Ripple Effects International is a collaborative, cross-cultural initiative helping people learn more about the natural world, develop empathy for others, and appreciate nature while advocating for its preservation.
Ripple Effects International is a platform for students, educators, community members, and other partners from around the world to share images, stories, and other forms of expression that capture their experiences, insights, and feelings related to water and nature.
In a Ripple Effects project, people take photos of water in their world and write reflections on those images and what they mean to them. Then, those images and reflections are published or circulated in the local community.
Ripple Effects Project Partners
The Ripple Effects International website was begun in 2024, but the first project was held in 2021 with the Louisville Free Public Library. We hope to continue to archive perspectives and stories from around the world, and you can see below an updated list of who is currently hosting Ripple Effects Projects!
Ripple Effects Student Photo Contest
Louisville Free Public Library
Louisville, KY
Primary and Secondary
Began 2020
Ripple Effects – The Bay
Lancaster University
Lancashire and Cumbria, UK
Primary and Secondary
Began 2024
Just Waters
Manitoba Writing Project – University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Teachers & Graduate Students
Began 2025
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University of Louisville
Louisville, KY USA
University
Began 2025
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Tshwane University
Pretoria, South Africa
University
Began 2025
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Aalto University
Helsinki, Finland
University
Began 2025
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FLASH Initiative
Whitesburg, KY USA
Secondary
Began 2025
Help Us Build Ripple Effects International!
Ripple Effects International is a collaborative project and we want to draw on your ideas, resources, and photos and writing, If you have a project or photos and writing you want to have us archive or link to, please let us know. In addition, we want to gather and share resources about running a Ripple Effects project, or using the project in school or community teaching or advocacy. We’re also interested in links to related resources for environmental education, arts, or writing. If you have materials or ideas you want to share, or questions about what we’re looking for, contact us.
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