Progress is impossible without change.
Who we are.
AnchorBridge Environmental Inc. (ABE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental justice, advocacy and education in Barbados and the Caribbean since its inception in 2020. Our purpose is to champion the environmental health of communities, advocate for intergenerational justice, and enhance conservation education in young people, substantially building to the advancement of ecological justice across the island and the region at large.
We are young, gender-diverse, intersectional feminists who defend the rights of all peoples in caring for racialized and marginalized communities and their environs.
ABE was founded out of a deep commitment to confronting environmental challenges, with a strong focus on justice, equity, inclusion and community-driven advocacy. Our goal is to build the collective power of young Caribbean people to combat injustice, defend human rights, and protect their environments, as an example to the world on building anti-colonial, non-extractive community power.
Our Vision
We envision a united Caribbean committed to a praxis of justice and care for all regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, religion, culture or income.
Our Goal
We aim to build the collective power of Caribbean people to combat injustice, defend human rights, and protect their environments.
We Pledge
To use our platform and resources to help bring visibility and action to the most pressing environmental issues facing our communities and country at large.
To create spaces where our youth can learn, build and use ingenuity to meet the environmental challenges of our time.
To encourage transparency, accountability and accessibility at all levels of society.
Our Values
Equity
Committing to fairness, inclusion, and the dismantling of systemic barriers across all aspects of our work.Trust
Nurturing and valuing our relationships with the communities most impacted by injustice by centering their lived experience, cultural knowledge, and insight in our work.Liberation
Advancing efforts that move individuals and communities toward freedom and autonomy.Integrity
Aligning our actions with our values, even when it’s difficult.Intersectionality - Honoring the complexity of identities, and how power operates across lines of race, gender, class, ability, sexuality, and more.