Save the Children is a member of The Climate Coalition. This page hosts all the information about this funding opportunity, please contact youthclimatefund@savethechildren.org.uk if you have any questions.
Save the Children’s Children and Young People Climate Fund supports community groups to organise child and youth-focused local events, activities and festivals during the Great Big Green Week 2023 that work with, and engage, young people and children.
Activity we want to support
Your activity must raise awareness of the impacts of the climate crisis, and its effects on children and young people. Youth engagement must be at the heart of your activity.
We are particularly interested in applications from, or in partnership with, children (under 18) and young people. If not expressly led by young people, they must be empowered participants rather than passive attendees. The activity should listen to and amplify the views of children and young people and / or empower and support them to share their views and raise their voice.
We are particularly interested in activities that support local groups to create new connections that support people, organisations and/or MPs to take climate action locally. Ideally these activities would take place in the week leading up to, during and/or the week after Great Big Green Week (10th to 18th June).
We encourage applications that engage a diverse range of young people and families, including those from underserved communities. We are especially interested in hearing from groups that work with or support children and young people who:
- Are from families on low incomes
- Have migrated to the UK
- Are from racialised communities
- Have experience of the care system
- Are LGBT+ or from an LGBT+ family
- Are disabled or live with someone who is disabled