WINNERS OF OUR SECOND ROUND OF THE YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION FUND

The Office of the Lord Mayor of Kampala City launched the second round of the Youth Climate Action Fund, a program dedicated to empowering youth to take action against climate change.

With support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Youth Climate Action Fund program provides technical assistance and funding to cities, enabling them to engage thousands of young people in designing and implementing climate solutions from tree planting to policy making. In 2024, the program succeeded in Kampala, with 10 youth-led organizations delivering impressive results, including developing apps to monitor plastic pollution, restoring green spaces, and promoting climate education.

Building on this success, the program's second round will focus on even more ambitious and creative solutions, ensuring the long-term integration of youth engagement into city practices and routines.

Today we are happy to announce the 17 winners of our second round of Youth Climate Action Fund Micro grants of $5000 each. With 84 percent of youth around the world reporting that they are worried climate change threatens people and the planet, in April of 2024, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the Youth Climate Action Fund which provides technical assistance and funding for 100 mayors to activate tens of thousands of young people ages of 15 – 24 years to design, produce, and govern urgent climate solutions in their cities. The cities in the Fund span 38 countries across six continents, representing over 62 million residents. After the successful completion of the first round, Kampala City was nominated to participate in Round 2 of the Youth Climate Action Fund to a tune of $100,000.

The climate crisis poses an existential threat to communities, and mayors are the first and last mile of response: tackling emergencies and trialing interventions from the frontlines. Over the last decade, local governments have played a critical role in climate mitigation and adaptation – and this is only expected to grow in the coming decade.

The winning youth groups include; Green Climate Campaign Africa, ZERO WASTE, Nafasi Safaris Uganda, NECJOGHA, Africa Farmers Media Centre, Two Sisters Foundation, UPCYCLE AFRICA, Urgent Climate Response Initiative Africa (UCRIA), Urgent Climate Action Africa, LIBERTY AID, Rethink Climate Action Initiative, Adventist People For Humanity, LDN Safaris, GEWUZA FOUNDATION LIMITED, William Charity, Fridays for Future Uganda, Wellness Outreach Network.