Girawa is proud to be an organizational member of the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA) – a consortium of over 500 organizations from around the world committed to understanding and addressing global environmental change and its health impacts.
Girawa’s partners help us make environmental education practical, local, and inclusive.
With the Planetary Health Alliance and grassroots organizations like the Foundation of Goodness, we support youth-led action, teacher training, and nature-based learning in Sri Lanka, Brazil, and Kenya.
Together, we build skills, raise awareness, and address global environmental change and its health impacts—advancing sustainable development through collective effort.
October 14, 2024
Last year Girawa founded the Planetary Health Youth Clubs in Brazil beginning with communities in Lins, and Taubaté cities in Brazil. Participating students carried out activities in their local communities such as growing vegetables, visiting local museums and water supply infrastructure, and interviewing local experts and academics.
Girawa is led by Dr. Anusha Seneviratne, a researcher and educator focused on health and the environment.
Our team blends global experience in science, teaching, and youth work—driven by a shared goal to empower young people to tackle environmental change and its health effects.
Dr. Anusha Seneviratne
Founder
Dr. Anusha is a Lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, whose research links environmental factors to heart health, with interests in nature, climate justice, and science decolonization.
Joelita Rocha
Operations Lead – BRAZIL
Joelita is a specialist in Assistance Policy Management at UNILINS, active in educommunication, planetary health, and community projects focused on health and the environment.
Dr. David Channon
Before becoming a Teaching Fellow at Royal Holloway in 2015, David worked in education for over a decade in Myanmar. His research interests include Education for Sustainable Development…
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