EarthThreads International

Since I can remember, I have had the urge to show kindness. Meeting a group of Tibetan monks inspired me to take a path that would lead me to understanding compassion, and leading a life that was mindfully disciplined. Because of this, I believe at a young age I decided I wanted to dedicate my life to non-profit work. From my early studies as an elementary and middle school student in the early 2000s, I became very familiar with human injustice and environmental impact. Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, I grew up with a very strong sense of civil rights. When I moved to Houston, the influence that my Latino Roots had did not diminish that sense of Justice and equality over a state change. After having a "hero's experience" in Atlanta and saving a fellow friend's life during a swimming party, during high school, A few years after moving to Texas, and living on the Gulf Coast, I decided that I wanted to become a lifeguard so that I could be trained in aquatic safety an...

EarthThreads International & the Camiji Foundation were founded in 2019 in memory of my good friend MacKenzie Dean Cunningham, and inspired by his dear family friend Dr. Simba Tirima and the TerraForm project in Kenya. EarthThreads International is a non-profit originally imagined in 2007, when I was 10 years old. Befriending the Tibetan Monks/University Students who lived in my neighborhood inspired a lifestyle of discipline & serving others. EarthThreads is a platform for proposing solutions for important social & environmental issues, in order to advocate for the establishment of legislation protecting human rights, local communities, & to help build a global community that stands for change, awareness, & sustainability, in the 21st century. EarthThreads International has hosted yearly fundraising projects under the Camiji Foundation for charity organizations such as Polaris Project: Anti-Human-Trafficking, Star of Hope Mission: Women's Family  Sh...

(Photo: Cartoon of Camila Alejandra Wilson - Adult and Pediatric: First Aid CPR and AED r.25 Instructor - May 2026) EarthThreads International presents, EarthThreads Life Safety Academy L.L.C .! (Home - EarthThreads Life Safety Academy) We did it! We are licensed and certified to teach First Aid, CPR, & AED for Adult & Pediatric First Response.  Our headquarters in East Downtown Houston is just the beginning. We, as a partner and Licensed Training Provider of the American Red Cross, are licenced to train anywhere in the United States.  Whether you are a lifeguard or a babysitter, or just a good citizen looking to deepen your education of first aid response, we are the academy for you! Our courses are currently priced at $95, using a blended learning course through the American Red Cross, and the classes take place at our headquarters in East Downtown Houston. Upon payment for the course, you will receive a voucher and be registered as a stu...

(07/12/2026) Life became so domestic and I love it. The ups and downs are that for me a part of life but I'm so grateful for every step towards success in this mission! Now that I have taken my education abroad and am studying with the Newlane University course program for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts to support my Master's in Nonprofit Management at the University of Houston Downtown , and a future PhD and RH degree in yoga and herbal medicine to support a clinic here in Guatemala. I'm so grateful to also share that I will be competing this year instead in the 11th Annual Yoga World Championship! November 8th, I will showcase 6 postures from the IYF Approved List and I will be representing the school Yoga House in Xela, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, as a Guatemalan competitor. Although I live in San Pablo la Laguna, Atitlán, Guatemala and am in the process of completing my citizenship, I have learned everything I know essentially from...