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The Youth4Climate initiative, implemented by UNDP's Rome Centre for Climate Action and Energy Transition, aims to identify and support innovative youth-led climate solutions. Organized by UNDP and the Government of Italy, the initiative fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment where young people can play a leading role in shaping the future of our planet.
The objectives of Youth4Climate’s annual Call for Solutions are to map youth-led solutions, gather evidence of young people's active leadership in climate action, and advocate for further support from governments, the private sector, and other key stakeholders. Additionally, the Call aims to fund new and existing youth-led solutions that are ready to
implement or scale, and to support the further development of young people's ideas and projects by providing relevant learning opportunities with the support of partners.
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Applicants can be:
- Individuals who meet the remainder of the eligibility criteria
- A legally registered, youth-led civil society organization (CSO), non-governmental organization (NGO), community-based organization (CBO), or company.
- The organization should be able to provide their registration documents as well as banking details matching the name of the organization provided on the application form.
- The majority of the organization’s leadership should be young people aged 18-29 years at the time of submitting the application.
- At least one team member should have at least three years of experience in project management, community leadership and/ or customary governance roles.
- The project lead submitting the application on behalf of the organization should meet the remainder of the eligibility criteria (see below). This person will serve as the primary contact point vis-a-vis UNDP on everything related to the disbursement of the financial award and the implementation of the project.
Age: The project lead should be aged 18-29 at the time of submitting the application.
Country: The proposed project must be implemented in one of the countries listed in the Annex.
The project lead must be a national of one of the countries listed in the Annex.
Team members may be nationals of countries other than those listed in the
Annex, but not the project lead.