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Welcome to Drawdown EcoChallenge!

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Ecochallenge.org and Project Drawdown
Drawdown EcoChallenge
April 4 - April 25, 2018
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Heidi Worley

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POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 166 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    210
    minutes
    spent learning

Heidi's actions

Women and Girls

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will spend at least 150 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Buildings and Cities

Go by Bike

#59 Bike Infrastructure

I will commute by bike 5 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 4.47 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Women and Girls
    What did you learn about the need for family planning? Share some of the learning with your friends!
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    Heidi Worley 4/17/2018 3:02 PM
    Family is so crucial around the world, for girls to stay in school and be able to take advantage of the opportunities to control their own health and well-being.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Women and Girls
    What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?
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    Heidi Worley 4/17/2018 3:01 PM
    I have been reading about equity and access differences across wealth quintile groups, a problem that exists around the world. 

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