People Planet Place – youth leadership for environmental justice (360G-tnlcomfund-0045513472)

Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust is using a £500000 grant to support young people from across Northern Ireland to develop the skills confidence and relationships needed to tackle the climate emergency at a local level. Over four years the project will recruit young people from lower income areas or who face exclusion from mainstream environmental activities to take part in an environmental leadership programme. The programme will create an inclusive team of peers support them to build relationships with local leaders and give them the skills and confidence to engage in climate action activities. The project will also work with youth and environment organisations to deliver climate awareness workshops to young people and train volunteers to deliver the workshops to other organisations increasing the impact they will have. The project will initially focus on the Armagh Coleraine and Derry/Londonderry areas before reaching out to young people across Northern Ireland.