The #LetterToRiver Global Writing Campaign is a powerful, youth-led international movement inviting people across the world to write heartfelt letters to their local rivers. Launched by Udaan Youth Club (UYC), this initiative calls on citizens—especially young people—to reconnect emotionally with rivers and speak up for their protection.
About the Organizer
Udaan Youth Club (India) is an award-winning, youth-led organization affiliated with MYBharat. Led by State Youth Awardee Aman Kumar, the organization uses digital campaigns and storytelling to mobilize global youth for social change. Udaan Youth Club actively works toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 through creative, youth-driven initiatives. Climate Cardinals UYC India Chapter is led by Udaan Youth Club.
About #LetterToRiver Campaign
#LetterToRiver is more than a writing activity. It is a global environmental movement aiming to build the world’s largest emotional archive for rivers by collecting 1 million handwritten letters by 2030.
Each letter expresses gratitude, memories, concerns, and hopes—turning personal emotions into a collective voice for river conservation. Through storytelling and citizen participation, the campaign seeks to inspire awareness, policy dialogue, and youth-led action for protecting rivers worldwide.
Rivers are lifelines of civilizations, ecosystems, and cultures. They provide drinking water, support biodiversity, sustain livelihoods, and shape human history. Yet today, rivers across the world face serious threats. The #LetterToRiver campaign reconnects people emotionally with rivers and transforms individual voices into a global call for conservation.
Vision by 2030
By collecting 1 million letters, Udaan Youth Club aims to:
- Present public voices to policymakers and environmental stakeholders
- Build global awareness around river protection
- Create a historic archive of human–river connections
- Inspire large-scale youth-led environmental action
Every letter becomes a voice for a river.
🔗 Submission Link: https://forms.gle/Svg2YN5sHnv2P3iQ7
Benefits of Participation
Participants will:
- Join a global youth-led river conservation movement
- Become part of a historic 1 million letters archive
- Get selected letters featured on official platforms
- Receive certificates for outstanding submissions
- Enable partner organizations to earn appreciation certificates
- Contribute to real environmental advocacy and awareness campaigns
Selected letters may be showcased globally and shared with stakeholders to advocate for river protection.
Who Can Participate?
This opportunity is open globally to individuals and communities.
Especially encouraged to participate:
- Students & youth (13–25 years)
- Schools & colleges
- Environmental clubs & NGOs
- Writers, poets & storytellers
- Teachers & educators
- Climate creators & activists
- MYBharat-affiliated Youth Clubs & NSS Units
✅ No participation fee
🔗 Submission Link: https://forms.gle/Svg2YN5sHnv2P3iQ7
Letter Writing Guidelines
Participants are invited to write a personal handwritten letter to a river they feel connected to.
Your letter may include:
- Gratitude and personal memories
- Cultural or community stories
- Concerns about pollution or climate change
- Hopes and messages for the future
- A call to protect the river
- Other thoughts or experiences
Requirements:
- Language: English
- Format: Handwritten letter on paper
- Submission: Upload a clear photo or scan
- Length: Suggested 200–500 words (no strict limit)
- Original content only (no plagiarism or AI-generated text)
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: 10 March 2026
How to Participate
- Choose a river you feel connected to
- Write a handwritten letter
- Take a clear photo or scan
- Submit through the official form
🔗 Submission Link: https://forms.gle/Svg2YN5sHnv2P3iQ7
Participants are also encouraged to share their letters on social media using #LetterToRiver.
The team will discover posts through the hashtag and amplify them.
Send your Queries
Become an Impact Partner (Global Call)
Udaan Youth Club invites organizations to join as Impact Partners for the #LetterToRiver movement.
Who can partner?
- Schools & universities
- NGOs & youth organizations
- Environmental groups
- Writers’ communities
- Climate networks
- Community groups
Impact Partners can:
- Organize local letter-writing drives
- Mobilize students and communities
- Host river awareness sessions
- Submit letters collectively
Organizations mobilizing 100+ letters will receive an official Impact Partner Appreciation Certificate from Udaan Youth Club.
📧 To collaborate: nyktyodhi@gmail.com
📌 Subject: Partnership – #LetterToRiver
From the Ganga to the Amazon, Nile to the Thames—every river has a story. Now, it’s time we write back. The third edition of #LetterToRiver is now open globally in observance of the International Day of Action for Rivers 2026.
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