Program
International Pen Pal Program
We connect kids around the world through wildlife projects—making them pen pals, opening their eyes to the world, and turning them into agents for change.
Friends Across Borders
We connect kids around the world through shared love of wildlife. Kids become pen pals, learn from each other, and become agents for world change.
We hope that through our International Pen Pal Program, kids will have their eyes opened to the world, will become more adventurous, and will have their idea of friendship expanded.
Success Story
San Diego Meets San José
We assisted in connecting over 50 youth in a Kids Saving Critters Satellite group in San Diego, California to a group of kids in another Satellite group in San José, Costa Rica.
The groups exchanged postcards introducing themselves—sharing their age, their favorite local animals, and what they like to do for fun. Simple exchanges with a big impact.
Through letters, maps, and stories about local wildlife, kids on both sides discovered a wider world—and found that the kids on the other side aren't so different from themselves.
How It Works
Connect
Two Kids Saving Critters groups in different countries are paired together.
Exchange
Kids write letters and postcards sharing their lives, local animals, and ideas for protecting wildlife.
Change
Kids leave with broader horizons, new friends, and a greater sense of their role in the world.
Start or join a Satellite group
Want to connect your group of kids with peers in another country? Reach out and we'll make it happen.
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