Who we are
The Oxygen Project Cooperative
(TOP Co-Op) is a global community that supports, trains, and connects budding change-makers through our programs.
Run in both Spanish and English to turn inspiration into action.
Together we aim to ignite the next generation of climate leaders.
- +500 Climate Leaders
- 200 Final Projects
- 27 Countries
What is TOP Co-Op?
Why TOP Co-Op?
This is your sign to become a climate activist
Join the TOP Co-Op!
Climate change makers program
Activate Your Activism Curriculum
During the 6-week curriculum, fellows will turn inspiration into action through up-skilling workshops, knowledge sharing from expert speakers, mentorship from the TOP team, and being in a kindred community.
01_Awakening the Environmental Activist
02_Environmental justice and intersectionality
03_Mental health in activism: Strategies for Self-Care
04_Human Rights in the Nature Defense
05_Public Policies for Climate Justice
06_Communicating for Change: Storytelling and Artivism
07_Design of Environmental Projects with Impact
08_Designing Social Impact Campaigns
Final Projects with real impact
The Activate Your Activism program has supported fellows to implement over 50 final projects addressing local and global issues. Some examples of projects are:
Del Planeta al Plato
Esteban Añamise
Food Waste program in Ecuador
La Papelera Tiene Hambre
Betzabeth Bracho
Ecoblocks (Plastic bottles filled with compacted dry solid waste) and the implementation of recycling collection centers.
5lillaspuntonet
Matías Espinosa y Rolando Rubio
Regional network for the management of cigarette butts.
Muyu Compost
Diana Ocampo
collection and treatment of household organic waste.
Del Planeta al Plato
Esteban Añamise
Food Waste program in Ecuador
La Papelera Tiene Hambre
Betzabeth Bracho
Ecoblocks (Plastic bottles filled with compacted dry solid waste) and the implementation of recycling collection centers.
5lillaspuntonet
Matías Espinosa y Rolando Rubio
Regional network for the management of cigarette butts.
Muyu Compost
Diana Ocampo
collection and treatment of household organic waste.
Del Planeta al Plato
Esteban Añamise
Food Waste program in Ecuador
La Papelera Tiene Hambre
Betzabeth Bracho
Ecoblocks (Plastic bottles filled with compacted dry solid waste) and the implementation of recycling collection centers.
5lillaspuntonet
Matías Espinosa y Rolando Rubio
Regional network for the management of cigarette butts.
Muyu Compost
Diana Ocampo
collection and treatment of household organic waste.
7 sessions over 6 weeks
01_Community Circle
02_Alignment Workshop
03_Climate Solutions: the road to 1.5 and finding your place in it
04_Civic Engagement in a Digital World
05_Civic Engagement by Community Organizing
06_Project Think Tank
07_Project Exhibition
Final Projects with real impact
The Activate Your Activism program has supported fellows to implement over 50 final projects addressing local and global issues. Some examples of projects are:
Zero-waste farmer's markets in Los Angeles
Liz Cartojano
she launched her project with a reusable cup program at her local Los Angeles farmer's market.
Moku Art Studio
Frieda Verlage’s
digital, global open art call to raise awareness for a moratorium on deep-sea mining with over 100 submissions.
New Earth Flow
Alisha Shanti Chauhan
on SB2575 Hawai’i, a bill to prohibit mining in Hawaiian waters, campaign. She activated Indigenous Elders and her Maui community to advocate for the bill successfully passing SB2575 into law.
Zero-waste farmer's markets in Los Angeles
Liz Cartojano
she launched her project with a reusable cup program at her local Los Angeles farmer's market.
Moku Art Studio
Frieda Verlage’s
digital, global open art call to raise awareness for a moratorium on deep-sea mining with over 100 submissions.
New Earth Flow
Alisha Shanti Chauhan
on SB2575 Hawai’i, a bill to prohibit mining in Hawaiian waters, campaign. She activated Indigenous Elders and her Maui community to advocate for the bill successfully passing SB2575 into law.
Zero-waste farmer's markets in Los Angeles
Liz Cartojano
she launched her project with a reusable cup program at her local Los Angeles farmer's market.
Moku Art Studio
Frieda Verlage’s
digital, global open art call to raise awareness for a moratorium on deep-sea mining with over 100 submissions.
New Earth Flow
Alisha Shanti Chauhan
on SB2575 Hawai’i, a bill to prohibit mining in Hawaiian waters, campaign. She activated Indigenous Elders and her Maui community to advocate for the bill successfully passing SB2575 into law.
Zero-waste farmer's markets in Los Angeles
Liz Cartojano
she launched her project with a reusable cup program at her local Los Angeles farmer's market.
Moku Art Studio
Frieda Verlage’s
digital, global open art call to raise awareness for a moratorium on deep-sea mining with over 100 submissions.
New Earth Flow
Alisha Shanti Chauhan
on SB2575 Hawai’i, a bill to prohibit mining in Hawaiian waters, campaign. She activated Indigenous Elders and her Maui community to advocate for the bill successfully passing SB2575 into law.
Join us
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Apply today!
Apply here to be considered for the 2024 Cohort of TOP Co-Op!
CLIMATE ACTION AND ENDURING IMPACT
Advisory Council
Members who have completed our Activate Your Activism may apply to join our graduate leadership program, Advisory Council. The Advisory Council is a platform for youth and fellows of the TOP Co-Op to hold organizational leadership and decision-making positions in shaping our direction and programming of future TOP Co-Op cohorts.
My experience with TOP Co-Op has been nothing but amazing. This program pushed me to get in touch with my true self and helped me a step closer to my purpose.
Pushpanjali Nayak
To change is not necessarily to lose one's identity; To change sometimes is to find it. TOP Co-Op changed me to take on my responsibilities.
Antonny Ochieng
A través de este curso, pude profundizar en mis conocimientos y habilidades para liderar iniciativas sostenibles, aprender sobre los efectos de la minería submarina y hacer una diferencia positiva en el planeta, a través de la cooperación internacional.
Cristóbal Hurtado
He aprendido sobre política ambiental, activismo y minería submarina, temas fundamentales para mi desarrollo profesional y que han fortalecido mi pasión por la protección del ambiente.
Catalina Montaño
My experience with TOP Co-Op has been nothing but amazing. This program pushed me to get in touch with my true self and helped me a step closer to my purpose.
Pushpanjali Nayak
To change is not necessarily to lose one's identity; To change sometimes is to find it. TOP Co-Op changed me to take on my responsibilities.
Antonny Ochieng
A través de este curso, pude profundizar en mis conocimientos y habilidades para liderar iniciativas sostenibles, aprender sobre los efectos de la minería submarina y hacer una diferencia positiva en el planeta, a través de la cooperación internacional.
Cristóbal Hurtado
He aprendido sobre política ambiental, activismo y minería submarina, temas fundamentales para mi desarrollo profesional y que han fortalecido mi pasión por la protección del ambiente.
Catalina Montaño