Changing the Orbit of Human Dignity
About ECHo
Earth our Common Home
Vision
Creating a global organization that responds to the Cry of the Poor and the Cry of the Earth by mobilizing global resources and funding for advancing thought and action, at scale.
Mission
Our Mission is to facilitate connection, collaboration and action with multi-sectoral partners; mobilizing funding for scalable and inclusive projects that respond to the Cry of the Poor and the Cry of the Earth, as referenced in The Holy Father Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter - Laudato sì: On Care for Our Common Home.
Founders
Cardinal Peter K. Turkson
Professor Edward S. Ayensu
(1935 - 2023)
“The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development, for we know that things can change.” (Laudato sì 13)
This seminal Papal Letter speaks to people of all faiths, to come together as the human family and urgently respond to the debilitating force of indifference, vulnerability, marginalization, poverty, biodiversity loss and climate injustice.