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Little Guardians is an international climate movement led by children and youth.
We organise camps, summer schools, forest ludoteques, festivals and youth climate campaigns in London, Worthing and Penamacor (Portugal).
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Our members are based in Italy, Portugal and the UK.
We are the stewards of one hectare of native forest in mid-Portugal, and half an acre of woodland in Southeast London (Southwark).
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By taking responsibility for Woodhall and Floresta Portelas, we are learning how to take care of our natural environment in action, and how to to be real defenders and custodians of the earth.
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Woodland walks, Little Guardians, Great North Wood, London
Did you know?
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Right now, we are involved in three funded projects. We are developing a wormery project funded by Southwark Council in our our Grange Lane Tree Rescue Hub in London, a forest ludoteque and a Soil School, in partnership with Escola Ribeiro Sanches, in Floresta Portelas, Portugal!
Did you know?
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According to the UK government,more than one in nine children in England have not set foot in a park, forest, beach or any other natural environment for at least 12 months
Our funded projects
Ludoteca Viva​
Floresta Portelas, Penamacor, Portugal
In partnership with Collectivo Mangrove climate youth collective (Italy/Portugal) and Escola Ribeiro Sanches, Penamacor, Portugal
Funded by Guardians Worldwide
Worms for the future​
Tree Rescue Hub, Woodhall, London
Designed and led by Leo Salazar with volunteers from Little Guardians
Funded by Funding our Future grant, Southwark Council
Treemoot Festival
The Fort, Grange Lane, London
Storytelling, guising, arts and more, in an amazing outdoor setting- Dulwich Wood
Funded by Arts Council England
Our summer camps
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Little Guardians is 3 day camp hosted and facilitated by Emma Beard (Forest School expert), Lee Walther (National Trust ranger), Nicolas Salazar Sutil (Director Guardians Worldwide), and their children.
Together, we will nurture imagination, skill and knowledge. Children will be making fires, setting camp, and preparing/cooking food together for adults. We will be learning from shared experience and from what Nature reveals at different times of the day and night-- during different seasons and times of year.
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The camps are held in Fittleworth, within the South Downs National Park,Sussex, within a five acre woodland owned by Lee Walther and Emma Beard. The forest campsite is located 10 minutes from Worthing and one hour from London by car. There are good bus and train connections.
Pietra Martins Handfest
Treasurer, Guardians Worldwide / Little Guardians
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Pietra is a student at the University of Bologna, co-founder of Coletivo Mangrovie. Pietra is also the Ludoteca Viva project lead
Sergio Freitas
Vogal, Guardians Worldwide /
Little Guardians
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Sergio is an architect based in Porto
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Joana Cruz
Joana is a post-doc researcher at the Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE), University of Porto, specialising in youth-led education
Secretary, Guardians Worldwide / Little Guardians
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Bella Harden
Intern, Guardians Worldwide,
Leo Salazar
Founder, Little Guardians
Climate youth activist, secondary school student, International Prep School, Portugal
Clementina Rios
Secretary, Guardians Worldwide / Little Guardians
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Clementina is a post-doc researcher at the Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE), University of Porto specialising in outdoor education
Our team
Little Guardians is an international youth and children led movement. We are based in Italy, Portugal and UK