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CLIMATE ACTION CHALLENGE WORKBOOK 1 W3.1 Your Hero’s Journey 2 W3.2 Your Personal Vision Statement 3 W4.1 Action Plan Progress Tracking 4 W4.2 Your Promise to Yourself 6 Step 1. Write Your Promise to Yourself 6 Step 2: Get it On Your Calendar 7 Step 3. Reread Your Promise to Yourself 7 W5.1 On Your Watch 8 W6.1 Two Percent for Life 9 W6.2 Self-Care Plan 10 Step 1: Assessment 10 Step 2: Self-Care Plan 11 W7.1 A New Lens 12 W8.1 Green Team Programs 13 W9.1 Coaching for Change 14 W11.1 Embracing Leadership 15 W11.2 Ten Exemplary Projects 16 Step 1. Develop Search Terms 16 Step 2. Research Ten Exemplary Projects 16 Step 3. Discuss the Takeaways with Your Team 17 W11.3 Engagement Ladder 18 W12.1 Thirty Years from Now 19 W12.2 Your Team’s Vision and Mission 20 W12.3 Meeting Schedule 21 W13.1 Assessments 22 Step 1. Community Assessment 22 Step 2. Team Assessment 23 Step 3. Assessment Review 23 W13.2 Partner Web and Ideal 100 Partner List 24 Step 1. Partner Web 24 Step 2. 100 Ideal Partner List 25 Step 3. Outreach Schedule 29 Step 4. Decision Time 29 W14.1 Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) 30 W14.2 Pilot Project 31 W14.3 Annual Success Schedule 32 Step 1. Key Milestones 32 Step 2. Project Workdays and Meetings 33 Step 3. Grants and Financial Reporting 33 Step 4. Outreach Events 34 Step 5. Annual Events Success Schedule: Putting it All Together 35 Step 6: Build Your Communications Plan 36 Step 7: Transfer to a Calendar 36 W14.4 Budget Triad 37 W14.5 Team Profile 38 W15.1 Strategic Planning Forum & Day of Action 39 W16.1 Community Organizing 40 W16.2 Storytelling 41 W16.3 Forming an Organization 42 W16.4 Tech Tools Roundup 43 W17.1 “Big Why” Words 44 W17.2 The Wow Factor 45 W18.1 Earth Day 46 W18.2 Evaluate 47 W19.1 Recruiting Leadership Team Members 48 W19.2 Reflect and Relax 49 W19.3 Ripple 50 W21.1 Promise Review 51 W21.2 Personal Transformation 52 W22.1 Mentor and Mobilize 53
HOW TO USE THIS WORKBOOK
Welcome!
This book is the writing companion to the book: Climate Action Challenge: A Proven Plan for Launching Your Eco-Initiative in 90 Days. Get the book at www.ClimateActionChallenge.net .
I’m so excited to provide this little simple tool for you to make it easy for you to create your Action Plan and supercharge your impact.
How to Use this Workbook
You can use this workbook using it digitally or by printing it out.
Digitally
To use this with Microsoft Word or other word processing software, just open the file. Choose File, Save As to create a clean copy to edit. That way, you’ll have the blank form available to use for future projects.
To use this with Google Docs, just upload the Word file. Next, click on the uploaded file and choose Open With Google Docs.
When using the workbook digitally, you can use as much space as you want. As you type, you may find you need more space, the table flows onto the next page. No problem! The number of pages isn’t restricted. Just write to express yourself and empower your team!
Print
You can print the workbook. If you are completing the workbook on the printed version, have some blank sheets of paper available. You may need to add some space here and there to allow you to adequate space to express yourself fully.
How It’s Organized
The workbook is designed to present the questions in a simple, uncluttered style. Most of the supporting text from the Climate Action Challenge book is not repeated here.
The writing activities are identified by chapter number. Don’t worry if the activities skip a number, as not every chapter has a writing activity. For example, the first activity in this workbook is W3.1. Refer to Chapter 3 in the book for more details.
More Resources on the Website
Head over to www.climateactionchallenge.net/extras to get links to the community, podcasts, and other resources. Register for an upcoming challenge or follow along as challengers from around the world jump-start their eco-initiatives in 90 days!
Without further ado, let’s get writing!
Climate Action Challenge Workbook
Climate Action Challenge Workbook
Climate Action Challenge Workbook
© August 8, 2020 Positive Energy Works LLC, All Rights Reserved.
© August 8, 2020 Positive Energy Works LLC, All Rights Reserved.
© August 8, 2020 Positive Energy Works LLC, All Rights Reserved.
CLIMATE ACTION CHALLENGE WORKBOOK
Team Name
Dosse Sossouga, Douvo Apelete, Koumi Komi, Hekanou Komi, Typamm loth, Adjima Akou Vicentia, Koda Komi,
Start Date
08/23/2020
Goals
Planting 15200 trees in Togo from September 1 to November30, 2020
Comments
We are 8 NGOs and 1 School engaged in this project. Our commitment is to start planting in this climate challenge 2020 but we have other actions in the years foward:
· Create forest in at least 100 municipalities in Togo
· Develope renewable energy projets: solar electrification projects, electric cars business promotion, clean cookstoves challenges for women and girls
· Awereness raising, trainings, advocating and lobbying
W3.1 Your Hero’s Journey
Using the three-part formula below, write a short hero’s journey story that you can tell in two or three minutes.
1. Origin: Describe where you started out, the initial cultural idea, and when you decided to venture out on your own. This is where you start.
2. Challenges and Adventures: Describe your struggles, adventures, and experiences that helped you to get where you are now. Include your external journey (getting something done) as well as your inner journey (moving beyond fears and limitations).
3. Return: State the key thing you’ve discovered. Share why you’re so passionate about sharing this wisdom and working for change.
Story Part
Your Response
Origin
1-/ I'm one off those who innovated the SDGs, I'm a member of UNTEAMWORK for the SDGs implementation.Before Paris Agreement being adopted I'm one of those who maked awareness on the climate issues. I'm a member of Afrikavuka group and signed Agreement with climate reality group. At C20 summit in 2017, in Germany, I was in climate & energy group, I'm in a Africa day #6 December group for planting trees, in Climate action challenge 2020 and in the Global Compact for environment. My Accreditation by UNEP is on the way.
Challenges
Challenges are awareness raising on climate change challenges, get people involved, change behaviours for the better world we want.
Return
Take a few deep breaths and complete the following sentences.
Statement beginning
Your response
Social, economic and environmental development.
My most important characteristics are
Social, friendship,strong, earlier wake up man, ecologist, human rights defender, leader, mentor and educator.
A song that captures my feelings about being an ecoleader is
A passion to save our planet and be a changemaker.
For my avatar, I imagine myself to be (a dragon, a warrior, a character)
be an elephant
lead development actions
To serve others
My vision for myself as an ecoleader in my community is
To become a good mentor and excellent challenger
That last answer is Your Personal Vision Statement. Put a big circle around that!
W4.1 Action Plan Progress Tracking
Here’s your Action Plan! This is the master to do list for building a thriving team and making a huge impact fast! Mark planned and actual completion dates to help you stay on track.
Step
Write your Hero’s Journey (Ch. 3). In 1987,
I have a dream that one day I'll travel to in the world. I 1992 I have thé inspiration to create NGO: ADET (Amis des Étrangers au Togo). In 2004 the NGO was officially registered. In 2013, NGO: ADET was granted UN Consultative special status, from 2012-2015 NGO: ADET participed activelly in the SDGs elaboration and become UN SDGs NGO Major Group for Africa. I was appointed in August 2019 by ISEA foundation as Global Blockchain Finance Committee member and have my UN accreditation as Advisor, Africa partnership organizer on April 2020 before integrating in August 2020 thé Global Compact for environment team.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Write your Personal Vision Statement. (Ch. 3)
My vision is to promote social, economic, environmental development, gender and human rights promotion.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Yes, I'm ready for that.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
To reach the goal:
NGO: ADET has elaborated its plan which start from Sept1 to Nov 30, 2020. Project lunch 26&27 August.
1 sept Visite of the site at: GBODJOME (lacs préfecture)
05-11/09/20. Land preparation
17,18/09/2020 Meeting and Break
24,25/09/2020 Meeting and Break
01,02/10/2020 meeting and Break
08,09/10/2020 meeting and Break
15,16/10/2020 meeting and Break
22,23/10/2020 meeting and Break
TOTAL trees = 5,200
site preparation
Trees planting
SAGBADE( Pangalam):1-15/09site preparation
MOCLOUDJIN(Loco):1-15/09 site preparation
From 1-15/10/2020,
TOTAL trees = 4,720
01/09/2020 site visit
20-30/09 planting trees
13,14/10 Water
01-04/09/2020 site preparation
23/09/2020 450 plants research
14/09/2020 Meeting
17/09. Pics
TOTAL trees. = 200
26/10/2020 from 7H00
TOTAT trees= 150
03 October form 7H00
TOTAL trees = 1,680
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
All ready scheduled
Write Your Promise to Yourself. (Ch. 4)
I promise to myself that We my collègues, we'll planted 5000 plants from Sept 1 to Nov.30,2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Develop your Team’s Mission and Vision Statement.
I congratulate my team whose vision is to accelerate actions for climate challenges.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Climate Action challenge 2020, Avukavuka, climate reality project, #6Dnow,
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Do a quick Community Assessment and Team Assessment.
At all levels communities experience climate change problems. But for some, its causes are attributed to divinity, to vodou, to traditional issues.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Ok, already listed.
09/01/2020
Develop an outreach plan for contacting partners. For partner contacting, we have created a group for the organisations involved in the challenge. Each organisation has it's one group.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Step 4. Annual Success Plan (Ch. 14)
Set two dates within 90 days of your starting date for:
We start at September 1, 2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Set a target date for your Earth Day Festival or other large event (Ch. 18)
Earth day will be November 29,2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Map out your Annual Success Schedule including events, meetings, and outreach.
Our annual rapport will show it.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
It bas been done with a total to 40.750,00USD
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Explore your options for creating a formal organization.
My formal organisation is created by passion.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Decide which type of organization to form and set a timeline. NGOs are good, Schools too
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Step 6. Set Up Your Tech Tools (Ch. 16)
Set up an email service provider account so you can send newsletters.
I send my letters by email and whatsapp
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Create a logo and set up your social media accounts.
Bonjour Mesdames et Messieurs
Comment vous allez? J'espère que tout le monde se porte bien.
S'il vous plait envoyez moi votre plant d'action pour nous permettre de faire la synthèse des activités à réaliser au niveau national.
Délai à 14 heure.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Create a website including a way for visitors to sign up for your email list.
We need to create one.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Set up a shared drive and a group forum. None
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Step 7. Hold a Day of Action and Planning Forum (Ch. 15)
Hold a Day of Action for the community.
This day 09/12/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Follow up with an official announcement of your goals and announce a challenge to the community.
We want that thé project covered by media
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Step 8. Work Your Plan and Repeat Annually
Continue with regular meetings and carry out your plan. Yes it was programmed
We have our action plan
09/01/2020
Programmed
Ok
09/01/2020
Annually recruit new members of your leadership team. (Ch. 19)
Yes, I'll do so
We'll have to recruit
09/01/2020
Help members launch their own teams to exponentially grow your impact. (Ch. 19)
OK
09/01/2020
Year after year, repeat and build on your annual schedule. (Ch. 14)
Ok
Yes
09/01/2020
STEP 1. WRITE YOUR PROMISE TO YOURSELF
Get calm and centered and write your entire promise to yourself. When you’re done, take a few deep breaths of gratitude and peace.
Your Promise to Yourself
Your commitment to your team and initiative
Is to plant 15.200 trees in Togo from Septembre 1 to November 40,2020
Your 90-Day Challenge period:
start date and end date
Septembre 1 to Novembre 30,2020
Your commitment to completing the 90-Day Action Plan in the Challenge period
Our commitment is to plant 15.200 plants by 30 November.
Your commitment to reading
Challenge period
Include some extras to make it special: doodles, your avatar,
words from your song, and anything else to fill it out
One man one tree.
STEP 2: GET IT ON YOUR CALENDAR
When you’re done writing, take out your calendar and transfer the Challenge period dates and any commitments you’re making to yourself onto your calendar.
STEP 3. REREAD YOUR PROMISE TO YOURSELF
Reread your promise to yourself. This should feel amaaaaaazing!
Hold onto this, my friend. You’re going to refer back to this throughout your journey and especially at the end of the book when I ask you to review your promise to yourself.
Keep this in a sacred spot and refer back to it. Read it to reaffirm your commitment to this fantabulous adventure!
Now that you’ve got your promise down and got everything on your calendar, how does it feel?
Question
Environment change, social behaviour change
Does taking a holistic approach to transformative change make you feel optimistic or pessimistic about our chances for turning this around in time?
Yes, it will change
How did you experience uncertainty and resilience in your community during the 2020 pandemic?
Yes, but virtually
How has that new perspective on resilience shaped your view of what’s possible and what’s important?
10 years, after, we'll have our forest
W6.1 Two Percent for Life
Question
Your Response
Write out a quick estimate of the hours per week spent in key areas: work, food, cleaning, exercise, family, social and other.
Work: 8,
Food: 30mn
Cleaning: 1
Exercice: 30mn
Familly: 4
Social: 2
Sleeping: 7
Other: 1
Are there activities that you do regularly that leave you exhausted or feeling overwhelmed?
Yes but priority is for this project.
What activities have you been wanting to cut back on or drop?
Climate action challenges
Can you find three hours per week to achieve Two Percent for Life? If not, set a start date for when you can.
Yes,
17&18/09/2020
24&25/09/2020
01&02/10/2020
08&09/10/2020
05&16/10/2020
22&23/10/2020
29&30/10/2020
05&06/11/2020
12&13/11/2020
19&20/11/2020
26&27/11/2020
Would investing time every week on an initiative make you feel better? Would it reduce your anxiety?
Yes, yes
Ready? Write or type out this sentence. I commit to Two Perfect for Life, spending at least 3 hours weekly for the next 90 days.
Yes, I commit to do so.
What are the best days and times to spend on this initiative?
Sept1 to Nov 30
W6.2 Self-Care Plan
STEP 1: ASSESSMENT
Start with an assessment of how you’re doing now by asking yourself these questions:
Question
Yes
Not enough
Not enough
Do I have supportive family and friends to call and spend time with?
Yes
Do I get enough time for spirituality or quiet time?
Yes, but not enough
What little things do I love to do that make me feel wonderful? Examples: eat a salad, buy flowers, make art, call a friend, sing, dance, or organize a closet.
Awareness-raising , leadership
What kinds of getaways can I give myself? 10 minutes, an hour, a half-day, a weekend?
A half-day
How will I take care of myself when I start feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or depressed?
Be cool somewhere
What changes do I need to make in my schedule to accommodate enough “me time”?
Give responsability to others I know well.
STEP 2: SELF-CARE PLAN
Next, map out your Self-Care Plan, including as much detail as possible about how and when you’ll ensure that you get that lovin’ in your life!
Self-Care Plan Category
Your Response
How can you use the wisdom of our biological elders? How can you include indigenous wisdom to inform your work?
I will work with indigenous and share experiences
What role does systemic oppression plan in the issues you want to tackle?
My team commitment
Can adding the recognition of the mystery of life and reverence for life help your team and your initiative?
Yes, if possible
How do you describe your work?
Planting trees is one our programme line for climate change challenges to Dave our planet. So, this job is our passion
What else do you think has prevented us from seeing our role in caring for the planet clearly?
Electric transport promotion programme
Your Response
What kind of support and resources would be helpful for you from a Green Team program?
We need financial support, training and technical assistance
Identify three programs that look interesting.
1-/ Trees planting & reforestation
2-/ Clean cookstoves program promotion
3-/ Electric transport promotion program
Do some preliminary research into these programs. Note your key takeaways about what looks most valuable, and what’s missing, if anything.
For trees planting & reforestation, awareness raising is needed, lands for reforestation must be paid in 100 municipalities, youth can ne recruited for forest jobs.
For clean cookstoves, we have companies adresses to importe and distribute to population
For electric cars program, we have signed contract with some companies
W9.1 Coaching for Change
Your Response
Write about a time when you were able to change a behavior. Did you do it alone?
Did you have support?
A behavior modification is not easy.You can not do it alone.
How have you supported others through the process of change?
By training them.
Every time
During our meetings
W11.1 Embracing Leadership
Your Response
Who do you admire as an environmental or community leader? Why?
Yes, because of their environmental passion
Do you see yourself as a leader?
Yes
Nothing, may be political will
What support do you need to step up and become an impactful leader in your community?
Financial support
Question
Search Terms
Jot down some search terms for exemplary teams or projects that you’d like to find.
Examples: award-winning, awards, name of your community, environment, green team, green business, eco-club, sustainability, sustainable, climate action
Climate action, sustainability action.
STEP 2. RESEARCH TEN EXEMPLARY PROJECTS
Search and develop a list of ten exemplary projects. Research their marketing strategies, funding sources, projects, and partners. Compile a list of takeaways to consider using for your initiative.
Exemplary Project
Started by YouTubers: Mr Beast and Mark Rober.
Coordinated 400 people to announce and promote project. Partnered with respected organization,
Arbor Day Foundation. Ask for ‘trees’, not $.
1
#Planting 15200 trees
Strated by 8 NGOs and 1 School in Togo lead by Dosse SOSSOUGA
+200 people will promote the project.
We partner with
NGOs: CIRADD, MAPTO, RENAFAT, AVIP-Togo, WEP-Togo, OJEDD, APDPE and a school called L'ENVIRONNEMENT
2
3
4
5
6
Question
Your Response
Discuss the findings with your team. What ideas are most appealing to your team?
Yes,
W11.3 Engagement Ladder
Brainstorm ways to provide opportunities for your team to engage at each level of the engagement ladder. Start writing to build your engagement ladder!
Ideas for engagement at each level
Policy
At a meeting with my team, I registered volunteers for this project: Challengers from NGOs cited and 1 school.
Community
Personal
We are + 105 volunteers and local community recruitment with project coordinator team and national coordination team.
W12.1 Thirty Years from Now
Imagine a time 30 years in the future. Review the prompts below:
· What are you seeing?
· How is the air?
· What’s growing?
· How about schools?
· Is there discrimination? Violence?
· Are people peaceful and working in harmony?
Try to include all five senses: smell, touch, sight, sound, and taste. Make the scene come to life! Write or draw your vision in detail.
30 Years from Now…
This project enjoys everyone. Actors are very happy to plant trees, eat local food in peace in friendly manner.
In 30 years we'll have mangrove forest and other trees forests in this sites in Togo.
W12.2 Your Team’s Vision and Mission
Review the GrowHaus vision and mission statement as an example.
Our vision is a world where all communities have the means to nourish themselves, and our mission is to ensure access to healthy, affordable food and offer food and wellness education in communities impacted by food injustice and systemic inequalities.
Question
Your Response
Do some research. Find and write down the vision and mission statements from three organizations that you admire.
No
Use the language you’ve heard from your ideal team members. How are they expressing what your team is about?
No problem
Now craft one or two sentences to capture your vision and mission statement. This needs to be something that you and team members can easily memorize and repeat.
Climate action now
Test your statements in conversations and written communications. Work out any kinks until they flow smoothly. Try it with three people, then rewrite your statement.
1-/ what is climate change?
2-/ climate change is climate variations
3-/ Is not Kodjo who locked rainful?
W12.3 Meeting Schedule
Your Response
Do you have one or two key people to contact first to check availability? Who?
Yes
The community members
Already
Online and face to face
This week 3 I meet our national team online and NGO MAPTO is motivate to plant its 4780 trees but need to have financial support confirmation before. NGO : RENAFAT started its planting trees processes : local meeting with the local team, seedline transportations to their site. Another new NGO has contacted us to be involved in trees planting programme by November 30.
How will you let people know about meetings?
Yes
A vonlunteer
W13.1 Assessments
Complete one assessment for your community and another for your team using the next two tables. Spend no more than 20 minutes on each assessment the first time you do this. Feel free to add more details later.
STEP 1. COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT
None
Fine
W13.2 Partner Web and Ideal 100 Partner List
In this writing activity, you’ll first brainstorm partner ideas (your messy list) then compile a list of 100 ideal partners (your organized list).
STEP 1. PARTNER WEB
Use the table below or create a mind map. For a mind map, use a blank piece of paper and markers. Write your team name in the middle, then add the categories all around. As you brainstorm ideas, write them in the table below or on your mind map. This is your messy list.
Category
Foundations
Businesses
Community members, challengers and volounteers.
Other green teams
Community groups
STEP 2. 100 IDEAL PARTNER LIST
Here’s where you create your organized list of partners. The goal is to get to 100! Tip: You may decide to recreate this list later in a spreadsheet with additional columns to track your interactions.
Organization / Contact
Partners list
NGO : CIRADD
2. NYABI Agbenowossi. M. Volunteer
3. ASINYO Aku Emefa. M. Volunteer
4. KATCHALI. M. Volunteer
6. GOUSSET OÙ Pwede. M Volunteer
7. SIABI Komla Anani. M Volunteer
8. FADU Fafali F. Volunteer
9. GOZO Kossi. M. Volunteer
10. EVODA Akou. F Volunteer
11. KOMLAN Koamivi Hlomadore M volunteer
12. AGBODJAN Labitai Mawuena. M Volunteer
13. SESSI Koami. M Volunteer
NGO : MAPTO
NGO : APDPE
39. HODIKU Kokou Dziwonou. M. Volunteer
40. DOMETSO Kossi M. Volunteer
41.DOGNO Mawuli. M. Volunteer
ONG : RENAFAT
53. Digberekou lela A. oubedou F Volunteer
54. Aziz gafarou. M Volunteer
55. Kouboni Arafat. M Volunteer
ONG : ADET
58. Typamm Ayite Aubain. M. Volunteer
59. DOUVO Apelete M. Volunteer
60. HEKANOU komi. M. Volunteer
61. APEDO Komi. M. Volunteer
62. AZIAKOU Afi. F Volunteer
63. ADJIMA Aku Vicentia. F. Volunteer
64. EDOH EHE René. M. Volunteer
65. EBOBO Aku Emefa. F. Volunteer
66. OUEDRAOGO corneille M. Volunteer
67. FIOMEKPO Akossiwa. F Volunteer
68. AHONDO Yaovi. M Volunteer
67. SOSSOUGA. Claire. F. Volunteer
68. GABLA. Kodzo. M. Volunteer
69. TCHAKPALI Amenyuie. F Volunteer
70. LAWSON Atutu Claire. F. Volunteer
ONG : AVIP-Togo
72. KOGNAN Jean. M Volunteer
73. AMEKPO Nadège. F. Volunteer
74. ABALO-SAMA Abidé. F. Volunteer
75 SOMABE Adjovi. F. Volunteer
76 BISLAO Alphonse. M. Volunteer
ONG : WEP-Togo
79. Edith Elom BOKO. M. Volunteer
80. APELIKE Julienne. F. Volunteer
81 Esther BAKAI. F Volunteer
COMPLEXE. SCOLAIRE " L' ENVIRONNEMENT"
83 AMEDAHEVI K. Marcel. M Volunteer
84 DADJIE. A. Martine. F. Volunteer
85 GAHOUZO A. Abigael. F. Volunteer
86. GALLEY K. Philippe. M. Volunteer
87 IRAKPA O Kouroussinou. F. Volunteer
88. KODJOVI K. David. M Volunteer
89 KOUESSAN. Ekoue M Volunteer
90. SEIBOU INOUSSA. M. Volunteer
91. TCHAMDJA P. Rodrigue. M. Volunteer
92. TETE. K. Elvis. M. Volunteer
93. TONEKOU A. Cécile F. Volunteer
94 TOYI K. Mesme. M. Volunteer
95. AGODE Kossi Victoire. F. Volunteer
96. KOUDJIGUE A. Victoire. F. Volunteer
97 AWALA. Épiphanie. F. Volunteer
ONG: OJEDD
102. KANTCHIRE M. Volunteer
103 BARANDAO M. Volunteer
105. AMALAO N.R. Maklwa. M Volunteer
STEP 3. OUTREACH SCHEDULE
Successfuly
When will you review your outreach progress? Can you include it in your weekly meeting?
Yes
Question
Your Response
Will you continue on to start your own or join with an organization that you found?
Yes, we are in coalition
What additional steps do you need to take to help you decide?
Already in action
Whether you’re continuing on with your initiative or combining with others, the remainder of the Action
Plan will still be very valuable. Keep a’ keepin’ on…
W14.1 Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)
Questions
Your Response
What is a BHAG that you could imagine for your team? Include a specific year and a specific numeric goal.
To fight against climate change by planting 15000 plants from 1 Sept to 30 November 2020
Does it scare you a little?
Yes but we can
Questions
Response
What’s a small version of your project that you could do as a pilot?
We planted last year 2019.
What could you learn by testing out a Minimal Viable Product?
It is a good business
What could you get going within 90 days?
Project success
W14.3 Annual Success Schedule
Complete the following steps to draft an Annual Success Schedule. Do the first draft alone or with your leadership team. Later, develop a final schedule with your entire team or during your strategic community forum.
STEP 1. KEY MILESTONES
Milestone
Month
Day of Action and Strategic Planning Forum for visible action and impact, consensusbuilding, and planning
September 1,2020. Use of whatsapp, facebook, twitter
Announcement of Plans and Announcement of a Challenge to get your community excited and engaged
September 5, 2020
community together for a day for food, music, fun, and
awareness, and to recruit members
September 30, 2020
Awards Ceremony & Fundraiser to celebrate the achievements of your team and community and to invite the community to support your continuing work
November 22,2020
Leadership Recruitment to nurture and select leaders for the following year
November 22,2020
Volunteer Appreciation Picnic to celebrate and recognize the team’s efforts
November 30,2020
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2. PROJECT WORKDAYS AND MEETINGS
What projects will you be tackling? What events happen for each project? Estimate the dates you expect for key workdays and project meetings.
Example for the Garden Committee:
monthly meetings throughout the year, weekly meetings spring and summer, two garden prep days in March, twice weekly garden workdays April through September, garden cleanup day in October, garden volunteer appreciation day in October
Project or Committee
Type
Month
4. OUTREACH EVENTS
What events are happening in your community that you could participate in to spread the word? Where could you table or present? Brainstorm a list of festivals, farmers markets, community meetings, and other events that your city or partners organize. What month(s) do these occur?
Outreach Event
September
September
October
October
Team will be at NGO: AVIP-Togo and at Environment school
October
November
5. ANNUAL EVENTS SUCCESS SCHEDULE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Go back through Parts 1 – 4. Gather up all those dates and write them under the appropriate month. Start with this month or next month. Tip: Once you have the basic plan down, you might choose to move this to a fancier spreadsheet to track more details.
Month
Events
September
Trees planting and tracked
This week 3 I meet our national team online and NGO MAPTO is motivate to plant its 4780 trees but need to have financial support confirmation before. NGO : RENAFAT started its planting trees processes : local meeting with the local team, seedline transportations to their site. Another new NGO has contacted us to be involved in trees planting programme by November 30.
October
6: BUILD YOUR COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
In the table below, develop a rough plan for regular communications listing the frequency for each type.
Month
Social media posting
STEP 7: TRANSFER TO A CALENDAR
The best way to make it real is by getting it on your calendar! Transfer key event and communications dates to your personal and team calendars.
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W14.4 Budget Triad
Choose three possible budget levels: low, medium, and high.
The first budget number is the lowest amount you think you might have in one year. Multiply that by twenty for the second number. Multiply that by twenty for the third.
Example: $750, $15,000, $300,000
Create a scenario for what your team can achieve at each level.
Budget Level
Budget Amount
High
Goals
Progress
Started, progress:
This week 3 I meet our national team online and NGO MAPTO is motivate to plant its 4780 trees but need to have financial support confirmation before. NGO : RENAFAT started its planting trees processes : local meeting with the local team, seedline transportations to their site. Another new NGO has contacted us to be involved in trees planting programme by November 30.
Case study stories
Question
Dosse SOSSOUGA
What project will you do for your Day of Action? When will you do it?
Trees planting project
Will you do a training session beforehand to orient and train volunteers?
Yes
When will you host a Strategic Planning Forum? Where? Online or in person? Who will your partners be?
In person on the site
W16.1 Community Organizing
Your Response
How can your team shift your efforts to do more community organizing?
They congratulate my efforts
The lack of finance
I informe every body weekly and recieved their feedback online.
What types of conversations would be most helpful to role play?
It is a motivate conversation
W16.2 Storytelling
Your Response
Identify five people for a case study. Who in your community has already done what you are promoting? Decide who will reach out to them.
Last year our colleagues engagement for trees planting is very good. This year programme : climate action challenge is zone again an opportunity to plant more trees if they find finance d'or thé project. Climate action is a collective engagement but we are few d'or thé moment.
What areas of your community are photogenic or have an interesting history that you could connect to your initiative?
Reforestation
Who on your team most enjoys doing interviews or taking photos?
Douvo Apelete
How can you share more stories in your newsletters, events, and social media?
With this project other NGOs integred our trees planting network.
W16.3 Forming an Organization
Your Response
What is your team’s current status? Are you an official organization or part of one?
We are not for profit organisations and school for the moment and officially registered.
If not, what do you need to figure out for becoming an official organization?
What kind of expertise do you need to advise you and to join your team?
No
What are some action steps you can take to form an organization or get more organized?
No
Assign dates to small action steps as well as to a larger goal of getting your organization formalized.
Already done
W16.4 Tech Tools Roundup
Review the list of Tech Tools. Refer to the book for more details. As you research options, make notes for each tool. Include the date you plan to implement and the date completed.
Tech Tool
Already
What terms have you noticed that trigger a negative reaction?
None
None
What experiences have you had where you’ve been able to successfully affirm someone’s
“Big Why” in surprising ways?
More
Your Response
Have you noticed people dropping out or seeming bored in your team meetings?
Yes
What are some fun ways to inject enthusiasm into your meetings, newsletters, and social media?
The financial opportunity
What have been the most fun and well-received activities so far?
Sites visits
How can you convert a call to action into a community challenge?
Already done
What sports game can you coordinate to bring home your message?
Climate action is now dansing
What artists and musicians in your community can you collaborate with?
We'll research
Who do you know that is a whiz with creating games and fun activities?
For the moment nobody
What is the best Earth Day event you’ve attended?
How to save our planet
Have you ever been disappointed with an Earth Day event? Why?
No
Which partners could you work with to bring families together for an Earth Day event?
Our colleagues
Where could you plan an Earth Day event? Would it be in-person, online, or a hybrid?
In person is better
Your Response
What organizations do you feel are ineffective? How does this color your view of the organization?
None
What’s a simple way to add evaluation to your next event?
To a workday?
What grants are you considering? What are their evaluation metrics?
Agreements
Rapporting
Audit
Question
Your Response
Have you ever experienced unexpectedly losing key players on a team? What was the result?
Yes but only one because of deception
What’s the current status of your leadership team? Do you have enough members?
Very commited
Does your leadership team reflect your community’s makeup? Do you have representatives from underserved, underrepresented, or oppressed communities?
Yes
Who are community leaders whom you can contact to connect you with potential members from youth, communities of color, or different areas and socioeconomic classes?
Loth Typamm
What time of year will you do your recruitment? Who will lead this effort? What policies and processes do you need to develop?
Now
Yes
Your Response
Reflecting is a key coaching skill. How can you build in more time for reflection in your meetings and your event schedule?
None
Write about a time that you dove into something then quickly burned out. Why did that happen? What could have prevented it?
Forgot
Your Response
What examples have you seen where an idea takes off and grows exponentially? Why?
What’s the secret?
None
How can you encourage your team members to start their own projects?
Already encouraged
Could you add in an expectation that members launch their own committee or project within a specific amount of time? What would
they need to do that successfully?
Already done
How does the ripple effect relate to your vision of transformative change in your community?
Environment will change, béhaviorisme change, climate change mitigate
W21.1 Promise Review
Promise Review Step
Notes / Date Completed
Step 1
Head to Chapter 3 and write a new Hero’s Journey story. Include anything memorable that’s happened over the past 90 days or the length of your quest with this book.
Over 90 day journey 15200 trees will be planted in Togo
Step 2.
Review W4.2 Your Promise to Yourself. Review your
progress with the W4.2 Action Plan. If you’ve missed some steps, go back and complete them now. If you can’t do it with your team yet, complete the step on your own for now. Do it again later with your team.
Our promise will be realised
Step 3.
Review the Vision and Mission Statement you wrote for your team in Chapter 12. Write for a few minutes about whether your team is on track for carrying out this mission.
My team is very commited
Step 4.
Next, write for a few minutes about the journey so far, including the highs and lows. Consider what you want to do going forward.
Some site were already visited, seedline find, meetings with local communities and teams ready.
Step 5.
Recommit to your Personal
Vision Statement. (W3.2) Update your team’s Vision and Mission Statement (W12.2) . Make a new promise to yourself. (W4.2)
We are ready for this 15200 très planting project in Togo by November30,2020.
W21.2 Personal Transformation
Promise Review Step
Notes / Date Completed
You have been focused on transforming your community, but how you may have you personally transformed?
No idea for myself transformation
W22.1 Mentor and Mobilize
Your Response
How could this 90-day challenge model be used more broadly? For your faith community, school district, or neighborhood?
Yes
Could you advocate for a challenge to help your area meet a Climate Action Plan or Sustainability Goals?
Yes
What organizations could host a Climate Action Challenge to spur action? City, state, nonprofits, businesses, or other organizations?
Nonforprofit, school
CLIMATE ACTION CHALLENGE WORKBOOK 1 W3.1 Your Hero’s Journey 2 W3.2 Your Personal Vision Statement 3 W4.1 Action Plan Progress Tracking 4 W4.2 Your Promise to Yourself 6 Step 1. Write Your Promise to Yourself 6 Step 2: Get it On Your Calendar 7 Step 3. Reread Your Promise to Yourself 7 W5.1 On Your Watch 8 W6.1 Two Percent for Life 9 W6.2 Self-Care Plan 10 Step 1: Assessment 10 Step 2: Self-Care Plan 11 W7.1 A New Lens 12 W8.1 Green Team Programs 13 W9.1 Coaching for Change 14 W11.1 Embracing Leadership 15 W11.2 Ten Exemplary Projects 16 Step 1. Develop Search Terms 16 Step 2. Research Ten Exemplary Projects 16 Step 3. Discuss the Takeaways with Your Team 17 W11.3 Engagement Ladder 18 W12.1 Thirty Years from Now 19 W12.2 Your Team’s Vision and Mission 20 W12.3 Meeting Schedule 21 W13.1 Assessments 22 Step 1. Community Assessment 22 Step 2. Team Assessment 23 Step 3. Assessment Review 23 W13.2 Partner Web and Ideal 100 Partner List 24 Step 1. Partner Web 24 Step 2. 100 Ideal Partner List 25 Step 3. Outreach Schedule 29 Step 4. Decision Time 29 W14.1 Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) 30 W14.2 Pilot Project 31 W14.3 Annual Success Schedule 32 Step 1. Key Milestones 32 Step 2. Project Workdays and Meetings 33 Step 3. Grants and Financial Reporting 33 Step 4. Outreach Events 34 Step 5. Annual Events Success Schedule: Putting it All Together 35 Step 6: Build Your Communications Plan 36 Step 7: Transfer to a Calendar 36 W14.4 Budget Triad 37 W14.5 Team Profile 38 W15.1 Strategic Planning Forum & Day of Action 39 W16.1 Community Organizing 40 W16.2 Storytelling 41 W16.3 Forming an Organization 42 W16.4 Tech Tools Roundup 43 W17.1 “Big Why” Words 44 W17.2 The Wow Factor 45 W18.1 Earth Day 46 W18.2 Evaluate 47 W19.1 Recruiting Leadership Team Members 48 W19.2 Reflect and Relax 49 W19.3 Ripple 50 W21.1 Promise Review 51 W21.2 Personal Transformation 52 W22.1 Mentor and Mobilize 53
HOW TO USE THIS WORKBOOK
Welcome!
This book is the writing companion to the book: Climate Action Challenge: A Proven Plan for Launching Your Eco-Initiative in 90 Days. Get the book at www.ClimateActionChallenge.net .
I’m so excited to provide this little simple tool for you to make it easy for you to create your Action Plan and supercharge your impact.
How to Use this Workbook
You can use this workbook using it digitally or by printing it out.
Digitally
To use this with Microsoft Word or other word processing software, just open the file. Choose File, Save As to create a clean copy to edit. That way, you’ll have the blank form available to use for future projects.
To use this with Google Docs, just upload the Word file. Next, click on the uploaded file and choose Open With Google Docs.
When using the workbook digitally, you can use as much space as you want. As you type, you may find you need more space, the table flows onto the next page. No problem! The number of pages isn’t restricted. Just write to express yourself and empower your team!
You can print the workbook. If you are completing the workbook on the printed version, have some blank sheets of paper available. You may need to add some space here and there to allow you to adequate space to express yourself fully.
How It’s Organized
The workbook is designed to present the questions in a simple, uncluttered style. Most of the supporting text from the Climate Action Challenge book is not repeated here.
The writing activities are identified by chapter number. Don’t worry if the activities skip a number, as not every chapter has a writing activity. For example, the first activity in this workbook is W3.1. Refer to Chapter 3 in the book for more details.
More Resources on the Website
Head over to www.climateactionchallenge.net/extras to get links to the community, podcasts, and other resources. Register for an upcoming challenge or follow along as challengers from around the world jump-start their eco-initiatives in 90 days!
Without further ado, let’s get writing!
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Team Name
Dosse Sossouga, Douvo Apelete, Koumi Komi, Hekanou Komi, Typamm loth, Adjima Akou Vicentia, Koda Komi,
Start Date
08/23/2020
Goals
Planting 15200 trees in Togo from September 1 to November30, 2020
Comments
We are 8 NGOs and 1 School engaged in this project. Our commitment is to start planting in this climate challenge 2020 but we have other actions in the years foward:
· Create forest in at least 100 municipalities in Togo
· Develope renewable energy projets: solar electrification projects, electric cars business promotion, clean cookstoves challenges for women and girls
· Awereness raising, trainings, advocating and lobbying
W3.1 Your Hero’s Journey
Using the three-part formula below, write a short hero’s journey story that you can tell in two or three minutes.
1. Origin: Describe where you started out, the initial cultural idea, and when you decided to venture out on your own. This is where you start.
2. Challenges and Adventures: Describe your struggles, adventures, and experiences that helped you to get where you are now. Include your external journey (getting something done) as well as your inner journey (moving beyond fears and limitations).
3. Return: State the key thing you’ve discovered. Share why you’re so passionate about sharing this wisdom and working for change.
Story Part
Your Response
Origin
1-/ I'm one off those who innovated the SDGs, I'm a member of UNTEAMWORK for the SDGs implementation.Before Paris Agreement being adopted I'm one of those who maked awareness on the climate issues. I'm a member of Afrikavuka group and signed Agreement with climate reality group. At C20 summit in 2017, in Germany, I was in climate & energy group, I'm in a Africa day #6 December group for planting trees, in Climate action challenge 2020 and in the Global Compact for environment. My Accreditation by UNEP is on the way.
Challenges
Challenges are awareness raising on climate change challenges, get people involved, change behaviours for the better world we want.
Return
Take a few deep breaths and complete the following sentences.
Statement beginning
Your response
Social, economic and environmental development.
My most important characteristics are
Social, friendship,strong, earlier wake up man, ecologist, human rights defender, leader, mentor and educator.
A song that captures my feelings about being an ecoleader is
A passion to save our planet and be a changemaker.
For my avatar, I imagine myself to be (a dragon, a warrior, a character)
be an elephant
lead development actions
To serve others
My vision for myself as an ecoleader in my community is
To become a good mentor and excellent challenger
That last answer is Your Personal Vision Statement. Put a big circle around that!
W4.1 Action Plan Progress Tracking
Here’s your Action Plan! This is the master to do list for building a thriving team and making a huge impact fast! Mark planned and actual completion dates to help you stay on track.
Step
Write your Hero’s Journey (Ch. 3). In 1987,
I have a dream that one day I'll travel to in the world. I 1992 I have thé inspiration to create NGO: ADET (Amis des Étrangers au Togo). In 2004 the NGO was officially registered. In 2013, NGO: ADET was granted UN Consultative special status, from 2012-2015 NGO: ADET participed activelly in the SDGs elaboration and become UN SDGs NGO Major Group for Africa. I was appointed in August 2019 by ISEA foundation as Global Blockchain Finance Committee member and have my UN accreditation as Advisor, Africa partnership organizer on April 2020 before integrating in August 2020 thé Global Compact for environment team.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Write your Personal Vision Statement. (Ch. 3)
My vision is to promote social, economic, environmental development, gender and human rights promotion.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Yes, I'm ready for that.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
To reach the goal:
NGO: ADET has elaborated its plan which start from Sept1 to Nov 30, 2020. Project lunch 26&27 August.
1 sept Visite of the site at: GBODJOME (lacs préfecture)
05-11/09/20. Land preparation
17,18/09/2020 Meeting and Break
24,25/09/2020 Meeting and Break
01,02/10/2020 meeting and Break
08,09/10/2020 meeting and Break
15,16/10/2020 meeting and Break
22,23/10/2020 meeting and Break
TOTAL trees = 5,200
site preparation
Trees planting
SAGBADE( Pangalam):1-15/09site preparation
MOCLOUDJIN(Loco):1-15/09 site preparation
From 1-15/10/2020,
TOTAL trees = 4,720
01/09/2020 site visit
20-30/09 planting trees
13,14/10 Water
01-04/09/2020 site preparation
23/09/2020 450 plants research
14/09/2020 Meeting
17/09. Pics
TOTAL trees. = 200
26/10/2020 from 7H00
TOTAT trees= 150
03 October form 7H00
TOTAL trees = 1,680
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
All ready scheduled
Write Your Promise to Yourself. (Ch. 4)
I promise to myself that We my collègues, we'll planted 5000 plants from Sept 1 to Nov.30,2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Develop your Team’s Mission and Vision Statement.
I congratulate my team whose vision is to accelerate actions for climate challenges.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Climate Action challenge 2020, Avukavuka, climate reality project, #6Dnow,
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Do a quick Community Assessment and Team Assessment.
At all levels communities experience climate change problems. But for some, its causes are attributed to divinity, to vodou, to traditional issues.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Ok, already listed.
09/01/2020
Develop an outreach plan for contacting partners. For partner contacting, we have created a group for the organisations involved in the challenge. Each organisation has it's one group.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Step 4. Annual Success Plan (Ch. 14)
Set two dates within 90 days of your starting date for:
We start at September 1, 2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Set a target date for your Earth Day Festival or other large event (Ch. 18)
Earth day will be November 29,2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Map out your Annual Success Schedule including events, meetings, and outreach.
Our annual rapport will show it.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
It bas been done with a total to 40.750,00USD
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Explore your options for creating a formal organization.
My formal organisation is created by passion.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Decide which type of organization to form and set a timeline. NGOs are good, Schools too
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Step 6. Set Up Your Tech Tools (Ch. 16)
Set up an email service provider account so you can send newsletters.
I send my letters by email and whatsapp
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Create a logo and set up your social media accounts.
Bonjour Mesdames et Messieurs
Comment vous allez? J'espère que tout le monde se porte bien.
S'il vous plait envoyez moi votre plant d'action pour nous permettre de faire la synthèse des activités à réaliser au niveau national.
Délai à 14 heure.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Create a website including a way for visitors to sign up for your email list.
We need to create one.
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Set up a shared drive and a group forum. None
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Step 7. Hold a Day of Action and Planning Forum (Ch. 15)
Hold a Day of Action for the community.
This day 09/12/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Follow up with an official announcement of your goals and announce a challenge to the community.
We want that thé project covered by media
09/01/2020
09/01/2020
Step 8. Work Your Plan and Repeat Annually
Continue with regular meetings and carry out your plan. Yes it was programmed
We have our action plan
09/01/2020
Programmed
Ok
09/01/2020
Annually recruit new members of your leadership team. (Ch. 19)
Yes, I'll do so
We'll have to recruit
09/01/2020
Help members launch their own teams to exponentially grow your impact. (Ch. 19)
OK
09/01/2020
Year after year, repeat and build on your annual schedule. (Ch. 14)
Ok
Yes
09/01/2020
STEP 1. WRITE YOUR PROMISE TO YOURSELF
Get calm and centered and write your entire promise to yourself. When you’re done, take a few deep breaths of gratitude and peace.
Your Promise to Yourself
Your commitment to your team and initiative
Is to plant 15.200 trees in Togo from Septembre 1 to November 40,2020
Your 90-Day Challenge period:
start date and end date
Septembre 1 to Novembre 30,2020
Your commitment to completing the 90-Day Action Plan in the Challenge period
Our commitment is to plant 15.200 plants by 30 November.
Your commitment to reading
Challenge period
Include some extras to make it special: doodles, your avatar,
words from your song, and anything else to fill it out
One man one tree.
STEP 2: GET IT ON YOUR CALENDAR
When you’re done writing, take out your calendar and transfer the Challenge period dates and any commitments you’re making to yourself onto your calendar.
STEP 3. REREAD YOUR PROMISE TO YOURSELF
Reread your promise to yourself. This should feel amaaaaaazing!
Hold onto this, my friend. You’re going to refer back to this throughout your journey and especially at the end of the book when I ask you to review your promise to yourself.
Keep this in a sacred spot and refer back to it. Read it to reaffirm your commitment to this fantabulous adventure!
Now that you’ve got your promise down and got everything on your calendar, how does it feel?
Question
Environment change, social behaviour change
Does taking a holistic approach to transformative change make you feel optimistic or pessimistic about our chances for turning this around in time?
Yes, it will change
How did you experience uncertainty and resilience in your community during the 2020 pandemic?
Yes, but virtually
How has that new perspective on resilience shaped your view of what’s possible and what’s important?
10 years, after, we'll have our forest
W6.1 Two Percent for Life
Question
Your Response
Write out a quick estimate of the hours per week spent in key areas: work, food, cleaning, exercise, family, social and other.
Work: 8,
Food: 30mn
Cleaning: 1
Exercice: 30mn
Familly: 4
Social: 2
Sleeping: 7
Other: 1
Are there activities that you do regularly that leave you exhausted or feeling overwhelmed?
Yes but priority is for this project.
What activities have you been wanting to cut back on or drop?
Climate action challenges
Can you find three hours per week to achieve Two Percent for Life? If not, set a start date for when you can.
Yes,
17&18/09/2020
24&25/09/2020
01&02/10/2020
08&09/10/2020
05&16/10/2020
22&23/10/2020
29&30/10/2020
05&06/11/2020
12&13/11/2020
19&20/11/2020
26&27/11/2020
Would investing time every week on an initiative make you feel better? Would it reduce your anxiety?
Yes, yes
Ready? Write or type out this sentence. I commit to Two Perfect for Life, spending at least 3 hours weekly for the next 90 days.
Yes, I commit to do so.
What are the best days and times to spend on this initiative?
Sept1 to Nov 30
W6.2 Self-Care Plan
STEP 1: ASSESSMENT
Start with an assessment of how you’re doing now by asking yourself these questions:
Question
Yes
Not enough
Not enough
Do I have supportive family and friends to call and spend time with?
Yes
Do I get enough time for spirituality or quiet time?
Yes, but not enough
What little things do I love to do that make me feel wonderful? Examples: eat a salad, buy flowers, make art, call a friend, sing, dance, or organize a closet.
Awareness-raising , leadership
What kinds of getaways can I give myself? 10 minutes, an hour, a half-day, a weekend?
A half-day
How will I take care of myself when I start feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or depressed?
Be cool somewhere
What changes do I need to make in my schedule to accommodate enough “me time”?
Give responsability to others I know well.
STEP 2: SELF-CARE PLAN
Next, map out your Self-Care Plan, including as much detail as possible about how and when you’ll ensure that you get that lovin’ in your life!
Self-Care Plan Category
Your Response
How can you use the wisdom of our biological elders? How can you include indigenous wisdom to inform your work?
I will work with indigenous and share experiences
What role does systemic oppression plan in the issues you want to tackle?
My team commitment
Can adding the recognition of the mystery of life and reverence for life help your team and your initiative?
Yes, if possible
How do you describe your work?
Planting trees is one our programme line for climate change challenges to Dave our planet. So, this job is our passion
What else do you think has prevented us from seeing our role in caring for the planet clearly?
Electric transport promotion programme
Your Response
What kind of support and resources would be helpful for you from a Green Team program?
We need financial support, training and technical assistance
Identify three programs that look interesting.
1-/ Trees planting & reforestation
2-/ Clean cookstoves program promotion
3-/ Electric transport promotion program
Do some preliminary research into these programs. Note your key takeaways about what looks most valuable, and what’s missing, if anything.
For trees planting & reforestation, awareness raising is needed, lands for reforestation must be paid in 100 municipalities, youth can ne recruited for forest jobs.
For clean cookstoves, we have companies adresses to importe and distribute to population
For electric cars program, we have signed contract with some companies
W9.1 Coaching for Change
Your Response
Write about a time when you were able to change a behavior. Did you do it alone?
Did you have support?
A behavior modification is not easy.You can not do it alone.
How have you supported others through the process of change?
By training them.
Every time
During our meetings
W11.1 Embracing Leadership
Your Response
Who do you admire as an environmental or community leader? Why?
Yes, because of their environmental passion
Do you see yourself as a leader?
Yes
Nothing, may be political will
What support do you need to step up and become an impactful leader in your community?
Financial support
Question
Search Terms
Jot down some search terms for exemplary teams or projects that you’d like to find.
Examples: award-winning, awards, name of your community, environment, green team, green business, eco-club, sustainability, sustainable, climate action
Climate action, sustainability action.
STEP 2. RESEARCH TEN EXEMPLARY PROJECTS
Search and develop a list of ten exemplary projects. Research their marketing strategies, funding sources, projects, and partners. Compile a list of takeaways to consider using for your initiative.
Exemplary Project
Started by YouTubers: Mr Beast and Mark Rober.
Coordinated 400 people to announce and promote project. Partnered with respected organization,
Arbor Day Foundation. Ask for ‘trees’, not $.
1
#Planting 15200 trees
Strated by 8 NGOs and 1 School in Togo lead by Dosse SOSSOUGA
+200 people will promote the project.
We partner with
NGOs: CIRADD, MAPTO, RENAFAT, AVIP-Togo, WEP-Togo, OJEDD, APDPE and a school called L'ENVIRONNEMENT
2
3
4
5
6
Question
Your Response
Discuss the findings with your team. What ideas are most appealing to your team?
Yes,
W11.3 Engagement Ladder
Brainstorm ways to provide opportunities for your team to engage at each level of the engagement ladder. Start writing to build your engagement ladder!
Ideas for engagement at each level
Policy
At a meeting with my team, I registered volunteers for this project: Challengers from NGOs cited and 1 school.
Community
Personal
We are + 105 volunteers and local community recruitment with project coordinator team and national coordination team.
W12.1 Thirty Years from Now
Imagine a time 30 years in the future. Review the prompts below:
· What are you seeing?
· How is the air?
· What’s growing?
· How about schools?
· Is there discrimination? Violence?
· Are people peaceful and working in harmony?
Try to include all five senses: smell, touch, sight, sound, and taste. Make the scene come to life! Write or draw your vision in detail.
30 Years from Now…
This project enjoys everyone. Actors are very happy to plant trees, eat local food in peace in friendly manner.
In 30 years we'll have mangrove forest and other trees forests in this sites in Togo.
W12.2 Your Team’s Vision and Mission
Review the GrowHaus vision and mission statement as an example.
Our vision is a world where all communities have the means to nourish themselves, and our mission is to ensure access to healthy, affordable food and offer food and wellness education in communities impacted by food injustice and systemic inequalities.
Question
Your Response
Do some research. Find and write down the vision and mission statements from three organizations that you admire.
No
Use the language you’ve heard from your ideal team members. How are they expressing what your team is about?
No problem
Now craft one or two sentences to capture your vision and mission statement. This needs to be something that you and team members can easily memorize and repeat.
Climate action now
Test your statements in conversations and written communications. Work out any kinks until they flow smoothly. Try it with three people, then rewrite your statement.
1-/ what is climate change?
2-/ climate change is climate variations
3-/ Is not Kodjo who locked rainful?
W12.3 Meeting Schedule
Your Response
Do you have one or two key people to contact first to check availability? Who?
Yes
The community members
Already
Online and face to face
This week 3 I meet our national team online and NGO MAPTO is motivate to plant its 4780 trees but need to have financial support confirmation before. NGO : RENAFAT started its planting trees processes : local meeting with the local team, seedline transportations to their site. Another new NGO has contacted us to be involved in trees planting programme by November 30.
How will you let people know about meetings?
Yes
A vonlunteer
W13.1 Assessments
Complete one assessment for your community and another for your team using the next two tables. Spend no more than 20 minutes on each assessment the first time you do this. Feel free to add more details later.
STEP 1. COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT
None
Fine
W13.2 Partner Web and Ideal 100 Partner List
In this writing activity, you’ll first brainstorm partner ideas (your messy list) then compile a list of 100 ideal partners (your organized list).
STEP 1. PARTNER WEB
Use the table below or create a mind map. For a mind map, use a blank piece of paper and markers. Write your team name in the middle, then add the categories all around. As you brainstorm ideas, write them in the table below or on your mind map. This is your messy list.
Category
Foundations
Businesses
Community members, challengers and volounteers.
Other green teams
Community groups
STEP 2. 100 IDEAL PARTNER LIST
Here’s where you create your organized list of partners. The goal is to get to 100! Tip: You may decide to recreate this list later in a spreadsheet with additional columns to track your interactions.
Organization / Contact
Partners list
NGO : CIRADD
2. NYABI Agbenowossi. M. Volunteer
3. ASINYO Aku Emefa. M. Volunteer
4. KATCHALI. M. Volunteer
6. GOUSSET OÙ Pwede. M Volunteer
7. SIABI Komla Anani. M Volunteer
8. FADU Fafali F. Volunteer
9. GOZO Kossi. M. Volunteer
10. EVODA Akou. F Volunteer
11. KOMLAN Koamivi Hlomadore M volunteer
12. AGBODJAN Labitai Mawuena. M Volunteer
13. SESSI Koami. M Volunteer
NGO : MAPTO
NGO : APDPE
39. HODIKU Kokou Dziwonou. M. Volunteer
40. DOMETSO Kossi M. Volunteer
41.DOGNO Mawuli. M. Volunteer
ONG : RENAFAT
53. Digberekou lela A. oubedou F Volunteer
54. Aziz gafarou. M Volunteer
55. Kouboni Arafat. M Volunteer
ONG : ADET
58. Typamm Ayite Aubain. M. Volunteer
59. DOUVO Apelete M. Volunteer
60. HEKANOU komi. M. Volunteer
61. APEDO Komi. M. Volunteer
62. AZIAKOU Afi. F Volunteer
63. ADJIMA Aku Vicentia. F. Volunteer
64. EDOH EHE René. M. Volunteer
65. EBOBO Aku Emefa. F. Volunteer
66. OUEDRAOGO corneille M. Volunteer
67. FIOMEKPO Akossiwa. F Volunteer
68. AHONDO Yaovi. M Volunteer
67. SOSSOUGA. Claire. F. Volunteer
68. GABLA. Kodzo. M. Volunteer
69. TCHAKPALI Amenyuie. F Volunteer
70. LAWSON Atutu Claire. F. Volunteer
ONG : AVIP-Togo
72. KOGNAN Jean. M Volunteer
73. AMEKPO Nadège. F. Volunteer
74. ABALO-SAMA Abidé. F. Volunteer
75 SOMABE Adjovi. F. Volunteer
76 BISLAO Alphonse. M. Volunteer
ONG : WEP-Togo
79. Edith Elom BOKO. M. Volunteer
80. APELIKE Julienne. F. Volunteer
81 Esther BAKAI. F Volunteer
COMPLEXE. SCOLAIRE " L' ENVIRONNEMENT"
83 AMEDAHEVI K. Marcel. M Volunteer
84 DADJIE. A. Martine. F. Volunteer
85 GAHOUZO A. Abigael. F. Volunteer
86. GALLEY K. Philippe. M. Volunteer
87 IRAKPA O Kouroussinou. F. Volunteer
88. KODJOVI K. David. M Volunteer
89 KOUESSAN. Ekoue M Volunteer
90. SEIBOU INOUSSA. M. Volunteer
91. TCHAMDJA P. Rodrigue. M. Volunteer
92. TETE. K. Elvis. M. Volunteer
93. TONEKOU A. Cécile F. Volunteer
94 TOYI K. Mesme. M. Volunteer
95. AGODE Kossi Victoire. F. Volunteer
96. KOUDJIGUE A. Victoire. F. Volunteer
97 AWALA. Épiphanie. F. Volunteer
ONG: OJEDD
102. KANTCHIRE M. Volunteer
103 BARANDAO M. Volunteer
105. AMALAO N.R. Maklwa. M Volunteer
STEP 3. OUTREACH SCHEDULE
Successfuly
When will you review your outreach progress? Can you include it in your weekly meeting?
Yes
Question
Your Response
Will you continue on to start your own or join with an organization that you found?
Yes, we are in coalition
What additional steps do you need to take to help you decide?
Already in action
Whether you’re continuing on with your initiative or combining with others, the remainder of the Action
Plan will still be very valuable. Keep a’ keepin’ on…
W14.1 Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)
Questions
Your Response
What is a BHAG that you could imagine for your team? Include a specific year and a specific numeric goal.
To fight against climate change by planting 15000 plants from 1 Sept to 30 November 2020
Does it scare you a little?
Yes but we can
Questions
Response
What’s a small version of your project that you could do as a pilot?
We planted last year 2019.
What could you learn by testing out a Minimal Viable Product?
It is a good business
What could you get going within 90 days?
Project success
W14.3 Annual Success Schedule
Complete the following steps to draft an Annual Success Schedule. Do the first draft alone or with your leadership team. Later, develop a final schedule with your entire team or during your strategic community forum.
STEP 1. KEY MILESTONES
Milestone
Month
Day of Action and Strategic Planning Forum for visible action and impact, consensusbuilding, and planning
September 1,2020. Use of whatsapp, facebook, twitter
Announcement of Plans and Announcement of a Challenge to get your community excited and engaged
September 5, 2020
community together for a day for food, music, fun, and
awareness, and to recruit members
September 30, 2020
Awards Ceremony & Fundraiser to celebrate the achievements of your team and community and to invite the community to support your continuing work
November 22,2020
Leadership Recruitment to nurture and select leaders for the following year
November 22,2020
Volunteer Appreciation Picnic to celebrate and recognize the team’s efforts
November 30,2020
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2. PROJECT WORKDAYS AND MEETINGS
What projects will you be tackling? What events happen for each project? Estimate the dates you expect for key workdays and project meetings.
Example for the Garden Committee:
monthly meetings throughout the year, weekly meetings spring and summer, two garden prep days in March, twice weekly garden workdays April through September, garden cleanup day in October, garden volunteer appreciation day in October
Project or Committee
Type
Month
4. OUTREACH EVENTS
What events are happening in your community that you could participate in to spread the word? Where could you table or present? Brainstorm a list of festivals, farmers markets, community meetings, and other events that your city or partners organize. What month(s) do these occur?
Outreach Event
September
September
October
October
Team will be at NGO: AVIP-Togo and at Environment school
October
November
5. ANNUAL EVENTS SUCCESS SCHEDULE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Go back through Parts 1 – 4. Gather up all those dates and write them under the appropriate month. Start with this month or next month. Tip: Once you have the basic plan down, you might choose to move this to a fancier spreadsheet to track more details.
Month
Events
September
Trees planting and tracked
This week 3 I meet our national team online and NGO MAPTO is motivate to plant its 4780 trees but need to have financial support confirmation before. NGO : RENAFAT started its planting trees processes : local meeting with the local team, seedline transportations to their site. Another new NGO has contacted us to be involved in trees planting programme by November 30.
October
6: BUILD YOUR COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
In the table below, develop a rough plan for regular communications listing the frequency for each type.
Month
Social media posting
STEP 7: TRANSFER TO A CALENDAR
The best way to make it real is by getting it on your calendar! Transfer key event and communications dates to your personal and team calendars.
Climate Action Challenge Workbook
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W14.4 Budget Triad
Choose three possible budget levels: low, medium, and high.
The first budget number is the lowest amount you think you might have in one year. Multiply that by twenty for the second number. Multiply that by twenty for the third.
Example: $750, $15,000, $300,000
Create a scenario for what your team can achieve at each level.
Budget Level
Budget Amount
High
Goals
Progress
Started, progress:
This week 3 I meet our national team online and NGO MAPTO is motivate to plant its 4780 trees but need to have financial support confirmation before. NGO : RENAFAT started its planting trees processes : local meeting with the local team, seedline transportations to their site. Another new NGO has contacted us to be involved in trees planting programme by November 30.
Case study stories
Question
Dosse SOSSOUGA
What project will you do for your Day of Action? When will you do it?
Trees planting project
Will you do a training session beforehand to orient and train volunteers?
Yes
When will you host a Strategic Planning Forum? Where? Online or in person? Who will your partners be?
In person on the site
W16.1 Community Organizing
Your Response
How can your team shift your efforts to do more community organizing?
They congratulate my efforts
The lack of finance
I informe every body weekly and recieved their feedback online.
What types of conversations would be most helpful to role play?
It is a motivate conversation
W16.2 Storytelling
Your Response
Identify five people for a case study. Who in your community has already done what you are promoting? Decide who will reach out to them.
Last year our colleagues engagement for trees planting is very good. This year programme : climate action challenge is zone again an opportunity to plant more trees if they find finance d'or thé project. Climate action is a collective engagement but we are few d'or thé moment.
What areas of your community are photogenic or have an interesting history that you could connect to your initiative?
Reforestation
Who on your team most enjoys doing interviews or taking photos?
Douvo Apelete
How can you share more stories in your newsletters, events, and social media?
With this project other NGOs integred our trees planting network.
W16.3 Forming an Organization
Your Response
What is your team’s current status? Are you an official organization or part of one?
We are not for profit organisations and school for the moment and officially registered.
If not, what do you need to figure out for becoming an official organization?
What kind of expertise do you need to advise you and to join your team?
No
What are some action steps you can take to form an organization or get more organized?
No
Assign dates to small action steps as well as to a larger goal of getting your organization formalized.
Already done
W16.4 Tech Tools Roundup
Review the list of Tech Tools. Refer to the book for more details. As you research options, make notes for each tool. Include the date you plan to implement and the date completed.
Tech Tool
Already
What terms have you noticed that trigger a negative reaction?
None
None
What experiences have you had where you’ve been able to successfully affirm someone’s
“Big Why” in surprising ways?
More
Your Response
Have you noticed people dropping out or seeming bored in your team meetings?
Yes
What are some fun ways to inject enthusiasm into your meetings, newsletters, and social media?
The financial opportunity
What have been the most fun and well-received activities so far?
Sites visits
How can you convert a call to action into a community challenge?
Already done
What sports game can you coordinate to bring home your message?
Climate action is now dansing
What artists and musicians in your community can you collaborate with?
We'll research
Who do you know that is a whiz with creating games and fun activities?
For the moment nobody
What is the best Earth Day event you’ve attended?
How to save our planet
Have you ever been disappointed with an Earth Day event? Why?
No
Which partners could you work with to bring families together for an Earth Day event?
Our colleagues
Where could you plan an Earth Day event? Would it be in-person, online, or a hybrid?
In person is better
Your Response
What organizations do you feel are ineffective? How does this color your view of the organization?
None
What’s a simple way to add evaluation to your next event?
To a workday?
What grants are you considering? What are their evaluation metrics?
Agreements
Rapporting
Audit
Question
Your Response
Have you ever experienced unexpectedly losing key players on a team? What was the result?
Yes but only one because of deception
What’s the current status of your leadership team? Do you have enough members?
Very commited
Does your leadership team reflect your community’s makeup? Do you have representatives from underserved, underrepresented, or oppressed communities?
Yes
Who are community leaders whom you can contact to connect you with potential members from youth, communities of color, or different areas and socioeconomic classes?
Loth Typamm
What time of year will you do your recruitment? Who will lead this effort? What policies and processes do you need to develop?
Now
Yes
Your Response
Reflecting is a key coaching skill. How can you build in more time for reflection in your meetings and your event schedule?
None
Write about a time that you dove into something then quickly burned out. Why did that happen? What could have prevented it?
Forgot
Your Response
What examples have you seen where an idea takes off and grows exponentially? Why?
What’s the secret?
None
How can you encourage your team members to start their own projects?
Already encouraged
Could you add in an expectation that members launch their own committee or project within a specific amount of time? What would
they need to do that successfully?
Already done
How does the ripple effect relate to your vision of transformative change in your community?
Environment will change, béhaviorisme change, climate change mitigate
W21.1 Promise Review
Promise Review Step
Notes / Date Completed
Step 1
Head to Chapter 3 and write a new Hero’s Journey story. Include anything memorable that’s happened over the past 90 days or the length of your quest with this book.
Over 90 day journey 15200 trees will be planted in Togo
Step 2.
Review W4.2 Your Promise to Yourself. Review your
progress with the W4.2 Action Plan. If you’ve missed some steps, go back and complete them now. If you can’t do it with your team yet, complete the step on your own for now. Do it again later with your team.
Our promise will be realised
Step 3.
Review the Vision and Mission Statement you wrote for your team in Chapter 12. Write for a few minutes about whether your team is on track for carrying out this mission.
My team is very commited
Step 4.
Next, write for a few minutes about the journey so far, including the highs and lows. Consider what you want to do going forward.
Some site were already visited, seedline find, meetings with local communities and teams ready.
Step 5.
Recommit to your Personal
Vision Statement. (W3.2) Update your team’s Vision and Mission Statement (W12.2) . Make a new promise to yourself. (W4.2)
We are ready for this 15200 très planting project in Togo by November30,2020.
W21.2 Personal Transformation
Promise Review Step
Notes / Date Completed
You have been focused on transforming your community, but how you may have you personally transformed?
No idea for myself transformation
W22.1 Mentor and Mobilize
Your Response
How could this 90-day challenge model be used more broadly? For your faith community, school district, or neighborhood?
Yes
Could you advocate for a challenge to help your area meet a Climate Action Plan or Sustainability Goals?
Yes
What organizations could host a Climate Action Challenge to spur action? City, state, nonprofits, businesses, or other organizations?
Nonforprofit, school
