Since 2019, Amos Trust has been having conversations and learning more from women climate justice activists in the UK and worldwide.
We’ve been exploring the importance of women-led and feminist models of leadership. We know so many young women are already taking the lead, and we want to partner with them to amplify the conversation.
At COP26 in November 2021 and during the months that followed, we spoke to several young female climate activists from the Global South, many of whom have kept in touch with one another via social media. They have expressed that their solidarity, spanning thousands of miles, inspires them to make a change in their communities.
They were enthusiastic about more connection and a more structured opportunity to connect in solidarity and collaboration, which led to the development of the Amos Trust Climate Fellowship.
This project aims to support female climate activists across the Global South by building solidarity, strengthening their network, amplifying their voices, and financially supporting the participants in the work they are doing in their communities as they pursue climate justice.
“The climate change crisis disproportionately affects Africa, and we need to act now.” Adenike Oladosu is a first-class graduate of agricultural economics, an eco-reporter and eco-feminist, having developed a module for an online course on eco-feminism and climate change.
“We need better simply because we deserve better.” Disha Ravi works with Fridays For Future India, FFF MAPA (Most Affected People and Areas) and FFF International. FFF India is a movement started in India to demonstrate the power of the youth regarding the climate crisis.
“We cannot talk about climate justice without discussing women’s empowerment.” Immaculate Akello is a climate change activist and lawyer whose work is transforming the lives of rural women in northern Uganda living along the shea belt community. She is the founder of Generation Engage Network, which champions environmental rights and environmental democracy in Northern and Central Uganda.
“We cannot win the fight toward climate justice without social justice and equality.” Jakapita Kandanga is part of Fridays for Future Windhoek, a collection of youth activists fighting against the injustices to the environment and people. FFF Windhoek members take to the streets to protest, write speeches and reports, and petitions Namibian leaders in parliament.
“We are not pitiful people asking for international aid. We are also resilient. Climate change is not a concept; it's a reality.” Marie Christina Kolo is an eco-feminist and the founder of Green‘N’Kool, where she leads ecological initiatives and builds communities in rural areas of Madagascar.
“To fight for climate justice is to fight against all injustices, for the liberation of all. To address the climate crisis, we need system change — and for that, we need collective action.” Mitzi Jonelle Tan is a climate activist and part of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines, an alliance of young individuals, organisations, and student councils that advocate for climate justice, the urgency of climate action, youth-led collective action, defence of environmental defenders and system change.
Those who have the least political and economic power, and the least responsibility for the changing climate, are affected the most.
We partner with CEPAD in Nicaragua to empower seven communities in Teustepe with the skills, knowledge and community resilience required to address their own problems.
A short social-friendly snippet from Amos Trust’s Once In A Lifetime climate justice summit in Cambridge in September 2019 when we were joined by climate activists, thinkers and doers.
We support rural communities in Nicaragua through our partner CEPAD but we can’t do it without your help. Every penny goes to supporting those most affected by climate change.
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