TIFO prevents pollution from poisoning people. We believe all people have the right to live and work in a healthy environment and have made it our mission to safeguard environmental health. We do this by providing scientifically sound education and workforce development that build leadership, catalyze change, and are grounded in local knowledge.

We all rely on extractive industries. But we are not all directly affected by the dangers of those industries. Every time we use a phone or computer, drive a car, or charge a device, we are using resources extracted from the earth. The extraction of these resources affects the most vulnerable people in the world's most vulnerable communities- at home and abroad. Every day, people in these communities face unsafe food and water, insecure housing, and a choice between health and earning a day's wage. That's unjust.
TIFO supports local priorities: we help communities supportive of extractive industries to implement programs to make it safer, and we support communities opposed to mining to determine what happens on their lands.