Something Good in the World is registered as a nonprofit organization in Hawai’i in addition to New York, operating as a public charity under section 501(c)3 of the IRS code.

Our work in the district of Ka’ū, on Hawai’i Island, includes free farm-based and garden-based education programs for pre-K through Grade 12, collaborating with the Volcano School of Arts & Sciences.  SGITW has also offered free programming for the Tutu and Me Traveling Preschool in Na’alehu, the Pahāla Elementary School, the Na’alehu Elementary School, the Ka’ū Learning Academy, and the South Hawai’i (Big Island) Homeschool Hui.  Something Good in the World is a member of the Hawai’i Island School Garden Network.

Thanks to grants from the Atherton Family Foundation, NOAA Ocean Guardians Schools, Whole Kids Foundation, the Kōkua Hawaii Foundation, and individual donations, the Volcano School of Arts & Sciences has been designing, planting, and expanding Ka Mala Maluhia (The Children’s Peaceful Garden) since 2019, under the guidance of SGITW.

Program Director Barbara Sarbin represents the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots Program in Ka’ū as a volunteer Garden Ambassador, to help schools establish their own gardens with Roots & Shoots Mini Grants.  Her educational programs and projects in Hawai’i draw from trainings and certifications with the CTAHR Master Gardener program from the University of Hawai’i, the Edible Schoolyard Project, the Farm-Based Education Network, and the Farm to Keiki initiative.

Something Good in the World receives funding for these free educational programs from individuals and foundations, and welcomes contributions to be able to continue to offer nature-based and arts-integrated workshops for children, teachers, and families in Ka’ū, to assist with the movement towards food justice, sustainability, and permaculture on the Island of Hawai’i.