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| Founded | 2020[1] |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sophia Kianni |
| Type | 501(c)(3) non-profit |
| Focus | Climate justice |
| Method | Translation and education |
President | Sophia Kianni[2] |
Vice President | Hikaru Hayakawa[3] |
Volunteers | 10,000 |
| Website | www.climatecardinals.org |
Climate Cardinals is an international non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing environmental accessibility. The organization uses a volunteer base to translate climate information into various languages.[4][5][6] As of 2023, the organization has attracted volunteers in 80 countries and has translated over 1.5 million words of climate information into 100 languages.[7][8][9][10][11]
History[edit]
Established in 2020, Climate Cardinals originated when its founder, Sophia Kianni, embarked on a visit to her family in Iran. During her stay, she observed a lack of accessible climate information among her relatives, particularly regarding the pollution issues in Tehran. Recognizing this gap, Kianni, along with a group of high school students, initiated Climate Cardinals during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
The Climate Cardinals website was launched during Memorial Day weekend in 2020. A TikTok post about the organization, published concurrently by Kianni's friend, gained widespread attention, accumulating over 100,000 views.[13]
In 2021, Climate Cardinals collaborated with UNICEF to translate the Children's Climate Risk Index into the Hausa, Portuguese, Somali, Swahili, and Yoruba languages.[14][15] In the same year, Climate Cardinals partnered with the Italian government to translate the Youth4Climate Manifesto into the 6 UN languages for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[16]
In 2024, Climate Cardinals launched its chapters program, supporting individual chapters of the organization in high schools and universities.[17]
In 2023, Climate Cardinals established a partnership with Yale Climate Connections, contributing translations of their climate articles into Spanish.[18][19]
In 2024, Climate Cardinals became one of the first youth-led non-profits to receive funding from Google.org. The philanthropic arm of Google donated $400,000 to the organization.[20]
Google Cloud Partnership[edit]
In 2023, Climate Cardinals formed a partnership with Google Cloud. Through this collaboration, Google Cloud employees granted Climate Cardinals access to their AI-powered Translation Hub, enabling the organization to enhance its translation capacity and generate 800,000 words within three months..[21][22][23]
Awards[edit]
In 2020, Climate Cardinals received recognition as a finalist for the On a Shoestring and Accessibility categories at the 5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards hosted by Shorty Awards.[24]
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- ^ "Team." Climate Cardinals. Retrieved 23-12-30.
- ^ "About." Climate Cardinals. Accessed 30 December 2023.
- ^ Reser, Allison. "36 Organizations Helping Solve the Climate Crisis." foodtank.
- ^ "Rising Voices: Discover 6 Youth-Led Movements Taking on Climate Change.". No Kill Magazine.
- ^ Gunn, Megan. "Sophia Kianni Is Spreading the Word on Climate Change, 100 Ways". Newsweek.
- ^ Woolsey, Angela. "McLean native among youths chosen to help guide federal environmental policies." Fairfax County Local News.
- ^ "This activist is tacking an unlikely barrier to climate action: language." World Economic Forum.
- ^ "Volunteers translate climate research into more than 100 languages." Yale Climate Connections.
- ^ Kart, Jeff. "Climate Cardinals Website Enlists Students To Translate Climate Change Information, Earn Community Service Hours". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ McPherson, Delaney. "Sophia Kianni Has Advice for Budding Climate Activists." National Wildlife Federation.
- ^ Kart, Jeff. "Climate Cardinals Website Enlists Students To Translate Climate Change Information, Earn Community Service Hours". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Children in four South Asian countries at 'extremely high risk' of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "The Climate Crisis is a Child Rights Crisis | UNICEF". www.unicef.org. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "Clima: ecco lo "Youth4Climate Manifesto" | Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica". www.mase.gov.it. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Climate Cardinals". UNESCO. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Harnessing AI to translate climate knowledge for all". Google Cloud Blog. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "Climate Cardinals, Author at Yale Climate Connections". Yale Climate Connections. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ Kart, Jeff. "Climate Cardinals Plans To Double Its Science Translation Efforts With New Google Backing". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Turns, Anna. "‘The change in pace is crazy’: AI boosts climate information translation drive." The Guardian.
- ^ Horn-Muller, Ayurella. "AI is shattering climate language barriers." Axios.
- ^ Kianni, Sophia and Hayakawa, Hikaru. "Climate Cardinals: Bridging the climate information gap with AI-powered translations." Google Cloud.
- ^ "Climate Cardinals - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.