What We Do
We are a youth run publication covering sustainability through art and science communications. We are decentering sustainability discourse from the global north to the global south with the focus on India. Our approach is intersectional and we believe in equality, justice and representation of marginalized groups.
Most importantly, we want to make sustainability cool and trendy and make people view the world through a climate lens. We are building a community that is open and inclusive for all, where we can start conversations and have discussions about a variety of topics.
We create shifts in culture, discourse, narratives, and policy through…
Science communication
Humour
Thought Leadership
Youth spotlight
Commentary
Solution-oriented
writing
Local, regional and global context
Intellectual & emotional awareness
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When knowledge is hard to access, climate action takes a back seat. We dismantle these barriers to connect with the intellectual and emotional core of our volunteers and readers for climate action.
Why We Do It
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When knowledge is hard to access, climate action takes a back seat. We dismantle these barriers to connect with the intellectual and emotional core of our volunteers and readers for climate action.
Why We Do It
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Why We Do It
When knowledge is hard to access, climate action takes a back seat. We dismantle these barriers to connect with the intellectual and emotional core of our volunteers and readers for climate action.
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We create shifts in culture, discourse, narratives, and policy through…
Intellectual & emotional awareness
Science communication
Humour
Youth spotlight
Thought Leadership
Solution-oriented writing
Commentary
Local, regional and global context
We create shifts in culture, discourse, narratives, and policy through…
Intellectual & emotional awareness
Science communication
Humour
Youth spotlight
Thought Leadership
Solution-oriented writing
Commentary
Local, regional and global context
Problem Tree
In a world where sustainable knowledge has the potential to drive change, significant barriers hinder its accessibility. Essential information often remains locked behind outdated systems, scattered across various platforms, or obscured by complex jargon. Communities face challenges due to limited digitization, while language barriers exclude millions from understanding crucial environmental practices.
Misinformation can proliferate due to a lack of openness, which increases public scepticism and undermines institutional trust. Consequently, society becomes more vulnerable to climate denial, governmental decisions become disenfranchised from scientific facts, and remedies to the climate problem are postponed.
When knowledge is hard to access, action is postponed, leading to detrimental effects on the planet. By dismantling these barriers, we can connect information with impact—ensuring that sustainable knowledge is available to everyone, everywhere.
Problem Tree
In a world where sustainable knowledge has the potential to drive change, significant barriers hinder its accessibility. Essential information often remains locked behind outdated systems, scattered across various platforms, or obscured by complex jargon. Communities face challenges due to limited digitization, while language barriers exclude millions from understanding crucial environmental practices.
Misinformation can proliferate due to a lack of openness, which increases public scepticism and undermines institutional trust. Consequently, society becomes more vulnerable to climate denial, governmental decisions become disenfranchised from scientific facts, and remedies to the climate problem are postponed.
When knowledge is hard to access, action is postponed, leading to detrimental effects on the planet. By dismantling these barriers, we can connect information with impact—ensuring that sustainable knowledge is available to everyone, everywhere.
Problem Tree
In a world where sustainable knowledge has the potential to drive change, significant barriers hinder its accessibility. Essential information often remains locked behind outdated systems, scattered across various platforms, or obscured by complex jargon. Communities face challenges due to limited digitization, while language barriers exclude millions from understanding crucial environmental practices.
Misinformation can proliferate due to a lack of openness, which increases public scepticism and undermines institutional trust. Consequently, society becomes more vulnerable to climate denial, governmental decisions become disenfranchised from scientific facts, and remedies to the climate problem are postponed.
When knowledge is hard to access, action is postponed, leading to detrimental effects on the planet. By dismantling these barriers, we can connect information with impact—ensuring that sustainable knowledge is available to everyone, everywhere.
Our Journey
Talk Dharti To Me is a spin-off of an activism campaign called Minecraft Mumbai (now Coast Custodians). Our campaign aimed to solve the mobility issues of Mumbai through policy solutions and systems change as an alternative to the disastrous coastal road project. We were unsuccessful with our campaign but had amassed a vast volunteer network and campaigning skills.
We reflected on our learnings and found that our campaign was unsuccessful because people were unfamiliar with the concepts of sustainability and climate change. We decided to use our skills and network to build a platform that helps citizens of Mumbai and beyond engage with sustainability meaningfully.
Talk Dharti To Me was established in February 2021.
Our Journey
Talk Dharti To Me is a spin-off of an activism campaign called Minecraft Mumbai (now Coast Custodians). Our campaign aimed to solve the mobility issues of Mumbai through policy solutions and systems change as an alternative to the disastrous coastal road project. We were unsuccessful with our campaign but had amassed a vast volunteer network and campaigning skills.
We reflected on our learnings and found that our campaign was unsuccessful because people were unfamiliar with the concepts of sustainability and climate change. We decided to use our skills and network to build a platform that
helps citizens of Mumbai and beyond engage with
sustainability meaningfully.
Talk Dharti To Me was established in
February 2021.
Talk Dharti To Me is a spin-off of an activism campaign called Minecraft Mumbai (now Coast Custodians). Our campaign aimed to solve the mobility issues of Mumbai through policy solutions and systems change as an alternative to the disastrous coastal road project. We were unsuccessful with our campaign but had amassed a vast volunteer network and campaigning skills.
We reflected on our learnings and found that our campaign was unsuccessful because people were unfamiliar with the concepts of sustainability and climate change. We decided to use our skills and network to build a platform that helps citizens of Mumbai and beyond engage with
sustainability meaningfully.
Talk Dharti To Me was established in
February 2021.
Our Journey
How We Do It
~ Our Methods ~
As a Communicator
By using these mediums (storytelling [long form/bite sized], virality & trends, issues centric, social media, workshops, journalism, grassroots, mobilisation, newsletters etc.)
That help our audience adopt new perspectives (awareness, information, ways and tools to act)
And use these mediums for feedback/sense check (survey, back-end digital data, social listening, research, comment section analysis)
Humour
Commentary
Memes
Intellectual and emotional awareness
Science communication
Thought and leadership
Youth spotlight
Poetry
Local, regional, global context
Solution-oriented writing
Art
Posters
Comics
Science communication articles
Climate science + Data
Infographics
Reports
Op-eds
ToolKits
Capacity building/ training
Individual + systemic change
Guides & tutorials
Awareness + course of action
Hopeful, positive outlook
Grievance redressal mechanism (WIP)
Comments, shares, reactions
Engagement metrics
Conversations with 1st degree community
Feedback forms
Keeping up with latest discourse in climate action
Vision Statement
A world where youth use their voices effectively and creatively for climate action and decision making for people, planet, and prosperity.
Mission Statement
Empowering youth to use their voice to create a sustainable world.
Values
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Climate justice
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Resilience
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Leadership
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Creativity and originality, authenticity
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Inclusion
Our Organisation Structure
Talk Dharti To Me is run by a for-profit sole proprietorship NISRG. NISRG is short for Native Ideas for Sustainability Research and Governance. NISRG is a consultancy firm for sustainability research and provides solutions for sustainability communications. NISRG sole proprietorship is registered under Nivedita Bansal, executive editor of Talk Dharti To Me.
Our Culture
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Self motivated volunteers that take initiative and leadership in their role
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Volunteers work well with flexible structures
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Good time management, adherence to deadlines
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Clear and prompt communication
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Operate in low hierarchy
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Digital first environment - fully remote with opportunities of in-person community building
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We treat everyone with respect and create an environment where everyone is treated as a competent adult, regardless of age or educational background.
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We operate on a first name basis to reduce power distance
Our Culture
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Self motivated volunteers that take initiative and leadership in their role
-
Volunteers work well with flexible structures
-
Good time management, adherence to deadlines
-
Clear and prompt communication
-
Operate in low hierarchy
-
Digital first environment - fully remote with opportunities of in-person community building
-
We treat everyone with respect and create an environment where everyone is treated as a competent adult, regardless of age or educational background.
-
We operate on a first name basis to reduce power distance
Our Culture
-
Self motivated volunteers that take initiative and leadership in their role
-
Volunteers work well with flexible structures
-
Good time management, adherence to deadlines
-
Clear and prompt communication
-
Operate in low hierarchy
-
Digital first environment - fully remote with opportunities of in-person community building
-
We treat everyone with respect and create an environment where everyone is treated as a competent adult, regardless of age or educational background.
-
We operate on a first name basis to reduce power distance