Grantmaking by Youth for Youth

Young people around the world face the impacts of climate change, yet they are often excluded from decision-making spaces. Participatory grantmaking can change this. Our two-year, $300,000 grant to the Global Greengrants Fund supports youth-led investments in climate change adaptation, resilience, and mitigation projects. By enabling youth activists to better articulate and enact their goals, this work links youth concerns with larger societal problems and connects local efforts to broader social movements. By sharing lessons learned, challenges, and successes, the organization is engaging additional funders to support this model.