SustyVibes

Youth Climate Action and Sustainability Educationsustyvibes.org

Company typePrivate
Founded2016
HeadquartersOgudu, Nigeria
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingServices

SustyVibes firmographics

Firmographics

Name: SustyVibes
Legal name: Sustainability Projects for Youths Initiative
Website: https://sustyvibes.org
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2016
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

SustyVibes industry classification

Industry

Product category: Youth Climate Action and Sustainability Education
NAICS: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Educational Support Services (611710)
SIC: Services-Educational Services (8200)
akta.pro primary industry: Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO)
akta.pro secondary industries: Environmental Conservation & Sustainability Volunteering (EDAIAGAB), Global Health Advocacy, Policy & Rights Organizations (HLAJAKAO), Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO)

Keywords

Youth climate activism
Environmental education programs
Community tree planting
Eco-anxiety research
Waste picker welfare

Where SustyVibes is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Ogudu
HQ country: Nigeria
HQ region: Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

SustyVibes business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Donations and Fundraising: The organization operates primarily through donations from individuals, partnerships with organizations, and grants. Bank transfer details are provided for donations (Account: SUSTAINABILITY PRJT FR YTH, GTBank Nigeria).
Wise Donations (TEAP): TEAP program accepts contributions via Wise payment platform.
Community Membership: SustyVibers volunteer their time and energy; membership is free and open to young people who are curious, committed, and ready to act. No specific background required.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	Pay-as-you-go	Donation-based support

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

SustyVibes product offering

Product offering

Core offering

SustyVibes is a youth-led nonprofit organization that delivers climate action, sustainability education, and eco-anxiety support through 12 interconnected programs, including tree planting (Communitrees), biodiversity (Bioverse NG), waste picker welfare (Susty Marshalls), women's leadership (Lotus, Street Dreams), school SDG education (Susty Schools), youth innovation funding (SV-PIE), eco-anxiety research and advocacy (TEAP), and a sustainable co-working space (Zen by SustyVibes). It serves young people, schools, waste pickers, and partner organizations across Nigeria, Ghana, the UK, and the US.

Product overview

SustyVibes is a youth-led climate action organization that delivers impact through 12 interconnected programs spanning climate action, youth leadership, and community transformation. The portfolio includes: Artvocacy (creativity/storytelling for sustainability), Bioverse NG (biodiversity protection), Communitrees (tree planting), Street Dreams (women's empowerment through environmental storytelling), Lotus (women's leadership training), Street Conference (community sustainability education), Susty Marshalls (waste picker dignity), Susty MasterClass (leadership development), Susty Schools (SDG education for students), SV-PIE (youth innovation funding), TEAP (eco-anxiety mental health project), and Zen (eco-friendly co-working space). Beyond programs, SustyVibes runs campaigns including Naija CookWise, StareDownOnPollution, Intervibes, SustyVibersRock, and Susty Person of the Month.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

800+ SustyVibers actively engaged across multiple countries
+4 more outcomes

Companies that use SustyVibes

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

SustyVibes technology and API

Technology

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

SustyVibes partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

44 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

Allianz Nigeria InsuranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsurance partner shown in SustyVibes partner logos section
WecyclerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaste management and recycling partner collaborating on waste picker support and circular economy initiatives
S Alpha EnergyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy partner shown in SustyVibes partner logos
United Way Greater NigeriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partner in SustyVibes network shown in partner logos
Wildlife Conservation SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation organization partner shown in SustyVibes partner logos
The Fair Plastic AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for Susty Marshalls project focused on improving waste picker welfare and formal recognition in circular economy
LAWMA (Lagos State Waste Management Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency partner for Susty Marshalls, supporting waste picker integration into formal waste management
LASHMA (Lagos State Health Management Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth agency providing health insurance coverage for waste pickers in Susty Marshalls program
United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) LagoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN partner for Susty Marshalls providing visibility and advocacy support for waste pickers
Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry alliance partner in Susty Marshalls for beverage recycling initiatives
Compact Impact FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation partner supporting Susty Marshalls project
Wema BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBanking partner for Susty Marshalls financial literacy programming
GIVOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLogistics partner for waste management in Susty Marshalls
WasteXchangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaste exchange platform partner
University of NottinghamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for West African Climate Change and Mental Health Research Project, IMPACT study, and MECCA research project
Climate Mental Health NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork partner for TEAP climate-mental health initiatives
Billion Minds InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Billion Minds Project climate conversations initiative
mDocminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital health partner for TEAP initiatives
Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional youth climate organization partner for ZenGuardians and West African research, co-leading implementation
Fridays for Future Sierra LeoneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth climate partner for West African research project
Liberian Youth for Climate ActionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth climate partner for West African research project
Clean Earth GambiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGambia partner for West African climate-mental health research
The Social Change NestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for TEAP initiatives
ONCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for TEAP climate-mental health work
The Resilience ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for climate resilience initiatives
Utrecht UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in MECCA (Mental Models of Climate Change Risk) project alongside University of Bergen and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for MECCA project on climate change risk and mental models in Lagos and Lake Victoria
University of BergencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for MECCA climate research project funded by EU JPI-Climate
Lagos State Ministry of EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for MECCA Lagos workshop and climate initiatives
International Climate Change Development InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner for MECCA research in Lagos
Centre for Disaster Risk and Crisis ReductionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for MECCA project
Nigerian Institute for Social and Economic Research (NISER)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for MECCA project in Nigeria
University of LagosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for MECCA research project
University of AlbertacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead academic institution for IMPACT (Interdisciplinary Mental Health Perspectives on Adaptation and Climate Threats) global research project funded by Government of Canada through New Frontiers in Research Fund
Lensational UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Street Dreams Phase One, providing photography training and online image sales platform for Niger Delta women
PortHarcourt Global ShapersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Street Dreams photography exhibition at African Artists Foundation
AshokaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial entrepreneurship network partner for Street Dreams
Durian NigeriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner for Street Dreams Phase Two in Ondo State
Nigeria For NatureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation partner for Communitrees tree planting initiative
Goethe InstitutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural institute partner for Lotus program supporting African feminisms
House of African Feminisms (HoAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Lotus program providing feminist expertise and network
Centre for Innovation in Global Health at Stanford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for Climate Conversations project on eco-distress intervention tested in Lagos, New Orleans, and London
Imperial College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead institution for Connecting Climate Minds global initiative, funded by Wellcome Trust, with SustyVibes/TEAP as Lived Experience Working Group partner
Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implementing partner for ZenGuardians train-the-trainer program spanning Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, and Nigeria

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

SustyVibes competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

350.org: Global grassroots climate movement focused on building a fossil-free future. Operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope than SustyVibes, with overlapping focus on climate advocacy and community mobilization.
Greenpeace: Global environmental advocacy organization with strong climate focus. Comparable in advocacy and environmental mission, though holding distinct campaign strategies and significantly larger institutional footprint.
WWF: Global conservation organization with environmental education, capacity building, and community engagement programs. Comparable programmatic overlap with SustyVibes' environmental education and community engagement work, but operating globally with established institutional infrastructure.
Wildlife Conservation Society: Global conservation organization with extensive biodiversity and ecosystem programs. Existing SustyVibes partner with overlapping environmental mission, though at significantly larger scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

Climate Cardinals: Youth-led climate organization focused on climate education, advocacy, and research translation. Comparable youth volunteer base and emphasis on climate literacy and action.
Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO): Youth-led African environmental and climate organization running training, advocacy, and community programs across multiple African countries. Direct peer in youth climate action, and an existing SustyVibes partner for ZenGuardians.
Fridays for Future: Global youth-led climate movement focused on mobilizing young people around climate action and advocacy. Similar demographic, mission, and grassroots mobilization model to SustyVibes, though operating at a global rather than Africa-anchored scale.
Power Shift Africa: African youth-led climate and environmental advocacy organization focused on climate education, mobilization, and policy engagement. Comparable mission, audience, and grassroots organizing approach.
Earth Uprising: Youth-led global climate organization supporting young climate leaders and grassroots climate action initiatives. Similar volunteer-driven model and youth-led climate mission.

Regional players

Wecyclers: Lagos-based waste recycling social enterprise working with informal waste collectors. Direct operational partner for SustyVibes' Susty Marshalls program and comparable Nigerian environmental focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

SustyVibes financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

SustyVibes leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

SustyVibes subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries1 record

SustyVibes funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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SustyVibes M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about SustyVibes

What does SustyVibes do?

Is SustyVibes a public or private company?

SustyVibes is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was SustyVibes founded?

SustyVibes was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is SustyVibes based?

SustyVibes is headquartered in Ogudu, Nigeria, in the Africa region.

How does SustyVibes make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Donations and Fundraising is the primary driver. The others are wise Donations (TEAP) and community Membership.

Who are SustyVibes's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are 350.org, Greenpeace, WWF and Wildlife Conservation Society. Direct peers are Climate Cardinals, Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO), Fridays for Future, Power Shift Africa and Earth Uprising. Wecyclers is listed as a regional player.

Does SustyVibes have an API?

No public API is recorded for SustyVibes.

What industry is SustyVibes in?

SustyVibes's product category is Youth Climate Action and Sustainability Education. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPADALAO, Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement, with a secondary code of EDAIAGAB, Environmental Conservation & Sustainability Volunteering. Its NAICS code is 813 and its SIC code is 8200.