Deadline: 30 October 2023
Are you aged between 18 and 35, from Africa and have a climate mobility solution you're working on? Apply for African Climate Mobility Youth Solutions 2023 to receive up to US$ 5,000 to support your work over the course of a year.
The Africa Climate Mobility Initiative (ACMI) Youth Forum and the Global Centre for Climate Mobility (GCCM) Solutions Lab are launching a call for applications for youth-led climate mobility solutions/projects in Africa to receive funding of up to $5,000 per project. With financial support from the Robert Bosch Stiftung, this new funding agreement for youth-led global mobility solutions/projects has been designed by young people for young people. They believe in harnessing the potential of young people and breaking down barriers to young Africans' access to climate finance, to create innovative solutions that promote climate resilience to enable people to have positive adaptation journeys in the midst of the climate crisis.
The Africa Climate Mobility Initiative (ACMI) is looking for passionate and dedicated youth organisations, groups and individuals with innovative projects that focus on climate resilience in disaster-prone areas to address fast- and slow-onset climate events. They are interested in projects that address the needs of climate migrants and individuals displaced by climate change (people on the move), refugees and people at risk of displacement. Solutions/proposals must be homologated with at least one of the following thematic areas:
- Dealing with loss and damage
- Climate literacy in vulnerable and disaster-prone communities
- Storytelling and art for climate awareness
- Restoring ecosystems in disaster-prone areas
- Green jobs in vulnerable communities and internally displaced persons, refugees, migrants and young people
- Politics and defence
Benefits
- The selected projects will receive funding of up to US$ 5,000 per project.
Eligibility
- You must be between the ages of 18 and 35 on the closing date for applications to be considered.
- You must be from Africa to be considered.
- Young migrants and displaced people who live in Africa or were born in Africa are strongly encouraged to apply.
- If you are an individual or group without a registered organisation, they recommend collaborating with a registered youth organisation to submit your proposal. They also welcome applications from other marginalised groups, including people with disabilities. Up to 5 projects will be selected through this process.
Selection criteria
- Relevance to climate resilience: Proposals should clearly demonstrate a strong focus on climate resilience in disaster-prone areas and address the challenges faced by climate migrants (people on the move), displaced communities, refugees and individuals at risk of displacement.
- Innovation and Creativity: Projects should present innovative and creative approaches to tackling climate-induced migration and forced displacement in Africa.
- Youth Inclusion and Empowerment: Proposals should actively involve youth-led organisations, groups or individuals aged between 18 and 35. They must demonstrate a commitment to the meaningful inclusion of young people in policy and practice, empowering young people to be agents of change in addressing climate change and mobility challenges.
- Alignment with Thematic Areas: Proposed solutions must be homologated with at least one of the specified thematic areas. Proposals must clearly describe how they comment on the chosen thematic area(s).
- Feasibility and sustainability: Projects must be realistic and feasible within the allocated budget and timetable.
- Collaboration and partnerships: Proposals from youth-led organisations and registered or unregistered individuals (unregistered organisations are encouraged to collaborate with registered youth organisations).
- Impact and scalability: Proposals must have a clear impact pathway, demonstrating the potential to make a positive difference to the lives of climate migrants, displaced communities and vulnerable populations. In addition, the projects must have the potential to be scaled up and replicated in other regions or contexts, amplifying their impact.
- Monitoring and evaluation: Applicants must clearly indicate the means of verifying the results, as well as the indicators of the impact of the results. A clear communication plan should be outlined, including regular updates on progress and a final project report.
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