40 youths represent the Youth Leadership Academy for Gender and Climate Action

We are proud to introduce the profiles of the 40 exceptional leaders of the Youth Leadership Academy for Gender and Climate Action!

Head, Person, Face — Meet our 40 youth leaders

Youth Leadership Academy for Gender and Climate Change

Climate change is a social, intergenerational, gender, and racial injustice that deepens existing inequalities and rolls back progress made towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Young people, particularly girls and young women, are at the forefront of climate vulnerability and activism. While these groups are the hardest hit by climate change, their voices are not adequately represented in climate discussions, resulting in policies that do not address their specific needs.

Plan International is committed to working with girls and young people to promote climate action and justice. The Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) for Climate Action project funded by The Rockefeller Foundation, is designed as a strategic platform to support young people, particularly young women, to become leaders and influencers in gender-responsive climate change adaptation.

From May 2024 to December 2025, 40 youth leaders from 5 countries – Indonesia, India, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam – will join an intensive 3 months YLA academy for capacity-strengthening of members, then they will be coming up with, and implementing their own youth-led initiatives for climate actions. These YLA members will join Plan International and actively influence and represent the voice of young people in flagship events such as the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference of Disaster Risk Reduction – APMCDRR 2024 in Philippines, the Conference of Parties – COP29 in Azerbaijan, and COP30 in Brazil.

For more information about the YLA project, download our brochure here:

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Meet our 40 youth leaders

After a rigorous selection process, we are proud to introduce the profiles of the 40 exceptional leaders of the YLA! These remarkable young change-makers have already proven their skills, dedication, and potential to drive gender equality and climate action in their communities.