Call for Applications: Youth Climate Action Fund 2025 (Round 2) to Drive Climate Action in Uganda

The Office of the Lord Mayor of Kampala City has launched the second spherical of the Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF), a program devoted to empowering younger folks to take motion in opposition to local weather change. This initiative, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, supplies funding and technical help to youth-led initiatives, enabling them to design and implement impactful local weather options.

Background

In 2024, the inaugural spherical of YCAF efficiently funded 10 youth-led organizations that developed revolutionary options corresponding to cellular apps to monitor plastic air pollution, inexperienced area restoration initiatives, and local weather training initiatives. Building on this success, the second spherical goals to help much more bold and artistic options, making certain that youth engagement turns into a long-lasting part of Kampala’s local weather motion technique.

Focus Areas

Applicants are inspired to develop initiatives in a number of of the next areas:

1. Climate Education, Awareness, and Advocacy
   • Public campaigns, college packages, and workshops.
   • Digital and community-based local weather literacy initiatives.
2. Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
   • Tree planting, city farming, recycling, and waste administration.
   • Climate-resilient options for city communities.
3. Climate Policies, Negotiations, and Partnerships
   • Advocacy for sustainable insurance policies and native laws.
   • Collaborations with native authorities and local weather organizations.

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for funding, candidates should meet the next necessities:

• Projects should align with the Kampala City Climate Action Plan.
• Organizations should be youth-led, with at the very least three members aged 15-24.
• Entities should be formally included or registered. (Unregistered organizations can accomplice with a registered entity to obtain funds.)
• Must have a checking account in the group’s title.
• Projects should reveal excessive affect, innovation, and sustainability.
• Applicants will need to have the capability to implement the venture and handle funds successfully.

Application Requirements

Applicants should submit the next paperwork:

• Proof of group registration.
• Banking particulars.
• Project description, together with:
  • The downside being addressed.
  • Objectives and meant affect.
  • Sustainability plan.
• Detailed finances, making certain that not more than 50% of funds are allotted to gear and capital funding.

Eligible and Ineligible Expenses

Eligible Expenses:

• Project provides and supplies.
• Costs for organizing group occasions and workshops.
• Travel bills for youth contributors.
• Promotional supplies.
• Training and mentorship for youth contributors.

Ineligible Expenses:

• Services already coated by current metropolis initiatives.
• Rent or utilities (besides the place explicitly specified).
• Nonprofit/NGO incorporation charges.
• Speaker honorariums and charges.
• Scholarships or direct particular person help.
• Political campaigns or partisan actions.
• Capital campaigns, endowments, or fundraisers not associated to youth local weather motion.

Application Timeline

• February 4, 2025 – Applications Open
• March 15, 2025 – Applications Close (Deadline: 4:00 PM EAT)
• March 20 – April 10, 2025 – Selection Process
• April 22, 2025 – Winners Announced

How to Apply

All functions should be submitted online by March 15, 2025, at 4:00 PM (EAT).

Join the motion! Be part of a brand new technology of local weather leaders driving significant change in Kampala. Apply now and switch your local weather motion concepts into actuality!

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