Johnson & Johnson Foundation
Johnson & Johnson Foundation has provided generous support of Girl Scouts’ climate science and environmental stewardship in 2022. As Earth’s temperature rises due to climate change, the weather is becoming more extreme and unpredictable, causing big changes worldwide—polar ice caps melting, wildfires, hurricanes, droughts, and extreme heat and cold. Only a substantial reduction in carbon pollution and major efforts to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere will prevent even worse climate change consequences. Unless we take definitive action to defend our planet, over a million plant and animal species face extinction.
Thanks to Johnson & Johnson Foundation’s support, this summer the Girl Scout Climate Challenge will engage Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts in grades K–12 in outdoor STEM through climate-science focused activities. In addition to getting them outdoors to learn about climate science, participants will connect with their communities to understand how they’re impacted by climate change and spread awareness to create sustainable change. Our partnership will also engage a faith-based organization and provide Spanish translations of program materials.
Additionally, Johnson & Johnson Foundation is supporting the 2022 Girl Scout Tree Promise, mobilizing Girl Scouts and communities across the nation to plant 5 million trees in five years, as well as to protect and honor existing tree cover. Girls can track the trees they’ve planted, measure their collective impact, and most importantly, learn about STEM and climate justice as it relates to trees.
As a seasoned GSUSA collaborator, Johnson & Johnson Foundation has previously supported Girl Scouts by backing:
Math in Nature badges: Three badges for each level—Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors—that help Girl Scouts explore the environment and nature using math and measurement.
- The Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey: This Journey prepares Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors to experiment, explore their environments, and improve the world through STEM.
- Girl Scouts Love the Outdoor Challenge in 2020: While safely socially distancing, girls explored the outdoors with the Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors Challenge worksheet to guide their adventure. The activity sheet has 51 activities—all outdoors and STEM-related with some tying into the Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey. With nearly 40,000 pageviews and over 31,000 downloads, the Challenge was a highly valued program by Girl Scouts across the country.
- Virtual events, including:
“Awesome Girls: Tackling Global Public Health Challenges,” that connected girls in grades 6–12 with J&J female scientists to discuss global public health issues including COVID-19 and mental health. Learn more at Global Public Health Event (English) and Actividades de salud pública mundial (Spanish).
“Awesome Girls: Crowdsourcing for Cures,” during which girls got a behind-the-scenes look at research from scientists who are finding cures for diseases and improving human health.
National and council virtual events in English and Spanish inspired by the Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey.
“Exploradoras hoy. Científicas mañana. ¡Celebrando el futuro de nuestras niñas!,” Girl Scouts’ first national recruitment event in Spanish.
Learn more about the Math in Nature badges and Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journey at Girl Scouts’ Award and Badge Explorer.
About Johnson & Johnson Foundation
The Johnson & Johnson Foundation is a registered charitable organization that reflects the commitment of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies to keeping people well at every age and every stage of life by blending heart, science and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity. Funded solely by the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, the Foundation is working towards a world where basic, quality health services are available to everyone, everywhere by supporting and championing the people on the front lines who are at the heart of delivering care.
