SUNx’ BIG IDEA for World Tourism Day 2025: Dodo4Kids

SUN^x Malta has a “BIG IDEA” for World Tour­ism Day 2025: Dodo4Kids.

President’s message

We are delighted to announce our “BIG IDEA” for World Tour­ism Day 2025: Dodo4Kids, a SUN^x Malta ini­ti­at­ive ded­ic­ated to Cli­mate Friendly Travel Edu­ca­tion for the next generation.

Dodo4Kids is designed to inspire young trav­el­lers to enjoy great tour­ism des­tin­a­tions while learn­ing about the related threats of the cli­mate crisis and chal­lenges for sus­tain­able development.

Led by a quirky dodo rein­carn­ated by a nutty Pro­fess­or meet­ing with loc­al chil­dren as tour­ists, it blends stor­ies, car­toons, and games to build cli­mate response from an early age.

As part of our glob­al Cli­mate Friendly Travel (CFT) com­munity, this ini­ti­at­ive rep­res­ents more than just edu­ca­tion­al con­tent; it’s a com­mit­ment to help­ing chil­dren and fam­il­ies to enjoy a more sus­tain­able travel future.

With over 900 com­pan­ies already registered as part of our CFT com­munity — most in devel­op­ing nations and small island states par­tic­u­larly at risk from cli­mate change — Dodo4Kids extends our mis­sion of Edu­ca­tion to Action.

We have pub­lished ebooks for Malta, Maur­i­ti­us, Uganda, and Bali, with a very spe­cial edi­tion for Ukraine to sup­port the brave fam­il­ies and their chil­dren. Plus we are build­ing a wide­spread part­ner net­work to make the pro­gram freely avail­able through travel & tour­ism com­pan­ies to their guests around the world.

If you wish to under­stand more about SUN^x and work with us, watch the video embed­ded below for more inform­a­tion. And read our World Tour­ism Day press release below that. 

And here’s a link to the latest issue of eXist, SUN^x Malta’s quarterly e‑bulletin, with this edi­tion delving deep­er into what is included in Dodo4Kids.

Explore more at Dodo4Kids.com.

We would love your support.

Sin­cerely,

Geof­frey Lip­man
Pres­id­ent SUN^x Malta

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Dodo4Kids video

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Dodo4Kids news

In line with the Travel Foundation’s call for BIG IDEAS, SUN^x Malta offers Dodo4Kids free of charge to the entire Travel & Tour­ism industry for World Tour­ism Day 2025. 

We want to encour­age all tour­ism stake­hold­ers to join us as part­ners in this programme. 

Our kids and grandkids are the ones who will be at increas­ing risk as the exist­en­tial cli­mate crisis wor­sens, and they will also be in decision-mak­ing pos­i­tions in 2050. 

We want to start their pre­par­a­tions NOW.

Dodo4Kids is an innov­at­ive edu­ca­tion­al ini­ti­at­ive designed to spark cli­mate aware­ness and sus­tain­able travel habits in chil­dren aged 5 – 12 and their families. 

It provides inter­act­ive stor­ies, car­toons, maps, games, col­our­ing, and eBooks to bring Cli­mate Friendly Travel to life for early learners on hol­i­day and at home. T

Through the adven­tures of a friendly dodo, chil­dren explore real-world des­tin­a­tions and learn about cli­mate, sus­tain­ab­il­ity, and nature threats in a fun, enga­ging format. 

Through storytelling and play­ful chal­lenges, chil­dren learn about cli­mate change, biod­iversity, and con­ser­va­tion; all while nur­tur­ing curi­os­ity and empathy. 

The ini­ti­at­ive is a corner­stone of SUN^x Malta’s broad­er Edu­ca­tion 2 Action strategy and reflects our com­mit­ment to devel­op­ing the next gen­er­a­tion of Cli­mate Friendly travellers.

Geof­frey Lip­man, Pres­id­ent and CEO of SUN^x Malta, said: 

“We believe today’s chil­dren are tomorrow’s cli­mate lead­ers. Dodo4Kids provides them with enga­ging tools and stor­ies that not only edu­cate but also empower them to be part of the glob­al response to the cli­mate crisis — start­ing now.”

SUN^x Malta — a not-for-profit organ­isa­tion inspired by the late Maurice Strong — will launch its BIG IDEA of Dodo4Kids on World Tour­ism Day, 27 Septem­ber, 2025, advan­cing Cli­mate Friendly Travel — Par­is 1.5, SDF-linked, and Nature-positive.

eBooks for Malta, Maur­i­ti­us, Bali, Uganda, and Ukraine are avail­able online at Amazon. 

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About SUN^x Malta

SUN^x Malta is a leg­acy for the late Maurice Strong, fath­er of sus­tain­able devel­op­ment. Its goal is to advance Cli­mate Friendly Travel (CFT) ~ Par­is 1.5 and SDG linked. 

SUN^x has a core part­ner­ship with Malta’s Min­istry of Tour­ism and Malta Tour­ism Author­ity, to advance CFT, to cre­ate a UNFC­CC-linked CFT Registry, and to pro­mote CFT Edu­ca­tion. It plans to put in place 100,000 Strong Cli­mate Cham­pi­ons across all UN States by 2030.

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