Recent Opportunities
Current offers of financial or technical assistance, and current opportunities for study, trainings and workshops for young upstarts
Funding for All?
This site shows a wide range of funding sources for Youth projects, mostly in the UK. Some have application deadlines but others are ongoing. Some are for environmental projects, some for youth in need, some for culture, others are general, not specific.
The Pollination Project
Investing in small startup projects across the world, that create a more sustainable, just, peaceful, and compassionate world. Grantees in 115 countries so far! The average funding is between USD 1,000 and USD 2,000.
Global Festival of Action
An opportunity to interact and influence high level policy-makers who implement the Sustainable Development Goals. If you have something vital to share, if you want to influence.. It's in Bonn, Germany in the first week of April 2020.
Film of the Month Competition
Have you made a good change-making video which should reach a bigger audience? Instead of just posting to Youtube, enter the 'Film of the Month' competition (open to age group 5-19, up to ten minutes video). It's good publicity!
2020 Eco-Hero Award
Action For Nature (AFN)'s International Young Eco-Hero Awards, rewarding successful individual environmental initiatives of young people aged 8 to 16. Prizes: press release and public recognition, cash prize up to USD 500, and certificate of achievement.
Creative Consience Awards
Encouraging creative students and graduates (up to two years) to become the change-makers the world needs. For projects in any creative discipline, related to one of these topics: climate crisis, consious consumption, equality, mental health, other.
Useful Resources
Links to online resources and guides available to watch, read or download, to support young upstarts to develop their actions and initiatives
Climate Resistance Handbook
Climate Resistance Handbook, (or: I was part of a climate action. Now what?) Featuring a foreword by Greta Thunberg. If you’re wondering how to build a powerful, strategic movement that can make big wins for climate action, this is your guide.
Essence of Permaculture
A summary of "Permaculture Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability" by David Holmgren. With introduction to permaculture, the future of the movement and the values & use of permaculture principles.
Youth Activist Toolkit
You have a vision to address an injustice or to raise awareness and change behaviour, but not sure how to achieve it? This step-by-step kit guides you to develop a strategy, do a power-analysis, formulate your story and prepare a plan.
The Circular Economy
Linear economies produce, use and dispose, but are not sustainable. Circular economies are the new alternative - restoraive and regenerative by design, keeping products, components and materials at their highest utility and value.
If you don't want to lead, become an important follower
This fun video of Dancing Guy shows that leadership isn't the only vital role in a movement. Watch how the movement develops, with the support of other vital players in the roles of first and second followers.
Speaking Truth to Power - Advocacy
Advocacy is essential to bring about change at local and higher levels. Here are three simple, straightforward tools, from UNICEF: a Youth Advocacy Toolkit, a guide for Engaging Political Decision-Makers, and Engaging Local Media
'Think Resilience' Online Course
22 video lectures, totalling about 4 hours, by Richard Heinberg, one of the world’s foremost experts on the urgency and challenges of transitioning society away from fossil fuels. Optional French/Spanish subtitles. Cost USD 20.