Igniting environmental change in communities through education and advocacy.
Poor urban development threatens our planet.
The American Youth Geography Initiative’s (AYGI) primary mission is to advocate for green urbanism policies and educate young students on the importance of sustainability within cities. Here, we work with city councils, municipal representatives, schools, and daycares to spread our messages.
14 Initiatives
415+ Students
22 Educators
Jai Pal (left) and Bryan Hong (right) invited to the 2023 Dallas Young Lawyers Association Bolton Ball to represent AYGI 11/4/2023
Change is Inevitable
With multiple initiatives and thousands of dollars raised, it’s safe to say our leaders know a thing or two about making an impact.
Bryan Hong advocating for eco-friendly city planning policies in front of urban planners and municipal leaders at AYGI’s first advocacy event 4/1/2022
Advocacy Events
AYGI strives to project our voice to peoples in power to promise eco-friendly city planning policies in the future.
Jai Pal and Aaruush Kulkarni educating fellow high schoolers about the importance of green urbanism during a joint business ESG developmental workshop 5/14/2023
Educational Workshops
Education is the start to change. Our teachers here at AYGI aim to bring geo-enviornmental awareness to local daycares and schools across the country with our university-partnered curriculum.
The Indianapolis Branch of AYGI working with Ball State Professor Sanglim Yoo’s research team on the Indiana Zoning Atlas 12/7/23
Partners
The American Youth Geography Initiative works with different urban planning firms, universities, municipal leaders, schools, and other student-run organizations to expand their intiative.
“Those who can, build. Those who can’t, criticize.”
— Robert Moses, Urban planner of the NYC metropolitan area
Bring change to your community by leading your own initiative.
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