ABOUT YCL | youthclimateleaders

YCL was created to tackle the two main threats jeopardizing a young person's future:
systemic unemployment and
the climate crisis.

Created in 2018 by four Brazilian women, Youth Climate Leaders (YCL) offers solutions to help young people tackle two main challenges of this century: the climate crisis and structural unemployment. Although young people make up the majority of the global population, they continue to encounter barriers to job opportunities and economic security, while dealing with an uncertain future due to the climate crisis.

To reverse this scenario, we aim to empower 1 million young people to lead climate projects as part of a global network. We believe that it is possible to propagate professional opportunities for young people through education and bridging gaps with organizations that already operate in this sector. We also offer access to a global network and opportunities in organizations and projects engaged in the transition to a more just and carbon neutral society.

YCL in the media

MEET THE YCL TEAM

MEET THE YCL NGO BOARD

OUR WORK IS DIVIDED IN THREE MAIN PILLARS:

Learning

Journeys

Quickly improve your technical and leadership skills, get a clear action plan to start or boost your career.

YCL Global

Network

Community of practice with members from 20 countries, 4 continents and multiple areas of expertise.

Professional Opportunities

Get access to job vacancies, mentorships, field placements and Delegations to global events.

YCL VALUES

Action Based in Science
Lifelong Learning
Intergenerational Collaboration
Courage to Act
Inclusion & Justice

MISSION STATEMENT

Equip, connect, and create opportunities for young people to lead the response to the climate crisis as part of a global network.

YCL methodologY

INFORM & INSPIRE TO ACTION

through exemplifying that the career and economy of the future have arrived and they are based in solutions to the climate crisis

INTERSECTIONAL &

intergenerational

facilitate accessibility, particularly for young participants, to interact with climate organizations and climate professionals eager to share professional vacancies and sustained opportunities to join their work.

HANDS-ON

EXPERIENCE

broaden understandings of the complexities and intersectionality of working with climate change, as a large umbrella encompassing diverse fields, different sectors, functions, and areas of knowledge, and how it touches many more of us than we think.

CARING AND ATTENTIVE

The programs include individual and collective coaching to help you to discover more about yourself and how to put your knowledge in service of others.