ETIV = Educate, Transform, Integrate, Value

ETIV do Brasil, located in Itacaré, a five-hour drive south of Salvador, is an NGO founded in 2015. Their mission is to “support youth development and environmental conservation in Brazil.” The small staff relies on volunteers and interns to support their work.  Our class plans to spend two days with ETIV helping plant mangrove seedlings along the Rio Contas, where mangroves are being destroyed to make room for homes and cafes. Mangroves are crucial to the environment as they capture large amounts of carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, and then trap and store them in their carbon-rich flooded soils for hundreds of years. They act as a filtration system and protect against extreme weather and disasters.  ETIV grows mangrove seedlings on their property and volunteers help them plant the seedlings along the Rio Contas.

ETIV supports other educational programs such as: STEM Club, Chess Club, Girls Club, English/Spanish as Second Language Club, and Arts Club—we plan to teach sustainable ways of creating art to youth. https://etivdobrasil.org/