How our Members will drive community-led innovation for a greener future
This year over 30 Members of Consumers International will lead action-oriented initiatives that inspire and empower consumers to adopt green and healthy lifestyles and build resilient communities.
These new campaigns join over 300 initiatives previously supported through the long-standing partnership between the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) and Consumers International as part of the ‘Green Action Fund’.
The initiatives will be celebrated through ‘Green Action Week’ in September, through projects which promote a sharing economy, the reduction of waste, and which encourage eco-friendly practices. They will demonstrate the transformative power of community-led campaigns in supporting people worldwide to live more sustainably.
What is Green Action Fund?
The Green Action Fund is an annual grant scheme that supports awareness-raising and advocacy projects. It promotes greener practices as well as driving poverty reduction through grassroots, community-led initiatives.
The fund is open to Consumer International Members based in low- and middle-income countries.
In 2024, the Green Action Fund helped communities to directly address issues related to waste across various sectors – households, fashion and e-waste. Others fought plastic pollution in Burundi, Mexico, and Yemen, while initiatives in Lebanon implemented circular economy solutions.
What is Green Action Week?
The theme ‘Sharing Community’ will be at the heart of our campaign in September, to help make better use of what we already have, prevent overconsumption and encourage collective community action.
Members worldwide will demonstrate how consumer advocacy advances progress toward a healthy future and planet.
Consumer Voice (India) lead workshops with women in Jahangirpuri to provide essential training on proper disposal of e-waste as well as tricks for giving single-use plastics a second life.
Campaign summaries
Asia-Pacific
Consumers Association of Bangladesh will encourage traditional and organic food habits in urban schools.
Consumer Council of Fiji will reduce waste through community workshops and sharing hubs for surplus food and reusable items.
Consumer Education & Research Centre (India) will engage students and communities in workshops on composting, eco-friendly practices, and reusing soap waste.
Citizen consumer and civic Action Group (India) will tackle urban waste in Chennai through community workshops, composting demonstrations, and educational materials.
Consumer Voice (India) will help consumers to recognise greenwashing via workshops, label literacy tools, and advice on sustainable living beyond big brands.
Yogyakarta Consumer Institute (Indonesia) will raise awareness about the risks of single-use plastics through exhibitions, workshops, and campaigns.
Vulnerable Consumer Advocacy Institute (Indonesia) will teach communities how to manage household organic waste using Black Soldier Fly larvae (maggots).
Socio Economic Welfare Action for Women and Children Nepal (Nepal) will revive traditional food preservation methods to reduce food waste and celebrate cultural heritage.
The Network (Pakistan) will support Islamabad’s plastic ban by identifying enforcement gaps, raising consumer awareness, and engaging youth in behaviour change.
Consumer Foundation Association (Papua New Guinea) will convert unused land into shared gardens so communities can more easily grow food, compost and learn about responsible consumption.
Food First Information and Action Network Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) will introduce nutritious, underused crops to youth by sharing fun and creative recipes through videos, food festivals, and community events.
Europe
National Association of Consumers (Armenia) will launch the ‘Green Knowledge Caravan’, a mobile eco-library which will visit rural schools and teach children about nature through games, books, and fun activities.
Latin America
Educar Consumidores (Colombia) will combine healthy eating and environmental action by cutting waste and offering alternatives to ultra-processed foods.
Ambio Sociedad Civil (Costa Rica) will encourage healthy eating through urban agriculture, food education, and waste reduction.
Tribuna Ecuatoriana (Ecuador) will host communities fairs with organic food, recycling demonstrations, responsible consumption talks, and a marketplace for local entrepreneurs.
Colectivo Ecologista Jalisco (Mexico) will empower consumers to push for stronger regulation against plastic pollution through toolkits and action days.
North Africa and the Middle East
Algerian Organization for Consumer Protection and Guidance (Algeria) will help students to plant and care for trees at their school while also learning about the environment.
Consumer Lebanon Association will reduce food waste and strengthen social bonds through workshops on food preservation and zero-waste cooking.
Yemen Association for Consumer Protection will promote open, inclusive food markets and encourage local farmers to produce and sell healthy, eco-friendly food.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Bénin Sante et Survie du Consommateur (Benin) will raise awareness among ablo sellers about using vegetable leaves instead of plastic for packaging.
ABUCO-TI (Burundi) will tackle household e-waste through the safe management and disposal of electronics.
Associação para Defesa do Consumidor (Cabo Verde) will promote organic, seasonal Cape Verdean foods at community events and via educational campaigns.
Fédération Comorienne des Consommateurs (Comores) will connect students with nature through the ‘Little Guardians of Nature’ project.
Consumer Grassroots Association (Kenya) will revive indigenous seed systems through community seed banks, sharing forums, and training, with strong focus on women and youth leadership.
Youth Education Network (Kenya) will strengthen food systems by engaging students, families, and over a million media viewers through workshops, broadcasts, forums, and a public mural.
Consumer Defence Group (Mali) will teach communities how to reduce solid and plastic waste during the rainy season, keeping drainage systems clear and environments healthy.
Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (Nigeria) will transform underused urban spaces in Lagos into household and shared community gardens.
Healthy Living and Women Empowerment Initiative (Nigeria) will improve food safety, hygiene, and environmental care in Lagos’ peri-urban communities and markets.
Rwanda Consumers Rights Protection Organization (Rwanda) will address soil degradation by equipping women and youth with skills in responsible farming and soil care.
Association pour la Défense de l'Environnement et des Consommateurs (Senegal) will provide training to 300 young people and women on growing, processing, and selling local, organic food.
Consumer Council of Zimbabwe will support farmer-led seed systems through seed saving, agroecological practices, and preserving climate-resilient varieties.
Join Green Action Week: September 2025
Members will kickstart their initiatives in August running through to September.
During this time we will amplify our Members’ innovations and inspire others to promote healthier and greener consumption, support consumers through crises and help to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
If your organisation wishes to join the main campaign, write to us via impact@consint.org to receive campaign materials and webinar invitations.
Green Action Week 2024: Teachers in Gelugor, Penang gather together their students to send a powerful message to global leaders ahead of the final round of key negotiations for a treaty to tackle plastic pollution. They call for a strong treaty and demand action to cut plastic waste from the source.