Environmental Education Action Fund

With this in mind, WWF and The Tindall Foundation established the Environmental Education Action Fund. Its aim is to support schools and communities who, as part of their learning, are taking hands-on action to address an environmental issue.

Funding criteria

Preference is given to projects that:

• Have clearly defined learning outcomes aimed to address a specific environmental issue or issues
• Facilitate, support or promote opportunities for people to take action for their environment
• Have sound project planning and evaluation processes
• Provide evidence of strong community support
• Enable teachers to deliver environmental education programmes as outlined in the Guidelines for Environmental education in New Zealand Schools (Ministry of Education, 1999)
• Schools and community groups in New Zealand can apply; preference is given to those with IRD charitable status.

Note

The fund is about taking action. There is no funding for awareness, landscaping/ground maintenance, eco/enviro center buildings, overseas travel, research projects or government authorities.

How to apply

The Environmental Education Action Fund will be open from 1 April 2012 to 1 September 2012.

• EEAF information and application form (PDF, 522 KB)
• Example of successful EEAF application - 1 (PDF, 333 KB)
• Example of successful EEAF application - 2 (PDF, 237 KB)

Annual disbursement of the fund is $50,000

Recent recipients

Schools and community groups who received donations from the September 2011 funding round are:

Argyll East School, Hawkes Bay
Wetland project   
$400 materials and signage

Burwood School, Christchurch
Sustainable school and community garden   
$1000 for plants and materials   
http://www.burwood.school.nz/

Hannah’s Bay Restoration Trust, Rotorua
Environmental Education initiatives   
$5000 for coordinator wages   
http://www.communityrestorationtrust.com/


Keep Golden Bay Beautiful, Takaka   
Tamariki wai   
$1980 for spades and water monitoring equipment


Marotiri School, Taupo   
Sustainable school gardening project   
$1500 for materials
   
   
Musselburgh School, Dunedin   
Musselburgh School community garden   
$1500 garden coordinator wages


Nelson Environment Centre   
Kids Edible Gardens   
$3700 for wages and materials
http://www.nec.org.nz/kegs


Newcastle Kindergarten, Ngaruawahia
Transforming waste into learning experience   
$3500 for costs to build a recycling centre


Otaika Valley School, Whangarei
Wonderful wetland   
$500 for trees


Oturu School, Kaitaia   
Ongoing school gardening projects   
$2500 to purchase a hothouse for growing crops


Puketapu Kindergarten, Taranaki   
Sustainability projects   
$285 to purchase a worm farm


Rotorua Lakes High School   
Waste minimisation project   
$1620 for materials to construct a recycling bin   
http://www.rotorualakes.school.nz/


Ruakaka School, Whangarei   
Let the water flow   
$890 to purchase a water tank   
http://ruakaka.school.nz/


St Teresa's School, Bluff   
Bluff Hill/Motupohue restoration project   
$1900 for plants and a nursery visit


Whaingaroa Environment Centre, Raglan   
What's in our water and wai   
$5000 for project costs and delivery of sessions to school   
http://www.whaingaroa.org.nz/


Waitati School, Otago
Sustainable school gardening project   
$1000 for facilitator wages   
http://www.waitati.school.nz/?page_id=171


Wellington Marine Conservation Trust   
Experiencing Marine Reserves   
$4500 for EMR coordinator wages   
www.octopus.org.nz

View digital stories from successful recipients

The projects featured in these digital stories are recipients of the Environmental Education Action Fund. They are outstanding examples of schools that have embraced student-led learning, engaged with their local communities, and implemented the New Zealand Curriculum through taking action to improve their local environment.

Supporters

WWF manages the Environmental Education Action Fund with financial support from The Tindall Foundation.