Climate Leadership Fellowship 2022/2023 for Young Nigerians (Cohort 4)

The fourth cohort of the Climate Leadership Fellowship 2022–2023 is now accepting applications. A new generation of young Nigerian leaders will receive expert training on climate change advocacy and leadership through the Climate Leadership Fellowship, which was established by Climate Smart Nigeria in partnership with the Glow initiative for Economic Empowerment and with financial assistance from Access Bank PLC. The goal of the fellowship is to increase national climate resilience.

The effects of climate change are devastating the planet. In Nigeria, areas of the north are experiencing severe drought and desertification, which is fueling conflicts due to a shortage of water. A high rate of poverty has been caused by severely reduced agricultural production. There have been reports of extreme floods and illness transmission via polluted water in the south. The moment has come to support a new generation of emerging leaders in order to  lead change forclimate action.

The 10 week programme will welcome and empower 30 leaders with expert training to lead change for climate action, in turn, the fellows will adopt schools and teach climate change across Nigeria. All fellows will receive a climate education toolkit and a certificate of climate leadership.

Programme Outline:

• This programme includes two-week intensive expert training on climate change for all select
  fellows
• Each week course block include an expert live class
• All fellows who complete the intensive training will receive the climate education toolkit
• Afterwards, fellows will Adopt a School where they will teach climate change
• Fellows will implement a climate data policy in the schools and communities where they will
  work and on social media
• Fellows will be trained on how to teach using the provided resource
• Fellows will teach climate Change using the toolkit in select schools for a four week period
• Fellows will create climate change leadership clubs in the schools where they will work
• Fellows are encouraged to demonstrate innovation in the school, community where they will
  work by carrying out small climate change project to drive home their teaching including
  implementing the climate data policy
• Two outstanding fellows who demonstrate innovation in Adopt a school shall win NGN
  50,000 each
• Top 5 fellows will win the Climate Champion Award

Benefits:

• Receive expert training from globally renowned climate activists
• Be trained as a climate change educator
• Receive a Climate Change Education toolkit to teach in secondary schools
• Trained on how to implement a climate data policy
• Join the climate soldier movement and implement a climate data policy
• Be inducted into the School of Climate Action
• Gain access to free trainings and up skilling programmes
• Gain work experience in the area of climate leadership
• Gain recommendations for fellowships or international trainings
• Receive a Climate Leadership Certificate

Eligibility:

• Open to youth aged between 22 – 35 years;
• Demonstrated leadership for climate change;
• Part of a growing environmental organization or youth corps member. It is OK if you’re not a
  part of an organization;
• Graduated from University;
• Passion to promote awareness for climate change;
• From any part of the world but resident in Nigeria;
• Selected applicants should be available and willing to teach climate change within their
  communities using provided toolkit, participate in the climate leadership expert training,
  submit a fellowship workplan, implement a climate data policy and share the results and be
  available for all virtual meetings.

Participants are expected to:

• Commit 5 – 8 hours per week for the expert trainings and live class
• Adopt a school and complete the four-week programme teaching climate change in schools
  Implement a climate data policy
• Demonstrate innovation during the Adopt a School

Click here to apply