For eight years, Bee A Savior has educated more than 12,500 community members on the importance of bees as part of the environment and how to protect them, expanding internationally into 13 countries and counting!
For eight years, Bee A Savior has educated more than 12,500 community members on the importance of bees as part of the environment and how to protect them, expanding internationally into 13 countries and counting!
Eight years ago, second grader Tanvi Chakka learned the concerning news that bees could face extinction within the coming years. Wasting no time, she hand-drew posters and placed them strategically around her neighborhood mailbox hoping to spread awareness. Despite eventually getting taken down, that moment sparked a lasting interest in pollinators and their vital role in the environment. Her curiosity slowly grew into action and Bee A Savior’s foundation began to form. Still a solo mission, Tanvi started making and selling bee-themed candles to support awareness efforts taking those opportunities to educate the community about the importance of pollinators. Using social media as a helping hand to reach an even wider audience, Bee A Savior took off.
With a mission to create bee-friendly spaces in urban areas, bringing biodiversity to cities internationally, Bee A Savior is a 100% student-led movement. The main focus revolves around increasing awareness about bees (and other pollinators) and the environmental challenges they face – which includes habitat loss and pesticide exposure. To carry out their mission, they’ve had several partnerships. The Round Rock Public Library welcomed Bee A Savior to make origami bees with preschoolers, and they’ll be crafting wildflower seed bombs with the Cedar Park Public Library. Bee A Savior is also building community gardens for the Sai Baba Temple and St. Julian of Norwich Church – one of the three ways they volunteer. Aside from building biodiverse community gardens, they also host educational pollinator workshops and run virtual social media campaigns. Events typically include educational content mixed with fundraising, and hands-on interactive activities for engagement. A good example of their clever balance is when their cornhole game (including facts about pollinators) successfully educated 200 kids during an event. Of course, none of their outreach efforts would be possible without Bee A Savior’s members. Everything is planned and executed during the 500+ hours chapters annually contribute.
What started from the ambitions of one young kid has grown into so much more. Today, Bee A Savior continues to focus on one goal: helping others understand the importance of bees and inspiring action through education, creativity, and community engagement.
