and Contact:

1130 34th ave

Seattle, WA

98122

Chris Fontana (Executive Director)
chrisfontana@global-visionaries.org
206-322-9448

www.global-visionaries.org

Organization Description:

It is Global Visionaries' mission to educate and empower youth to become active community leaders and global citizens who promote social and environmental justice through community service at home and abroad. This is accomplished through local high school student participation in the yearlong Global Visionaries Youth Leadership Program. The program engages youth of diverse socio-economic backgrounds, 40% of current participants are students of color, in cross-cultural understanding workshops, anti-oppression training, local service-learning work teams, and an international cultural immersion and service-learning trip to Guatemala.

Example Project:

We have now engaged roughly 600 youth in service learning projects, at home and abroad, and we have made major gains in program diversity, with 40% of our current participants being students of color.

Activities that combat poverty:

Economic Development, Economic & Social Inequities, Employment & Income Generation, Microfinance, Fair Trade, Community Development, Education and Literacy, Housing, Human Rights, Security, Conflict & Violence, Foreign Policy, International Trade

Activities that protect the environment:

Climate Change, Air Quality, Watersheds, Water & Sanitation, Energy, Ecosystems Services, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture & Farming, Urban Ecology & Sustainable Cities, Eco-tourism, Public Environmental Perceptions & Behavior, Environmental Justice, Environmental History, Wildlife & Human Health

Areas of Service:

Public Awareness, Service Delivery, Education & Training

Nations of the World:

Americas: Guatemala, United States of America