The 100 – Environmental Xperience

100 Projects,
100 Countries,
1 Earth.

Unite for Good —
Partnerships That Change the World

Join us for Call to Earth Day on November 6, 2025, and Guard Your Green Space

This coming Earth Day, Rotary will partner with CNN’s 5th Annual Call to Earth Day to launch the 100 Projects in 100 Countries Challenge.

Our Core Focus

Projects may include restoring ecosystems, protecting wildlife, installing clean energy, implementing innovative recycling efforts, or other initiatives that lighten humanity’s footprint and uplift communities.

Through this challenge, we will:

① Inspire hope through real-world success stories

② Share innovative solutions for environmental sustainability

③ Connect projects with funding and partnerships, including Rotary Global Grants and collaborations with organizations like CNN, EarthX, and iHeartMedia

Global Service 4-7-8-17 Program.

Integrating The Rotary Club of Newport Beach’s 4-7-8-17 Framework and AI Navigator

To help your project reach its highest potential, we’ve partnered with The Rotary Club of Newport Beach to introduce their 4-7-8-17 Framework and AI-powered Navigator.

This tool will guide you in evaluating and refining your project to increase impact, attract funding, and align with globally recognized standards of sustainability and peacebuilding.

Here’s how the 4-7-8-17 Framework works

4-Way Test

Rotary’s timeless guide to ethical decision-making:

1. Is it the truth?

2. Is it fair to all concerned?

3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?

4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

7 Areas of Rotary Focus

Ensure your project aligns with one or more of Rotary’s seven focus areas such as water & sanitation, disease prevention, peacebuilding, and environmental sustainability.

8 Pillars of Positive Peace

Draw from the Institute for Economics & Peace framework to create long-term impact by addressing systemic factors that sustain peace, such as equitable resource distribution, well-functioning governance, and access to information.

17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Connect your project to the global sustainability agenda, ensuring alignment with goals like Climate Action, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Quality Education, and more.

Why Together, Creating Lasting Change Environmental Xperience Matters

Whether it’s turning minefields into farmland, installing solar power in rural schools, or restoring coral reefs, these projects demonstrate the powerful ripple effect of collective action.

With the 100 Projects in 100 Countries Challenge and the 4-7-8-17 Framework, we will unite, amplify, and accelerate environmental transformation across the globe.

Timeline

Sun, Oct 19

Applications Open

Thu, Nov 06

Launch on CNN Call to Earth Day

Thu, Jan 01

Top 10 Projects Revealed

Sun-Wed, Apr 19–22

The Environmental Xperience, Dallas

How to Register

① Submit Your Application Including

② Generate an AI Rotary Recommendation

How to strengthen your submission:
Run your project through The 4-7-8-17 Global Success Platform
Use the AI’s recommendations to refine your project description and expand its alignment with the framework
In your application, describe how using the tool helped you identify new connections or strengthen existing ones within the 4-7-8-17 framework

③ Upload Your Project Content

Youtube Intro Video
Project Image
Video Upload

Tips for Storytelling

① Action & People

Show your team in action.

② Before & After

Highlight the transformation your project delivers

③ Impact

Capture lives and ecosystems changed by your efforts.

④ Details Matter

Even small actions can tell a powerful story.

Get Started with Partners

Capturing Change with Bcaster

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Linking Ideas to Action

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Joining this challenge gives you:

International visibility for your project
Access to potential funders and Rotary Global Grants
Connections with global changemakers and advocates
A chance to be celebrated on a worldwide stage, including CNN and EarthX coverage

By leveraging this tool, your project will become clearer, stronger, and more compelling to partners, funders, and media outlets.