Deadline: 17th September, 2023
The Youth Climate Justice Fund is seeking applications to support climate justice young leaders with trust-based funding, resources, and youth-to-youth capacity development, enabling them to amplify their voices and to keep their vision and influence alive.
The Youth Climate Justice Fund work to strengthen existing organizing efforts and support emerging youth movements with a focus on bridging funders and organizers to enable flexible and impactful support. Through youth-to-youth capacity development and resource sharing, they empower and support young people to drive change and build a just and sustainable future.
Funding
- Groups can apply for a grant of up to USD 10,000, which can be used for a period of 12 months.
Eligibility
- You should consider applying if your group, network or collective is:
- led by young people aged 35 and under. In order to be eligible for a YCJF grant, most of your organisation’s membership needs to be young people under 35 and the leadership or the individuals with decision-making power need to be young people aged 35 and under;
- based in Africa; Middle East; Asia and the Pacific; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Central, and Eastern Europe;
- based in North America or Western Europe but is led by young people who are discriminated against and/or marginalised based on class, ethnicity, background, etc;
- non-partisan, non-violent, and legal; and
- believe in and exhibit inclusive organising, collective action and intersectional movement building.
- They specifically look for groups who are:
- Cultivating diverse leadership rooted in fair and equitable climate action with community power.
- Raising ambitions and commitments on climate & socio-environmental justice.
- Holding policymakers accountable to their promises and strengthening community power.
For more information and application.
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