EARTHRISE:LIVE | 20 November
One Day.
One Childhood.
One World, Live.
The day children everywhere connect.
On 20 November, children across the planet will take part in one shared act of hope: saying hello to someone their age, somewhere else in the world — asking questions, sharing stories, laughing, listening and discovering that someone far away is not so far away after all.
Partner with us to power a global signal of hope.
Supported by WhatSchool's global school data platform, covering 1.5 million schools, and delivered through NOV20's safe, teacher-led participation model.
A simple, human moment.
- Say hello.
- Share a story.
- Ask a question.
- Learn a greeting.
- Send a hope.
- Discover someone new.
For children, EARTHRISE LIVE is simple: a moment of curiosity, joy and connection with children somewhere else on Earth.
The day children connect
across the world.
In a world that can feel increasingly divided, EARTHRISE LIVE creates one simple act of unity: children connecting with children.
Some will meet live. Some will exchange video postcards. Some will take part through shared activities. All will be part of a safe, joyful, teacher-led global moment built around hope, curiosity and connection.
This is not a passive lesson or a conventional campaign. It is a shared day of hello, discovery and belonging.
Built from a model that has already worked.
EARTHRISE LIVE builds on a global connection model with a proven track record. The original events connected more than 115,000 children across 63 countries and 3,000+ schools, generating around 2.5 million miles of communication.
That early proof showed something powerful: when children are given a safe way to meet across borders, they respond with curiosity, warmth and joy.
Now, with a much larger outreach infrastructure and a dedicated school-facing delivery model, EARTHRISE LIVE is designed to scale the idea responsibly.
Across the original global connection events.
Across time zones, languages and continents.
Proof that teacher-led participation can scale.
The combined distance children connected across.
Designed to scale, responsibly.
EARTHRISE LIVE is supported by WhatSchool, a global school data platform covering 1.5 million schools. This gives the movement a credible route to invite schools, teachers and communities at extraordinary scale.
The child-facing experience is delivered through NOV20, providing registration, matching, teacher guidance, time-zone planning and safe participation resources.
WhatSchool
A global school data platform covering 1.5 million schools — the outreach foundation behind the movement.
NOV20
The school-facing participation model: registration, matching and teacher guidance.
By design
School-led and teacher-controlled. Designed to avoid pupil personal data collection.
Many ways in
Schools can take part live, asynchronously through video postcards, or through shared activities.
What partner support enables.
Partner support helps fund and deliver the infrastructure behind a global day of connection.
Global school outreach
Inviting schools, teachers and communities at international scale.
Teacher resources & guidance
Participation materials that make taking part simple and safe for any classroom.
Safeguarding & delivery infrastructure
The systems, principles and processes that keep children at the centre.
Translation & accessibility
Helping more children, in more languages, take part on equal footing.
Live map & digital storytelling
A visible global signal of participation as the world lights up with connection.
Support for underserved regions
Devices, connectivity and participation grants for communities that need them.
Approved content capture
Reviewed video postcards and stories that respect every child's dignity.
Post-event impact reporting
The shared record of what happened and what it made possible.
The aim is simple: make it easier for more children, in more places, to take part safely and joyfully.
A small founding circle, forming now.
EARTHRISE LIVE is forming its first group of founding partners ahead of the global activation on 20 November.
Early partners will help shape the movement, support global participation, and be recognised as the organisations that helped make the first EARTHRISE LIVE moment possible.
Why partners join EARTHRISE LIVE.
Global visibility with purpose
Associate your organisation with a hopeful international moment reaching children, schools, families, educators and communities around the world.
A story people want to share
Children connecting across borders is human, visual and emotionally powerful. It creates content people want to watch, share and remember.
Measurable impact
Partners receive a post-event impact report covering registered schools, participating countries, estimated children involved, exchanges completed, languages represented, stories gathered and partner contribution.
Employee engagement
Opportunities may include translation support, campaign amplification, technical readiness, regional activation, fundraising and behind-the-scenes volunteering. Employees will not have unsupervised access to children through the programme.
High-value content
Create authentic stories of unity, hope and global connection for internal communications, ESG reporting, leadership platforms, social media and media relations.
Safe, tasteful brand association
Sponsor recognition is mission-aligned and proportionate. The child-facing experience remains protected, teacher-led and non-commercial.
A small group of founding partners.
EARTHRISE LIVE is inviting a small group of founding partners to help build, power and share the movement.
Founding Global Partner
For a major organisation seeking headline association with the global movement.
Technology Partner
For video, cloud, AI, translation, mapping, cybersecurity, platform or digital infrastructure partners.
Connectivity Partner
For telecoms, broadband, mobile, satellite, device or digital inclusion partners.
Access & Inclusion Partner
For partners supporting underserved communities, translation, accessibility, devices or participation grants.
Storytelling & Media Partner
For broadcasters, publishers, creators, agencies or platforms that can help tell the story globally.
Regional Partner
For organisations supporting activation in specific countries, regions or time zones.
Three layers. One movement.
EARTHRISE LIVE is the global public, partner and media-facing movement: the story, the signal and the shared moment.
Partners help make it possible. They do not own the child-facing experience.
Movement
The global movement and partner-facing identity.
Delivery
The school-facing participation site for registration, guidance and matching.
Reach
The global school data platform supporting outreach at scale.
Together, they combine a hopeful global story, a safe school delivery model and the reach to invite schools around the world.
Child-centred. Safe by design.
Non-commercial in schools.
EARTHRISE LIVE is built around a simple principle: children should experience the day as a moment of connection, not as a marketing campaign.
Participation is school-led and teacher-controlled. NOV20 provides guidance, registration, matching support and participation resources. Sponsor visibility sits around the movement, media, reporting and enabling infrastructure — not inside children's personal interactions.
This protects the integrity of the event and gives partners a cleaner, more credible role: they are helping make the moment possible.
- ✓ Teacher-led participation
- ✓ Schools remain in control
- ✓ No pupil personal data required
- ✓ Live or asynchronous options
- ✓ School-approved tools
- ✓ Reviewed video postcards where used
- ✓ Mission-aligned partner recognition
- ✓ Non-commercial child-facing experience
A story the world can understand.
One day.
Children everywhere.
A world lighting up with hello, hope and connection.
EARTHRISE LIVE is designed to generate powerful, positive storytelling: children meeting across borders, teachers sharing moments of joy, communities seeing themselves as part of something global, and partners helping make it possible.
Media and story assets may include:
- Global participation map
- Approved video highlights
- Teacher and school stories
- Regional participation snapshots
- Partner impact stories
- Post-event impact report
Help children send a signal of hope around the world.
EARTHRISE LIVE is inviting founding partners, technology partners, media partners, philanthropic supporters and institutional allies.
Be part of the day children across the world connect.
Schools and teachers can take part through NOV20 →
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