Thanks so much for supporting this project! Your gift will be used for:
PHASE 1: The walk + filming ($24,000 already Successfully Raised!)
Route planning and scouting (creating a map of the trail, scouting sections of the walk, asking private landowners to walk on their land, asking Indigenous tribes to walk on their ancestral land, etc)
Logistics planning + gear (planning meals, food and water drops, identifying emergency protocols and emergency contacts along the route, renting GPS devices for safety and navigation, camping equipment, renting a support vehicle to shadow the walk etc)
Documentary Film crew hours (bring the film makers out onto the walk to record key moments such as interviews with farmers and indigenous folks along the way, meeting the Mokelumne for the first time, backpacking into the deep river canyon to meet the wild river)
PHASE 2: Making an educational curriculum and bringing it into schools ($60,000 needed, $10,000 raised so far - we need Your Support and are applying to grants):
Edit the footage from the water walk into an educational film to be shown in schools and to community groups in CA and beyond
Create corresponding curriculum in collaboration with indigenous tribes along the route: reflection questions, maps, and workbooks for teachers to use alongside the film in the classroom
Pay educators and hire distributor to go into schools to show the students the film and talk about where water comes from
Can’t donate money but want to help in other ways? Thank you! I’d love your non-fiscal support! Here are some other ways you can help:
💧 Share this project with anyone you know who drinks or cares about water 😉. Send them an email saying something like, “hey check out this cool project and pass it along to other people who might find it interesting.” 💧Do you know of any grants that I could apply to? Do you have any grant writing experience and want to help me write grants? Let me know by emailing me here! 💧Do you know anyone who might want to make a large donation to this? Please talk to me about it! 💧Share my instagram posts with your friends (@nina.gk)
Thank you for being one of the water protectors! I’m so grateful to be walking this journey alongside you.
In 2022 we raised $20,000 on our crowdfunding campaign - all from people just like you donating anywhere from $5 to $350! No amount is too small! DONATE TODAY!