History

The Environment Institute in Movement (EIM) is a nonprofit organization founded on 12 December 2009 by university students. It has been promoting environmental education activities in an informal way since 2007 . In 2010, Lucas Sielski, one of the EIM's members, was awarded the Climate Generation Program of the British Council. With the support of the award, it was the first project at national level to happen. The Robin Hood Project benefited more than 10,000 children, youth and adults in five Brazilian states. As was part of the proposal, the project also created educational audiovisual materials culminating in two series: "Ehco Doidos" (Ehco Crazies) and "The Microbios".

 

In response to the unique character of the work performed by EIM, several international institutions have requested its services. Various fundraising campaigns were conducted in order to make the first international tour of the educators Jay van Amstel and Lucas Sielski to happen. There was a replication of the Robin Hood Project in Uganda, South Africa, India and Thailand during the years 2011 and 2012, directly benefiting to more than 10,000 thousand people. In these countries, several self sufficient organisations were founded, that continue to promote environmental education in their communities.

 

In 2012 the EIM founded its base in Rio de Janeiro and developed a partnership with the Grael Project in order to develop a pedagogical proposal with actions for the "Clean Water Project in Schools". Through this, theater performances, workshops and mediated exposure on marine litter were produced. In 2013 the project gained a new force expanding to a formation program of environmental agents, called Ecomagente. This formation program lasted one year and promoted environmental engagement in a typical brazilian slum, the Grota-do-Surucucu in Niteroi city.