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Transforming Climate Grief into Action 

Youth Climate Action Program and Innovation Fund

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY APRIL 24 2023

Do you wish to put your feelings of grief and worry about climate change and the future into hope-filled action?

Build on your knowledge, learn with others, be inspired and supported?

This is an exciting opportunity for young people in communities across BC and Yukon impacted by wildfires to take part in a nine-month learning journey of workshops and coaching with funding of up to $5000 to run your own climate action project.

Timeline: May – December 2023

Join us and take climate action where you live

Program Overview

This learning experience will include a series of bi-weekly workshops with thought-leaders, inspirational speakers and expert coaches in climate, youth and community development and monthly group coaching support. 

Together we will learn how to navigate eco-anxiety and our emotions around this complex subject. You will build your knowledge and skills, how to engage with others and tap into the power of your community, network with peers and much more. 

The journey includes an opportunity to create your own local climate action project with funding of up to $5000 and coaching support through this program.

Who Is It For?

For young people aged 14-30 based in British Columbia and Yukon impacted by the wildfires in BC, who are passionate about environment, care about their community, and are looking for ways to learn more about how to create their local climate action projects and support communities recovering from fire impacts.

We encourage applications from equity deserving groups, including Indigenous communities.

Priority consideration will be given to applications from communities that were impacted by 2017 British Columbia wildfires.

Why Take Part?

This program will give you:

Knowledge & skills of how to take action on climate grief and find hope while using new learning and skills from best teachers in the field

A greater sense of connection to your own community and to a wider network of peers

Up to $5,000 in funding for your local climate action project


The Program

The 8-month learning journey will begin in late May 2023 and will be delivered online. Workshop and coaching sessions will be over lunchtime from 12-1:30 p.m. PST.

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May-July 2023

  • Three 1.5-hour workshops
  • Monthly 1-hour coaching sessions
  • 2-3 hours a month for reviewing resources and meeting within your own group
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June-November 2023

  • Monthly 1-hour coaching sessions
  • Project work with your group 
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December 2023

  • Reporting back on the project (4-5 hours)
  • Celebration of your work (1-2 hours)

Additional Details

We encourage main applicants to be from communities that were in the 2017 British Columbia fire evacuation zones and all projects developed within this program must benefit these communities. 

Teammates from other parts of BC and Yukon are welcome to participate. List of priority communities can be found here.

Main applicants and their teammates must be between the age of 14-30 and permanent residents in Canada or hold Canadian citizenship status.

Cost to participate in this program is FREE. We offer financial assistance with access to technology if needed; please see application form for more details.

Participating groups and their local work will be featured in our case studies, blog posts and articles. 

Deadline for applications is April 21, 2023. EXTENDED TO 11:59 PST APRIL 24 2023!

Final cohort will be announced April 28, 2023.

This program is made possible thanks to the collaboration and support of the Canadian Red Cross and the Tamarack Institute.

 

Contact us

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity,
please reach out to Astrid at astrid@tamarackcommunity.ca.