Welcome to Greenheart Connects
A FREE online series to inspire viewers to care for the earth and for each other. Each month, we share original stories about environmentalism, volunteering, fair trade, and personal growth.
EcoPeace: Working Together to Protect Middle East Water
Gidon Bromberg, Nada Majdalani, & Yana Abu Taleb
In the Middle East--the most water-scarce region on the planet--climate change and conflict have made a problematic situation even more desperate. EcoPeace believes real change is possible when Jordanians, Palestinians, and Israelis work together to create shared solutions, to educate local constituents, and to advance vital policies. • Gidon Bromberg – Co-Founder and Israeli Director, is an attorney who writes about the relationship between water issues...
Cultural Exchange = Personal Growth
Beatriz Gomez and Paula Lorente
Beatriz Gomez and Paula Lorente are a mother-daughter team who will share their personal development stories—both influenced by the power of cultural exchange. Paula will graduate from a Spanish high school in 2021. She was an exchange student with Greenheart in 2018-2019 and earned the Junior Greenheart Global Leaders Conference scholarship that year. She’s involved in activism events related to climate change and the preservation...
Fair Trade in Action with Local Women’s Handicrafts sewing collective in Nepal.
Nasreen Sheikh
Nasreen is a 20-something who doesn’t know her exact age. Girls’ births are not recorded in her village on the India-Nepal border, nor are girls allowed to go to school. At age 9 or 10, Nasreen worked 12-15 hours a day in a cramped sweatshop, receiving less than $2 per shift. A serendipitous meeting with a kind stranger allowed her to escape the sweatshop and the...
It Starts with Us: Positive Civic Action
Dr. Marty K. Casey
There is an urgency to help when something attacks our collective humanity. We must speak up, be active, and lead by positive example. Let’s discuss ways to be uplifting and unifying in our help.
Eco Living at Casita Verde
Chris Dews
Come with us to the beautiful island of Ibiza to see sustainable living in practice and get practical tips for eco living in your life.