Home2Headwaters is an educational project to teach Bay Area residents where their drinking water comes from and how they can deepen in relationship to water. Nina walked from Oakland to the headwaters of the Mokelumne River, the river providing drinking water to 1.4 million East Bay residents. Home2Headwaters is creating an educational film documenting the water walk and will bring it into East Bay schools to teach youth where their drinking water comes from. Home2Headwaters partnered with Rivers for Change to write a curriculum and bring it into public Oakland high schools this past year. Once ready, the film will be included in the curriculum. Home2Headwaters increases our ability to cope with changing water resource issues due to climate change and create a sense of belonging for humans within the larger water cycle. The organization emphasizes that the next generation must learn to be water protectors, starting with understanding where their water is sourced from.
Project story
Home2Headwaters: Reconnecting Youth to Water
Every drop tells a story—and it's time young people learned it. Home2Headwaters is bridging a critical disconnect between youth and the water that sustains them.
Through our innovative high school education program, we're empowering the next generation to understand their water sources and build resilience for an uncertain climate future. Students don't just learn about water—they connect with it, explore it, and become advocates for it.
Your support directly funds the completion of our comprehensive educational curriculum. Once finished, this program will impact hundreds of Oakland students immediately, while reaching thousands more globally through free online access.
Together, we're transforming how young people relate to water—creating informed citizens ready to protect this vital resource for generations to come.
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Home2Headwaters is an educational project to teach Bay Area residents where their drinking water comes from and how they can deepen in relationship to water. Nina walked from Oakland to the headwaters of the Mokelumne River, the river providing drinking water to 1.4 million East Bay residents. Home2Headwaters is creating an educational film documenting the water walk and will bring it into East Bay schools to teach youth where their drinking water comes from. Home2Headwaters partnered with Rivers for Change to write a curriculum and bring it into public Oakland high schools this past year. Once ready, the film will be included in the curriculum. Home2Headwaters increases our ability to cope with changing water resource issues due to climate change and create a sense of belonging for humans within the larger water cycle. The organization emphasizes that the next generation must learn to be water protectors, starting with understanding where their water is sourced from.
Project story
Home2Headwaters: Reconnecting Youth to Water
Every drop tells a story—and it's time young people learned it. Home2Headwaters is bridging a critical disconnect between youth and the water that sustains them.
Through our innovative high school education program, we're empowering the next generation to understand their water sources and build resilience for an uncertain climate future. Students don't just learn about water—they connect with it, explore it, and become advocates for it.
Your support directly funds the completion of our comprehensive educational curriculum. Once finished, this program will impact hundreds of Oakland students immediately, while reaching thousands more globally through free online access.
Together, we're transforming how young people relate to water—creating informed citizens ready to protect this vital resource for generations to come.
Project updates
Team
Location
California, United States