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April 1 - April 30, 2021
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Ayana Thorpe

Asheville High School Spring 2021!

"To Graduate school early "

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 166 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    45
    minutes
    spent learning
  • UP TO
    1.0
    donation
    made

Ayana's actions

Health and Education

Host a Film Screening

Health and Education

I will host a virtual film screening and discussion about women's and gender equality issues.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Connect With A Nonprofit

Health and Education

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on issues affecting women, girls, and/or trans and nonbinary people in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Support Businesses Owned by Women, BIPOC, or Immigrants

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will spend 10 minutes researching businesses owned by women, immigrants, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color that I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Help Students Overcome Health Barriers

Health and Education

I will donate 1.00 Femme Kit(s) to help people who menstruate overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Start a Social Media Campaign

Health and Education

Through social media, I will raise awareness about gender inequity in education by sharing the information found in the links below.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Health and Education

Make School More Affordable

Health and Education

I will raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

Health and Education

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Bioplastics

Bioplastics are a promising solution to plastic waste and climate change… but they aren’t necessarily sustainable. Find out why!

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Solar Water Consultation

Solar Hot Water

I will contact a local installer/distributor to see if a solar water heater makes sense for my house.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

Onshore Wind Turbines, Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Calculate My Carbon Footprint

All Drawdown Solutions

I will calculate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce my negative impact on the environment.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity
    What stood out to you most about your carbon footprint? What surprised you or sparked curiosity? Where can you take most immediate action?

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    Ayana Thorpe 4/29/2021 8:29 AM
    That most of the things we do pollute or affect the earth in a harmful way, so by reducing those actions in better healthier ways can be helpful to the earth environment and air. 
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Education
    Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. What have you done in the past to support women-owned businesses? How can you better support communities by supporting women?

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    Ayana Thorpe 4/29/2021 8:26 AM
    I have supported Hair company's, local business down town before the corona, and a lot of hair shops that women have owned. Also in Asheville we have a lot of Local sellers that sell clothes, candles, accessories, etc, and i love to support.    
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Education
    In what other ways could you help girls overcome health barriers to being able to attend school?

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    Ayana Thorpe 4/29/2021 8:22 AM
    Scholarship for technical education..
    Increase the enrollment of girls students.   
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Education
    What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?

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    Ayana Thorpe 4/29/2021 8:19 AM
    Additional barriers that restrict women from taking on paid work include employer discrimination, violence against women in the workplace, access to assets, and mobility constraints.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity
    Had you ever heard of biomass technology before you took this challenge? What did you learn that surprised you? Share your new knowledge with your friends!

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    Ayana Thorpe 4/29/2021 8:15 AM
    I learned Biomass technologies decompose organic matters to release their stored energy such as bio fuels and bio energy. Biomass energy is generated from either the combustion of biomass or the anaerobic gas from biomass.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Education
    Why is it important that girls have equal access to education in order to reduce our global greenhouse gas emissions?

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    Ayana Thorpe 4/29/2021 8:04 AM
    Educating girls works better to protect the climate than many technological solutions