What is this Outdoor Afro Thing All About?

My name is Rue Mapp -- I am the founder of Outdoor Afro, and I am passionate about the great outdoors for everyone to enjoy.

Inspired by my family, I started Outdoor Afro in 2009 to share this passion using social media. The message quickly resonated with thousands of others from around the country who shared their own images and stories that affirmed African Americans do have a positive and historic relationship to nature.

In May of this year, we launched the Outdoor Afro Leadership Team that went to work connecting folks of all ages to nature right in their own backyards. Since then, team members from nearly every region in the US have altogether connected nearly 500 people to the outdoors through recreation and conservation activities.

In 2013 we want to significantly increase the number of people we connect to nature, and to accomplish this goal we need to provide greater professional development for the leadership team to enhance their outdoor skills (hiking, camping, birding, etc). 

Why is this important?

In the face of alarming rates of obesity in the African American community, and the need for more people to care for our fragile planet to support its sustainability and local community health, we all need to get out and build a relationship with nature and the outdoors like never before.

Please help us reach our goal of $15,000

The Impact

Outdoor Afro is about connecting more people to the natural world through fun and relevant outdoor experiences. And we know that people respond positively to leadership that reflects their community.

People need nature like never before. More people getting outside now means healthier people, communities, and greater stewardship for our precious natural resources our futures depend on.

With a start-up of volunteers and monthly training calls this year, we have successfully been able to organize nearly 500 people, from all around the country to be tomorrow’s Outdoor Afro leaders.

Your support today means a significant increase in the number of people getting outside through a strong leadership team!

Please support the Outdoor Afro Leadership Team today!

Other Ways You Can Help

Make some noise about the Outdoor Afro community wherever you go!

• Co-create the conversation on our Facebook and Twitter pages
• Use the Indiegogo tools to share this campaign with your networks!

Every action makes a difference!

Thank you for your support!